still fading/slicing

[slater170]

hi all
just spent an afternoon at the range it was a vey productive session.
short game practise really good so i moved up to long irons and im striking them solidly as with my 3 and 5 woods.
i get my new driver out its a new taylormade r7 425 with the moveable weights i hit a few shots in the neutral set up and no surprise to hit big fades so i set it up for hitting draws and it still fades/slices.
i then set it up for max draw and end up hitting pulls and hooks.
just to check my swing is ok i pick up my 3wood and hit 3 consecutive straight drives!
im baffled as what to do next
any help would be appreciated

[B11NONGOLF]

Re: still fading/slicing

Slater, A Pro Once Told Me (about My R7 425)
Nothing Wrong With You Stance,swing Path..and Blah... Blah...
Check You Shaft!!!!
C'mon Slat You Should Know That!!!..lol

[slater170]

Re: still fading/slicing

Slater, A Pro Once Told Me (about My R7 425)
Nothing Wrong With You Stance,swing Path..and Blah... Blah...
Check You Shaft!!!!
C'mon Slat You Should Know That!!!..lol

hi B11
that was going to be my next question
have you reshafted yours?
i got mine at a good price so if getting the right shaft cured the problem then its money well spent and id still have value for money

[william walker]

Be sure you keep your head down, eyes on ball until it has disappeared down fairway. If you raise your head before clubface reaches the ball it will cause clubface to be open at impact. Result=slice or even a shanked shot.

[bill reed]

Re: slicing the ball

hi
a slice is caused by an out to in swing or the clubface thats open at impact or both, try and swing so you come fron in to out more.
bill

[golfonenemesis]

Re: slicing the ball

Try staying down and through the shot without lifting up at impact.
Try keeping the grip pressure very light to give the wrists a chance to hinge
Try moving the ball position so you are turning behind it and staying behind it at impact
Try getting a little bigger shoulder turn going back
Try shifting your weight to the right foot going back and to the left foot through impact
Try getting or making an Inside Approach or stick an old shaft in the ground over your ball so you have to hit under it
Try placing a head cover along the outside of your ball pointing to right field so you swing along that line coming through without hitting the cover
Try using a stronger grip ie, left hand see 3 knuckles and right hand knuckles facing the ground; when you hook, you can move the right hand more so the palm is facing the target
Just a few things to try, let me know which if any work.

[Seattlepop]

Re: slicing the ball

I finally cured my slice the day I discovered that no matter how much I relaxed my right arm or kept my elbow close to the hip for an inside swing path, I was still "hunching" my right shoulder at the top. So even tho I was bringing my hands down and though an inside path, I had already pushed the clubhead out by hunching my shoulder at the top of the swing. Check the top of your swing, see if you hunch your shoulder like I did.

[golfonenemesis]

Re: slicing the ball

I doubt that is his problem in and of itself.

[chimkychink]

i recently upgraded from a taylor made 860 burner (i think its called a 460 burner in the US) to a taylor made r7 460. my old club had a 9.5 degree and a regular shaft, the new one is also 9.5 with a regular RE-AX mid tip.
i find that i now widly slice my shots, whereas before i did not. is this someting that is common to buying a new driver? and do i just have to stick with it in the hope that it sorts itself out?
i don't want to mess around with the weights in the club as i would rather fix the problem then cover it up with an easy fix.
the rest of my clubs work fine. what's going wrong?
any help would be greatly appreciated.
thank you

[WAE]

Re: slicing a new driver

The only reason you slice is because your club face is open. Concentrate on closing the club face at impact and the slice should stop.

You need to then work on an in to out swing path eg :/ instead of :\ (the dots are your feet, the line is the direction of the club swinging).

Alternatively, try a stiffer flex shaft. Might help.

[LowPost42]

Re: slicing a new driver

I daresay that your re-ax shaft is playing weak. Try going to the stiff Re-ax. Better yet, take it to a club builder, and have him test it.

[WAE]

Re: slicing a new driver

I daresay that your re-ax shaft is playing weak. Try going to the stiff Re-ax. Better yet, take it to a club builder, and have him test it.

Lol. Your avatar sums up my weekend. Every single bloody lie I had was plugged. Thank god I join a good golf club next week.

[lgskywalker37]

Re: slicing a new driver

wild guess with limited info....

but if your grip is bigger on your new club that could cause an open face at impact and a slice to occour.

just to make sure you mean starts strait then curves right (for righties) correct?

or it could be the shaft a LP said

[ogallalabob]

Re: slicing a new driver

Are you positive the weights in the club are set to nuetral?

If so then it is either the shaft or your swing. Hard to tell without video.

Bob

[burnie24]

I need urgent help on how to stop slicing my ball left to right into out of bounds and Also shanking the ball,i know what i am doing cos ive been shown by a pro recently that iam opening the face on the down swing but i still keep doing it!!!!

I need help asap guys! any links to video instructions or images or well Anything that will help me stop this disaster.