Cure That Nasty Slice Once And For All

It is a problem that most golfers have to deal with at some point during their journey to improve their golf game. It is the dreaded slice, and it can add strokes to your score unlike any other aspect of the game. A lot of golfers spend more time trying to add distance to each shot when improving accuracy will have a much more drastic effect on their overall score.

The only way to understand how to cure your slice is to first understand why the ball slices in the first place. The golf ball sliced because it has an enormous amount of side spin, when compared to backspin, after the ball is hit in the air. That is the only reason why a ball slices.

While there can be numerous reasons for this excessive side spin they can all be traced back to how the ball is hit with the golf club. While some people will blame external factors like the wind or the lie of the ball, these thing can only affect the amount of slice and are not the cause of it.

Let's look at how hitting the ball in a certain way causes side spin on the golf ball. It really comes down to two possible scenarios. The first and most obvious way is hitting the ball with a sideways motion.

Hitting the ball with a sideways motion is usually caused by pulling the club across the plane of the swing as the club comes into contact with the ball. This is very common among golfers, and can be avoided by making sure you keep the left arm straight throughout your swing and focusing on the correct swing plane. This one tip should dramatically reduce how often you slice, or at least reduce the amount of slice.

The second possible cause is that the face of the club is open when it comes in contact with the golf ball. When this happens the ball rolls off the side of the club instead of shooting off the center. This problem isn't seen as much as the first problem, but it is more difficult to fix and diagnose. There are several things that can cause this problem such as: setting up for the shot with the face of the club too open, not turning enough, allowing the wrists to break too soon, or turning your hips too early. If you think this is the problem you are having, try closing the face of the club more when you are setting up for the shot. This is just a tip to help you short term, the real solution to this problem is to go see a golf pro so he can determine what the issue is and give you some advice how to correct it.

There is no reason to let a slicing problem ruin your golf game. Reread this article and put the tips into practice and you will be surprised how much of an improvement you will see.