How to Eliminate Your Golf Slice Quickly and Easily

Here's a really good tip that may help you to get rid of your slice. Best of all, it's really pretty simple once you get the hang of it, and understand why it's being used.

Chances are that you have battled with a slice at some point in your golfing days. To be completely direct with you, dealing with a slice really sucks. It hurts your golf game in many more ways than one.

Luckily, it's fairly easy to fix. I cannot claim that this small tip will completely cure your slice, but there's a good chance that it will. I hope it does.

First off, please understand that when you come into the impact zone, there are really only 2 factors that can determine the "shape" of ball flight.

1. The angle of the club face at impact.

2. The Path the club is taking at impact.

So, here's a few things you should concentrate on.

Try to keep your leading shoulder "down" on the ball through impact. This is called staying strong through impact. Many times the leading shoulder (left shoulder if right handed) flies up before impact. Now just for a minute, think about what that does to the club head when it's in the impact zone.

Get up from the computer and actually go though the motions slowly. Let your leading shoulder fly up as you approach impact and you'll actually be able feel and see the clubface coming from an outside-in path. That's the cause of the slice you are battling.

See, golf is all about thinking and analyzing your shots to get better. A huge part of this game is understanding "why" you're getting a certain result, and the physics behind that result. Thinking through your golf swing will provide huge dividends if you're willing to invest the time it takes.

So what can you do to correct that flying shoulder? Well, for starters, try to learn to keep your leading shoulder strong. Keep that shoulder "Down" on the ball all the way through impact, even after the ball is gone and flying straight down the fairway.

So, after impact the leading shoulder is still down. The triangle between your shoulders and chest is still present. Most importantly, the body has NOT gotten ahead of the hands. This is a HUGE distinction. As you may notice, the left shoulder is actually higher than the right shoulder. So what do I mean when I say "leading shoulder down"?

You have to envision yourself from the back looking down on the ball. When I say "down", I mean that the leading shoulder and chest is still facing the ball through impact.

So even though it may seem like the leading shoulder is higher than the trailing shoulder, it's still facing the ball at impact. NOT TOWARDS THIRD BASE in comparison to the ball. If your leading shoulder was facing towards third base at impact, which would mean that you have let the leading shoulder fly up.

Furthermore, hand action is huge in this game. You must learn to release your hands correctly through the ball. This means that you release the hands while the leading shoulder is still "down", or facing the ball.

The key is to let your arms release through the ball, while your left shoulder is "Down" on the ball. To do this you will need to rotate your forearms correctly, and use your leading ELBOW (not shoulder) as a hinge. So another way to explain this movement would be that your hands are still moving towards the target, but your leading elbow has almost stopped.

Keep the leading shoulder down and let your arms and hands release through the ball and you will see the ball go farther and higher. This will take a while to get used to, but once it clicks, the results will be outstanding.

Hit them straight,

Jay

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David Nevogt writes golf instruction material that helps golfers of all levels reach their full potential and lower their scores. David is the author of "The Simple Golf Swing" which guarantees to have you shooting 7 strokes lower in only 1 week from today.

Become A Better Golfer By Ignoring The Professionals!

One of the biggest mistakes that golf players make when

wanting to improve their game is by trying to imitate the

styles and techniques of professional golfers that are seen

on TV and in magazines.

Every day there are hours and hours of tips that you can get

from the golf station, the latest magazines, and even videos

of the pros.

Sure it would be great to become a better golf player by

copying Annika Sorenstam or Tiger Woods, but it is

counterproductive to play your game like the pros do.

You have to understand that the men and women who live from

playing competitive golf is a very tiny percentage.

Professional golfers do not play golf after they got off of work,

the golf course is their job. They work at it, full time, as

you do at your career. Eight to ten hours of their day is spent

on the practice range, golf course, the practice green, anywhere

they can swing and practice!

You and I do not have the same luxury of being able to practice

our golf game for a living. How great that would be, but lets be practical.

Professional golfers can work hard and learn to make shots that

literally loft the ball into the air and have it stop short just

2 feet away from the hole, without even an inch of roll.

Us regular players should not spend six months trying to repeat

the same maneuver. We must practice the basics and take our time

with learning our individual style and technique.

Understanding How Important Practice Is

What type of practice is best for the average golfer?

This question is usually answered by looking at the amount of

people you will find at the driving range, hitting long distance balls,

over and over again. Most golfers spend over 95% of their time hitting

these long distance shots, but never taking the time for practicing

the shots that count: their short game.

Most people do not enjoy practicing their short game, but the value

received from investing in the effort is the same benefit professional

golfers reap as a reward for their game. These men and women spend 80%

or more of their time by practicing short game shots from all angles

and variables. While you should not imitate the way professional golfers

plays their game, you can certainly learn how to dedicate practice

to the right areas as they do.

Focus On Your Short Game

Most people get a huge thrill out of banging their driver for hours

on end, hitting the ball at great distances, making long drives all

day long. However, during a real game when they look down and see

their scorecard reaching 100 once each round is finished, their excitement

dwindles to a standstill.

Improving your score means you have to spend less time using your driver,

and more time learning how to effectively shoot your short game shots.

You must make the best use of your practice time while you have it.

After work, instead of spending an hour at the driving range hitting

long-distance balls, devote specific time to putting shots, chipping,

pitching, bunker shots, and shots made from 45 - 75 yards.

50% of your score will come from the strokes that are taken at 75 yards

from the ball or less. So does it make sense to spend at least 50% of

your practice time on those exact same shots?

Of course it does!

It may take some discipline to not spend all day knocking balls out

of the driving range, but I guarantee you that your golf game will

improve ten-fold by upping your short game shots and decreasing your

distance practice shots.

Hit 'em straight
Jay

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David Nevogt writes golf instruction material that helps golfers of all levels reach their full potential and lower their scores. David is the author of "The Simple Golf Swing" which guarantees to have you shooting 7 strokes lower in only 1 week from today.