keeping it straight

[frosty]

does anyone out their know the secret of keeping the ball straight using driver, you see i have only been playing golf for a month and today i would of broke hundred but for my poor short game, I scored 107 in the end but it is my driving off the tee which is bugging me more as I raerly hit it straight you see i slice it and no matter what i seem too do too alter my set up its allways the same result, so if there is any kind person out their who could help i would be extreamaly gratefull. thanks from Frosty

[LowPost42]

Re: keeping it straight

Well, after playing 2 holes last night with a slice, I gave up on my driver. I teed off with a 3 hybrid (22&#176 instead.

I know - that's no help.

3 bandaids to combat the slice:

1: Drop your trailing foot so that it's toes are no closer to the ball than the instep of your lead foot (ie close your stance).

2: Move the ball up in your stance - play it off your big toe.

3: Make sure the face of the club is pointing to the hook side of the target (left for righties, right for lefties).

Apply as many as necessary to hit the ball straight.

[BrianW]

Re: keeping it straight

Hi there,

Most golfers slice so don't feel alone. The major factor is a swing that brings the club outside the ball on the downswing then cuts across to the inside as it passes the ball, what is called an out to in swing.

The second factor is how open your club-face is at contact, an open face will cause a slice but when added to the out to in path the slice will become bigger.

Visit this site and study what it says, the only way to sort it is to create the correct swing path and club-face alignment.
http://www.golfhelp.com/golf-tips/Seven_Steps.html

Also, take some lessons with a PGA Pro.

Hope this helps you
Brian

[killer]

Re: keeping it straight

To hit the ball relatively straight with driver, 3 wood , 5wood. for me the rule of thumb, is to stay behind the ball thorough impact, if yo dont do this you will certainly slice the ball, also you must avoid coming over the top, also known as casting. in 18 holes on a decent day I really wont miss more than a couple of fairways of the tee, so remember back slow as this sets you up for the d/swing, stay behind and whatch it fly straight down the middle.

let me know if this works for you, there should be no reason why not,
good luck

[jcbdb]

Re: keeping it straight

Most swing faults (and anyone out there please correct me if you think I am wrong) have a cause, which can usually be found in your posture and alignment.

If you have only been playing a month I would locate a good professional who is not going to baffle you with technical detail and get the basics right. If you get these right you are more likely to swing correctly and thus hit a consistent ball.

Everytime I go through a bad patch I go back to the basics (grip, posture, alignment) and if that doesn't work I go for a lesson and usually it is because my flexiblilty is not as good as it should be and I fall back into bad ways in my setup.

It then takes out ten shots to get used to the new position and my swing is back to being consistent.

I am not going to tell you how to fix it, as you are new to golf invest some money in proper lessons before the faults are ground in.

[frosty]

Re: keeping it straight

hay guy's thanks for the replyes i will try to work on a few things and hopefully i'll soon be bombing drives straight down the middle of the fairway thanks from frosty

The best wood in most amateurs' bags is the pencil.

[Mcdougle]

Re: keeping it straight

Have a look at this, it helps slicers,

http://www.golfinternationalmag.co.u...r/longgame.htm

[tigerwannabee]

Re: keeping it straight

One thing I've always told new golfers who were getting frustrated with things like this is.........It's far better to spend 30 bucks on a lesson than it is to spend 500 on a driver!!

[JasonakaFlash]

Re: keeping it straight

Hitting 107 is really good after one month! I know its tough but try to remember the great shots in your round. I'm in the same position as you, i slice with the driver. Occasionally the long irons too. I am about to start lessons with my local pro. Check back in the next few weeks too find out if my slice turns into a lovely fade or even draw! Finally remember Tiger won the Open almost exclusively using irons off the tee in four rounds of golf.

[shootin4par]

Re: keeping it straight

Most swing faults (and anyone out there please correct me if you think I am wrong) have a cause, which can usually be found in your posture and alignment.

If you have only been playing a month I would locate a good professional who is not going to baffle you with technical detail and get the basics right. If you get these right you are more likely to swing correctly and thus hit a consistent ball.

Everytime I go through a bad patch I go back to the basics (grip, posture, alignment) and if that doesn't work I go for a lesson and usually it is because my flexiblilty is not as good as it should be and I fall back into bad ways in my setup.

It then takes out ten shots to get used to the new position and my swing is back to being consistent.

I am not going to tell you how to fix it, as you are new to golf invest some money in proper lessons before the faults are ground in.

I agree, the set up is the most important part of it all. great post

[edshaw]

Re: keeping it straight

Brian, that's about as comprhensive
a lesson on that subject as I have seen.
One thing I got out of that linked lesson
was that the club head can be on a
good path, but if the face is open, you
still get those same tee marks on the
club sole and still fade.