This can come from any one of these listed reasons… or a combination of some or all of them. If your feet are pointed down the target line, but your shoulders are open (towards the target), this will cause you to swing from the outside in… thus slicing the golf ball. The position of your body at address could be another reason for slicing. Props to Golf Digest for this photo below! It’s a really good example of the proper rotation with the hips and shoulders (golfer on the left) vs a non-rotation type of swing (golfer on the right):įor these types of golfers who absolutely cannot rotate due to age or injury, instead of trying to fix the swing, the easiest fix for them is to learn to play the slice, but tone it down to a fade by squaring/closing the clubface upon release… more on that later.
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(OR, just golfers who just simple don’t KNOW to rotate and/or don’t realize they aren’t doint it) This is very common with elderly golfers who are riddled with arthritis, or those who have had upper body or back injuries. These types of swing planes are caused by people who cannot rotate their bodies much during the backswing, or simply don’t rotate at all.
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There are two main reasons you may be coming over the top… Lack of Rotation To define over the top, this is basically swinging from an outside to in swing path and “chopping” at the ball. The first (and most common) thing that causes a slice is your swing plane is over the top or “casting”. Slicing in golf is usually caused by one or a combination of an over the top swing path, a ball position that is too far back, and/or a weak grip on the club. Slices start on the target line or left/right of the target line and curve harshly to the right… or left depending on whether you’re a righty or a lefty. The curve is very severe, and not like a typical fade (it’s basically like an exaggerated fade though). You may have also heard a slice referred to as the dreaded “banana” ball. For amateur golfers, slices are a VERY common problem. So let’s get this handled for you once and for all! What is a Slice in Golf?Ī slice in golf is a severely curving golf shot that has a left to right ball flight (for the righties of course), and is generally a result of a miss hit or incorrect swing path. Even if you simply “aim way left” and slice it back into the middle, that is not a fix!Īnd sure, you may hit some fairways here and there with that technique, but what usually happens when most amateur golfers hit a slice… the ball almost ALWAYS ends up where we don’t want it! Unless you’re Bubba Watson, who is the ONLY golfer I know that can hit a 300+ yard drive with a 75+ yard slicing curve and still end up in the middle of the fairway, then you’re just going to be losing distance by slicing. Why does this happen? It could be a number of things (which I’ll cover in this article)… your swing path could be off and you’re coming over the top (sometimes called “casting”), your club face is open at impact, your body is out of sync with your swing, you’ve tee’d the ball too far back in your stance, or several other or even combined things in unison.
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Well, typically your ball spins WAY off to the right (for the right-handed player) or left (for the left-handed player), and you’re inevitably in big trouble on the golf course… in the trees, the deep rough, a bunker, maybe in a penalty area, or worse… out of bounds. So what happens when you slice the ball? Why is it so bad? Well you’ve come to the right place… It’s really not that hard once you understand a few simple concepts.
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So you’re struggling with the almighty dreaded banana slice huh?Īnd you want to learn how to fix a slice once and for all right?
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How Do You Fix a Left Handed Driver Slice?.Everything We’ve Talked About So Far Still Applies How to Grip a Driver to Prevent a Slice.