Correct my golf slice
Is there one foolproof tip that’ll help me correct my golf slice?
answer:
Absolutely. But first you have to understand why it’s happening. “At the moment of impact, your clubface is pointing to the right [assuming you're a righty],” explains Laird Small, director of the Pebble Beach Golf Academy in California. This gives the ball a clockwise spin and causes it to shoot off to the right. (If your clubface were to point left at impact, the ball would spin counterclockwise and hook.) To correct your slice and avoid a hook, you need to hit the ball with a squared clubface. Do this by loosening your grip and allowing your arms to roll through the shot. Here’s an exercise that will give you a feel for that “crossover”: Take the club in your left hand and, holding the upper half of that arm firmly against your side, swing the club back and through the ball. Your left arm should move only at the elbow joint. This will force you to roll your arm through the shot and impart some straight-flying backspin to the ball.