Slicing 3 Wood?

[gord962]

Re: Slicing Everything - BAD

WedgeAssassin,

Can you post a video on here for our review? It sounds like you have a combination of problems to create a slice that bad.

[WedgeAssassin]

Re: Slicing Everything - BAD

Hey guys, thanks for all of the instruction. I really like this site. I went to the course and hit balls for like 2 hours and worked on a lighter grip and holding the club more in my fingers and not my palms this eliminated the slice with most of my irons but I still had a bad one with the woods and the 3,4, 5 irons. I then hooked up with a friend of mine whos plays at a 1 handicap and we played 9. I started out triple-double due to the slice putting me OB on both holes off the tee. I then settled down and bogeyed the 3rd hole, doubled the 4th hole. My friend studied my swing and told me that I was not rolling my hands over and that I was letting my front shoulder fly open. I finished out Par, Par, Bogey, Par, Par and shot 45. I then went to the range after to work on what he told me. I could hit all of my irons straight even the 3 iron but I still could not control the driver better than 1/5 shots. I have an old Taylor Made TiBubble2 and it has a small head that I really dont like. The shaft is a regular flex and bends quite a bit I think I need a stiffer shaft I tend to generate alot of club head speed. I would like to get an R580XD but I dont know if I would be able to control that any better. But all in all I was pleased with the way I finished and the way I was hitting the ball after the round. Thanks guys, any more pointers? Or comments?

[AlanN]

Re: Slicing Everything - BAD

Wedge Assassin,

Looks like your well on the way to correcting the fault. It's always a great feeling when you correct a swing fault.

Your friend has given you some good advice. To stop opening the shoulder, into impact, feel as if your right shoulder is coming under, rather than round, in the downswing. What worked, for me, was to start the downswing with my back still facing the target.

You need more time, with the longer clubs, to be able to square the clubface through impact. A wide arc and full shoulder turn are important, too.

The TM bubble shafts are very flexible. However, my advice would be not to move up to a stiffer shaft until you start hooking consistently. A stiffer shaft, at the moment, would make your tendency to slice more likely.

Well done. Keep up the improvement.

[Jamin]

Hi all

I would say that 75% of my drives slice from the T, including my 3 and 5 woods also from the fairway.

I had a lesson and was told that my body is definately getting infront of my hands and that my downswing was too steep causing the out to in swing plane. Unfortunately i can not seem to cure this even tho i know whats wrong. Does anyone know of any good drills to perform to help ensure my downswing is in to out and to help my hands lead the downswing and not my body?

Many Thanks

[sinuetblue]

Re: Slicing off the T

I would suggest you concentrate on taking the club back straight (not to the inside) and keep it low for at least the first two feet of the back swing. A good way to achieve that is to push the club back with the left elbow. Make sure you make a full shoulder turn and, if possible, have someone look at you to make sure you don't lift your head. From there you may be able to forget everything and just let it happen. The downswing starts with the lower body but if you get into a good position at the top that is almost natural. Keep you head behind the ball!

[KielJameson]

Re: Slicing off the T

Try doing the split grip drill. Basically just put your hands on the club and separate them so your left is at the stop of the drip and the right is at the bottom of the grip. Then just try and take the club back from that grip and it should naturally be on plane. Another thing I like to think of when I know my plane is off when driving is where the very tip of my driver (grip end) is pointing halfway through the backswing, if it points a little inside of the ball I know I'm on plane. So yeah, give those a whirl.

[pnearn]

Re: Slicing off the T

Agree with SinetBlue

My own view is that 75% of slicers do so not becuase they come OTT but because they take the club back too flat, in the misguided view they should swing the club around themselves like a baseball bat

Check the club when its parallel to the ground on the takeaway. The shaft should be parallel to the target line (i.e in front of your body) and your clubhead outside the hands. Then turn the shoulders 'up' so that at the top the shaft is above your shoulders. From there your arms wont get 'stuck' behind your hips on the downswing and you can have a free release to square the clubhead

If, like me, you had got used to taking the club inside, the backswing will feel way too steep, but stick with it

[GreeBoman]

Re: Slicing off the T

to get a more vertical swing plane, try swinging with the ball slightly below your feet
for a more horizontal swing plane, swing with the ball above your feet,
in both cases let the club swing "with" the inclination of the slope.
Ensure that you are not gripping too tightly on the tee also, this will prevent a proper release and cause your clubhead to come in open.

[icon115]

Re: Slicing off the T

this drill seems to help me get on inside-out approach.


http://www.lpga.com/content_1.aspx?mid=8&pid=623

hope that helps

[sinuetblue]

Re: Slicing off the T

Try the advice of KielJameson and hit a few balls with a split grip- try to separate them as much as possible on the grip. This is a good drill to teach you how to close the clubface and you'll find that you can't stop hooking the ball! If you still have trouble closing the clubface trough impact, try to hit the ball with the toe of the club (I'll bet you can't do it!).

[The.J.Man]

Does any one no any drills to use with my driver which mean i square the club face at impac because i think this is causing my slicing!!! any help would be appreciated, The.J.Man x x x

[gord962]

Re: Slicing

My first advice would be to ensure you swing path is correct more than your clubface. Construct yourself an inside appraoch to ensure you are not coming from the outside. This can be done simply with a carboard box place parallel to the target line, or by building your own, or purchasing one. Either way, if your swing path is not square, you ball will never fly straight, especially with your driver. As for squaring you clubface, simply strenghten your grip slightly - but definitely fix your swing path first.

[The.J.Man]

Re: Slicing

thanx, i have been working on my driving and i hav managed to get it to go around 250 yards but with a fade. any ideas how to get rid of the fade lol

[ThePuttKing]

I've finally understood the concept of the right hand drill. (Having a cupped right hand at impact !)

I tried it yesterday and the results were interesting. My push slice was gone which was good. However I did slice the ball a bit especially with my driver. I coped by aiming left and found most of the fairways but am I doing something wrong to have this slice shot using this method ??

[eddie3392]

Re: Slicing using the right hand drill

I am getting the same thing! I understand that the drill is to help keep the right wrist cupped but the only way for me to have great accuracy is for me to hold the angle at impact. I have a hard time thinking of releasing vertical instead of swatting so I just hold it for as long as I can. My irons are great but my driver is a little right as well. I figured that it was my late release or holding on and not releasing that is causing the push. Hope this helps!