Stop Slicing the Golf Ball…(Open Face) Now
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Stop Slicing Your Driver…Today
February 7, 2009
If you have struggled with slicing the golf ball with your driver I have something that is going stop it NOW. A slice is caused by an open clubface at impact, an out to in swing path or BOTH!!! Ouch. Let’s do some self diagnosis for starters.
I will describe some slices and you see if one them fits you. #1. Do you hit your driver down the center of the fairway and then at the last second the golf ball turns off to the right, hits the ground and spins further to the right? Sound familiar? #2. Do you hit your tee shots towards the left rough only to see it wind up in the right rough? Let’s spend a couple of minutes discussing these two very different swing mistakes.
The first mishit is a club face problem and the second one is a swing path problem.
When you hit your tee shot down the center of the fairway only to see it curve to the right that means the clubface was open at impact. There is some great news. There is nothing wrong with your GOLF SWING. However there is something wrong with the clubface. There are two different reasons why the clubface is open at impact.
#1. You are gripping the golf club too weak. A weak grip means your hands are too far to the left on the golf club. When you look down you can’t see any knuckles of the left hand at address. If you can’t see any knuckles of the left hand, simply turn both hands to the right and the face will begin to close in the downswing resulting in a square clubface at impact. #2. The second reason is called grip pressure. If you grip the golf club so tight you look down and your knuckles are white, the clubface is never going to close in time at impact. I have often said you should grip the club like you were holding a baby’s hand. The lighter the grip pressure the quicker the clubface will roll over in the downswing.
I know this will help you stop slicing the golf ball immediately.
If you know you slice the golf ball because of your swing path, come back tomorrow and I will have a great lesson that will help you.
Golfingly yours,
Bobby
