| Correcting a golf slice on course is not easy since | | | | opposite direction. |
| the pressure of hitting the fairway or the green is | | | | Practice and Adjust - Then Practice Again |
| too great to enable you to relax and work it out. | | | | Play a few practice shots and if you are still slicing |
| The practice range is the best place to correct | | | | adjust your grip slightly around the club. When you |
| your slice since you can try out several small | | | | are hitting the ball either the club face has not |
| adjustments till you get it just right. | | | | quite turned enough to be square to the ball, or it |
| Most golfers slice the ball sometimes, and when it | | | | is square and you are hitting across the ball. The |
| happens you shouldn't panic. Just keep in mind | | | | adjustments you make to correct the slice are |
| what causes it and you should be able to resolve | | | | designed to resolve either of these two problems. |
| it, given time. | | | | Hence, if you grip the club slightly more clockwise |
| If you start to slice during a round you can get | | | | than normal, you will turn the club face round to |
| by through a slight adjustment, such as | | | | the left slightly so that it is squarer to the ball |
| strengthening your grip by holding the club slightly | | | | when you hit it. Adjusting your stance simple by |
| more clockwise than normal. This will do | | | | moving your feet more in the direction of the |
| temporarily, and if this doesn't work, try aiming | | | | target should stop you from hitting across the ball. |
| further left. | | | | Watch Your Shoulders |
| Sometimes you Have to Break the Rules | | | | Another problem that can cause you to swing |
| "What? You're not supposed to do that!", I can | | | | across the ball is lifting your left shoulder during |
| hear you yell. But hold on just a minute. This is | | | | the swing This will pull your swing across the ball, |
| emergency time. You are in the middle of a round | | | | as would rotating your chest past the ball before |
| with no time to practice and you have just tried a | | | | you hit it. These are all problems that you can |
| stronger grip without success. | | | | work at on the practice range. There is little you |
| "Needs must when the devil drives" or so they | | | | can do about such faults during your round. |
| say, and a very appropriate saying that is. It | | | | If you can visualize what is happening when you |
| means do what is necessary to solve the | | | | slice the ball you will recognize the two situations |
| problem, no matter how wrong it seems. | | | | whereby the club face can impart clockwise spin |
| After your round, correct your slice properly on | | | | on ball, and the various faults in your grip, stance |
| the practice range. Check your stance. It should | | | | and swing mechanics that can create these |
| be as wide as your shoulders, but feel | | | | situations. |
| comfortable. Your shoulders themselves should be | | | | Correcting a golf slice is simply a matter of |
| lined up towards the target as should your hands. | | | | correcting these faults, and this is best done on |
| You grip is important in ensuring that you don't | | | | the driving range where you can test a number |
| slice. The back of your left hand should point at | | | | of adjustments to your stance, grip and swing. |
| the target with the back of the right hand in the | | | | |