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