Do You Have To Live With A Slice?
I recently had lunch with a former colleague, long time friend and frequent golf partner. The lunch was fun and as usual we ended up talking about golf. He has had a severe slice as long as I have known him. He always says it is because he does not follow through but the slice never goes away.
One of my favorite quotes is by Tony Robbins; “if you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” To get rid of your slice you must be willing to make changes. It is not a secret that we sell golf instructional items on eBay, Amazon, etc. Probably every swing related instructional item we offer has a chapter on slicing. Every one of them offers a different drill or explanation on how to cure the slice. Each one can be helpful but only if you are willing to change.
Ultimately there only two factors that affect the flight of the ball: swing path and the angle of the clubface when it strikes the ball. Sounds simple but we all know it is not. The video below by Derek Hooper of the Hank Haney Golf Schools is one of my favorites because it discusses these two factors and has a drill that I find especially helpful. Will it help with you slice? Possibly but you will never know unless you make a change in your current swing.
Till next time keep ‘em in the fairway!
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Slicing is so common and can be devasting. We plan on returning to the subject again and again. Hopefully we will be able to help everyone out here with this problem.
Take care and keep ‘em in the fairway!
Tom N Becky