Here's a really good tip that may help
you to get rid of your slice. Best of
all, it's really pretty simple once you
get the hang of it, and understand why
it's being used. The problem is that
it's kind of hard to explain, so please
bear with me.
Chances are that you have battled with a
slice at some point in your golfing days.
To be completely direct with you,
dealing with a slice really sucks. It
hurts your golf game in many more ways
than one.
Luckily, it's fairly easy to fix. I
cannot claim that this small tip will
completely cure your slice, but there's
a good chance that it will. I hope it
does.
When you come into the impact zone,
there are really only 2 factors that can
determine the "shape" of ball flight.
1. The angle of the club face at impact.
2. The Path the club is taking at impact.
Really not that tough to understand. The
tough part is explaining how to correct
it, and keeping this e-mail short at the
same time.
Anyway, here's a few things your should
concentrate on.
Try to keep your leading shoulder "down"
on the ball through impact. This is
called staying strong through impact.
Lots of times the leading shoulder (left
shoulder if right handed) flies up
before impact. Now just for a minute,
think about what that does to the club
head when it's in the impact zone.
Golf is all about thinking and analyzing
your shots to get better. A huge part of
this game is understanding "why" you're
getting a certain result, and the
physics behind that result. Thinking
through your golf swing will provide
huge dividends if you're willing to
invest the time it takes.
Get up from the computer and actually go
though the motions slowly. Let your
leading shoulder fly up as you approach
impact and you'll actually be able feel
and see the clubface coming from an
outside-in path. That causes a slice
every time.
So what can you do to correct it? Well,
for starters, try to learn to keep your
leading shoulder strong. Keep that
shoulder "Down" on the ball all the way
through impact, even after the ball is
gone and flying straight down the
fairway. Here's an illustration of what
I'm talking about.
As
you can see, the leading shoulder is
still down. The triangle is still there.
Most importantly, my body has NOT gotten
ahead of my hands. This is a HUGE
distinction. As you may notice, the left
shoulder is actually highewr than the
right shoulder. So what do I mean when I
say "leading shoulder down"?
You have to envision yourself from the
back looking down on the ball. When I
say "down", I mean that the leading
shoulder and chest is still facing the
ball through impact.
So even though it may seem like the
leading shoulder is higher than the
trailing shoulder, it's still facing the
ball at impact. NOT TOWARDS THIRD BASE
in comparison to the ball. That would
mean that you have let the leading
shoulder fly up.
Hand action is huge in this game. You
must learn to release your hands
correctly through the ball. Meaning that
you release the hands while the leading
shoulder is still "down", or facing the
ball.
If you are currently playing with the
conventional swing method, it's really
easy to let your body get ahead of
theball. One of the many things you will
learn in "The
Simple Golf Swing" is how to avoid
that trap.
Keep the leading shoulder down and let
your arms andhands release through the
ball and you will see the ball go
farther and higher. This will take a
while to get used to.
The key is to let your arms release
through the ball, while your left
shoulder is "Down" on the ball. To do
this you will need to rotate your
forearms correctly, and use yourleading
ELBOW (not shoulder) as a hinge. So
another way to explain this movement
would be that your hands are still
moving towards the target, but your
leading elbow has almost stopped.
I hate to admit it, but I really like
quick fixes. You've just read one of
them.
Another one would be to initiate the
downswing with your arms. I'm sure
that's the exact opposite of what you've
heard before. Starting the downswing
with the arms is a tough this to do.
You want to go the maximum possible
distance. So subconsciously, many people
have the problem of letting their body
get way ahead of their hands. That's the
number on slice-producing move among
golfers today. It's probably the
toughest one to fix, because when you're
at the top of your backswing, all you
can think about it crushing the ball.
Instead of thinking maximum distance,
think minimize slice. Start the
downswing with your arms. Get to the top
of your backswing, and then the first
move should be with the arms. Put this
move together with keeping the leading
shoulder down, and it will do wonders
for both your woods and your irons.
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than 5 minutes from now. Good Luck