I cured my slice

[gabe72]

I have been a horrible slicer since I started the game about 3 months ago. I went and bought a new Cobra M speed driver about a week ago, I took it out to the driving rage the day I bought it thinking it was my cure all to the slice, NOT. I hit this club just like I hit my 20.00 driver from walmart. I was pissed. Anyway, I went to the range today and I tried some new things, My biggest and My happiest improvement came when I started keeping my left arm as straight as possible during the complete swing, OMG this was amazing, better than sliced bread, I tell ya. I hit 50 balls, 45 of them where straight down the pipe and over 250yds. I dont know if this will help anybody, But I was so happy I had to tell somebody. I cant wait till my next game. Take care everybdoy.

[Teevino]

Re: I cured my slice

I have been a horrible slicer since I started the game about 3 months ago. I went and bought a new Cobra M speed driver about a week ago, I took it out to the driving rage the day I bought it thinking it was my cure all to the slice, NOT. I hit this club just like I hit my 20.00 driver from walmart. I was pissed. Anyway, I went to the range today and I tried some new things, My biggest and My happiest improvement came when I started keeping my left arm as straight as possible during the complete swing, OMG this was amazing, better than sliced bread, I tell ya. I hit 50 balls, 45 of them where straight down the pipe and over 250yds. I dont know if this will help anybody, But I was so happy I had to tell somebody. I cant wait till my next game. Take care everybdoy.

Thanx for sharing that Gabe. I am going to try that next time I'm at the range. Up to now (and I've only been playing 4-5 months) I have been letting both my right and left arms stay rather relaxed which may be allowing for too much bend in my left at the top. I was watching a clip of Tiger in slo-mo that somebody provided a link to here and his left arm stays very straight all the way through the swing.. I hope I can make it work for me.

[msklar92]

Re: I cured my slice

Extending your left arm will help to provide a wider swing path. I would caution against keeping it stiff, because the left arm needs to fold up on the follow through.

[cuttingstrokes]

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I too am going to try that! I was in Asheville NC playing golf not long ago and the gentleman at the register said that it was not the quality of your club but knowing how to hit it properly that makes the difference.

[golfonenemesis]

Re: I cured my slice

Won't hold up on the course; not a cure.
Better method is to square the clubface at impact by rolling the clubface, staying behind the ball, and committing to the shot, ie. not coming up and out of it as most slicers do.

[Teevino]

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" staying behind the ball", and committing to the shot, ie. not coming up and out of it as most slicers do.

I suppose you mean keeping ones body behind the ball in some form or fashion? Still learning here nemesis..

[gatorguy146]

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I had a problem like this, and found that if you just slow your swing down and have a nice slow and complete takeaway and backswing it will translate into a good downswing as well. Looking back on this it probably also helped me keep my left arm straight and cured my driver slice as well.

Hope this helps.

[seerk]

Re: I cured my slice

Pretty much all slicers take the club back too much on the take away and possibly pick it up too quickly. Best quick drill I could advise is to put something like a head cover directly behind the golf ball and make sure you hit the ball without touching the headcover. This will give constant feedback as to wether you're coming over the top or not and teach you to hit from the inside. Also with the picking the club up problem which people were saying to keep the arm straight, that in principle is a good tip because it promotes width but it can lead to a bit of tension and can result in chopping down, I would say that on the takeaway try and keep the clubhead as close to the ground as you can for maybe a foot or so of the backswing which will also widen the swing and stop from taking the club too much on the inside.

[cuttingstrokes]

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Thanks guys, next time teevino and I play I'll get him to remind me of the suggestions and follow through

[Broadus]

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I wonder if when we hear warning to let the left arm stay relaxed and not to worry about a straight left arm, we let the left are go too relaxed.

I started keeping a stiffer left arm and my fade to slice drives became draws. I played with it yesterday and hit no fewer than 13 fairways. I think we should be warned about a "locked" left arm but should maintain a "firm" left arm.

Bill

[cuttingstrokes]

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Firm I can picture. When I hear Stiff, I don't feel relaxed. Thanx

[ubizmo]

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For me, keeping the left arm straight is absolutely essential, for all the clubs in the bag.

When I say "straight", however, I mean that it *feels* straight. Video reveals that even when I *think* I'm keeping the left arm ramrod straight, it bows somewhat in the backswing, but that works fine. If it doesn't feel straight, then in reality it's folding up way too much, and I won't get a good shot.

Keeping that arm straight seems to have a number of good effects. For one, it widens the swing, which increases power. If I retain it in the follow-through, I swing along the target line better, and that improves accuracy, and it prevents chicken wing. This also has the effect of pulling my hips around, and I think *that* is what fixes the slice.

[Mcdougle]

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A bent left arm at impact makes the face open at impact resulting in a slice but a right arm bent at impact causes the face to be closed resulting in a hook.
At impact you want a triangle with your shoulders and yours hands like you have at set-up with both arms straight.

[xix]

Re: I cured my slice

I had a problem like this, and found that if you just slow your swing down and have a nice slow and complete takeaway and backswing it will translate into a good downswing as well.

Great piece of advice.
Follow this and you can't go wrong.