When it boils down to a slice in the golf ball, practically every golfer has gone through the agony of it. Now, there are lots of reasons why golfers tend to slice the ball. To stop slicing the ball, you need to work out what the problem is that’s causing you to slice your shots. To figure the problem out, you need to look at three areas of your game including your stance, grip, and swing.
Now, let’s begin by looking over your grip shall we. It shouldn’t be too strong of a grip, or too weak. When your grip is too weak it can cause the clubface to become too open at impact, which causes a big slice. The stronger the grip of the club is, the more chance you have of the club face being closed at impact, which can cause a hook. To get the perfect grip tension you should imagine a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the hardest level of grip and 1 being the lowest. Now, just remember, you need to grip at a tension level of about 5 or 6 to have the correct grip tension.
If you are still tending to slice the ball a lot, it could in fact be your golf stance. The correct stance should include your feet being shoulder width apart. Your shoulders should also be in line with the target, your front foot should be slightly pointing outwards and your trailing foot pointing straight to the target.
Another alteration to eliminate that slice is to do with your swing. On the backswing the shaft of your club should be past and over your shoulder. The position of your club face can also tend to cause a slice. While you want the clubface to be slightly open when making contact with the ball you shouldn't try and alter this on your backswing or downswing. The natural movement of the torso and shoulders will create an open club face.
A backswing is the more likely to cause a slice in your swing, but the downswing also has to be correct. It has to start with your hips and a good follow through is essential.
After practice and some little alterations to your stance, swing, or grip, don’t be tempted to fall back into your old routine. It may not seem as natural and fluid as may have done before, but after practice it will become much easier for you.Remember, stick with it even if it doesn’t feel natural to you, if you go back to the way you were you’re going to begin slicing the ball again.
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