| There are many tips, articles, and books written | | | | across and "outside" the ball to target line on the |
| to help players fix their golf slice. They are often | | | | follow through, this is known as an in-to-out |
| based around a simple tip that is hoping to give a | | | | swingpath. Alternatively, if the clubhead comes |
| short-term boost in technique and temporarily | | | | down outside the ball to target line and the follow |
| stop that most destructive left-to-right golf shot. | | | | though is inside, then this is an out-to-in |
| However, the best thing that a golfer should do is | | | | swingpath.Now, bearing these two factors of |
| take a long term look at their game and aim to | | | | clubface alignment and swingpath in mind a golfer |
| build a solid golf swing which will mean that slicing | | | | can analyze his technique by looking at the shape |
| is a thing of the past. To do this a player must | | | | of his golf shots. The swingpath decides the initial |
| completely grasp the reasons why a golf slice | | | | flight direction of the ball, and the clubface affects |
| occurs.The two reasons are clubface angle, and | | | | how it curves in the air. So, if the ball takes off |
| swingpath.Firstly, let's take clubface angle - hard to | | | | straight at the target and flies in a straight line |
| explain in an article, so lets start by imaging that it | | | | then this is the result of an in-to-in swingpath and |
| is in the perfect position when it strikes the ball - | | | | a square clubface.However, if the ball starts off |
| the clubface position would be what's known as | | | | straight but then curves to the left a golfer can |
| "square". That means the face of the club would | | | | ascertain that his swingpath was ok but his |
| be pointing exactly at the intended target at the | | | | clubface was closed - hence the hook. |
| moment the ball is struck. If however, the | | | | Alternatively, if the ball started off left and then |
| clubface pointed slightly to the left, it would be | | | | curved even further left then it shows that the |
| described as "closed", and if it pointed slightly to | | | | swingpath was out-to-in and the clubface was |
| the right at the moment it contacts the ball it | | | | closed - causing a pull hook.Using this type of |
| would be described as "open" (the position that is | | | | analysis it becomes easier to fix your golf slice. If |
| partly responsible for a golf slice). Keeping this in | | | | the ball starts off straight and then goes to the |
| mind lets look at swingpath.With swingpath lets | | | | right a golfer knows that his swingpath was ok |
| first of all look at the perfect scenario - the ideal | | | | but that his clubface was open at impact. If the |
| swingpath should be in-to-in. What this means is | | | | ball started off right and went further right then it |
| that the club should be drawn back by the golfer | | | | would mean an in-to-out swingpath and an open |
| on the ball-to-target line, and as the club goes | | | | clubface. and if it started of left then curved to |
| further away from the ball it starts to travel | | | | the right it would mean an out-to-in swingpath and |
| "inside" this line as the clubhead goes up and | | | | an open clubface.Learning exactly what is going on |
| behind the golfers back. As the clubhead comes | | | | in your golf swing, by studying the flight of the |
| down this inside path it momentarily, as it makes | | | | golf ball, is a very important step in fixing your |
| contact with the ball is travelling on the ball to | | | | golf slice.Fix your golf slice now by visiting Free |
| target line before it starts to come inside that line | | | | Golf Swing Tips - the website of FREE golf swing |
| again as the golfer makes their follow through. If | | | | tips, short game tips and putting tips to lower |
| the clubhead comes from the inside as it should | | | | your golf scores! |
| but then after contacting the ball carries on | | | | |