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