Friday, September 02, 2005

Joe,
For some reason, I have acquired a huge slice that I never had before. Always had the confidence to walk up to the tee and drive it straight down the fairway, now I hesitate, not knowing where it may end up. Penalty strokes and bad lies are killing my game, not to mention adding to my utter frustration. (Trying to stay out of last place in my league). Friends have been helping me with my swing and I have now made so many changes to my grip, stance and position to the ball, nothing feels good or has helped correct the slice. The slice is not as pronounced with my 3 or 5 wood, but have lost all confidence with any club. Do you have any suggestions to starting from scratch? It is getting late in the golf season here in Canada and would like to end the year on a positive note. Not seeing my swing, I know it is not easy, but I will try anything.
(no name)

Hello Noname,
If you never had this slice before, are you using different clubs? If so, go back to the old ones, or at least try a different set. Clubs that are heel-weighted should reduce a slice. Since you say you have already experimented with grip, stance, ball position, etc., I can only say your best chance of success is to use a “strong” grip and an inside out swing path, extending the follow-thru outward to avoid coming across the ball, which is one of the main causes for slicing.
Joe