One of the golf swing basic you must master is to control you slice. Fully more than 70% of golfers hate to slice the golf ball because it is almost impossible to control the direction of the ball. This article will help you to fix your golf slice.

In fact, if you are a right hand golfer your golf ball will most probably curve to the right. To help you cure your “banana ball”. You must first understand your slice. Following are the 3 types of slice you might encounter.

Type 1: The straight slice

Your club is open when applying a bit of spin to the ball. Normally, you ball path will look straight initially and then curve to right. This is known as the straight slice.

Type 2: The Pull Slice

This kind of slide result from which your club facing outside in (clubhead facing slightly to the left). The result of this slice is first the ball will travel to your left and then curve to your right.

Type 3: The Push Slice

The opposite of pull slice which is club facing inside out (club head facing slightly to your right). The ball will first travel to your right and then curve to the right giving you a nice (as intended?) banana curve.

Now, you can judge your slice by looking at your ball path. You should have a better idea why your ball go in those directions. To fix your slice, follow these few tips.

Tip 1: Fix Your Swing

Chance are you have a bad habit of slicing the ball outside in creating a left spin on the ball. When enough left spin applied your ball will curve to the right naturally. To fix this, you have to hit your ball inside out.

Try to drop your right foot to about 10 inch (for right hander) to the back, this will allow you to swing outside in easier. Adopt this swing to your normal stance, you’ll be amazed.

Tip 2: Throw A Bag?

This is a simple yet effective practice. Get something with decent weight, perhaps an impact bag. Swing and drop the bag to the direction you want your ball to land on. Remember to choose something light enough not to hurt your back but heavy enough to control your swing motion.

This practice helps grooves an anti-cut motion. Keep your left arm connected to your chest as you swing back, and maintain that connection until you release the bag to the right of the target line.

Tip 3: Fix your direction

If your swing is straight, ie, not swinging outside in, chances are your clubface it facing the wrong direction. To fix your direction, get a small magnet with the size of a calculator battery and a tee. Glue the magnet to the tee and place the tee onto your clubface.
Place your DIY magneted tee to your clubface with the tee pointing out. Make a few slow-mo swings, and study your clubface to see whether the tee pointing to the direction you intended?

As clubs get longer and as players swing faster, it is quite impossible for beginners not to slice their shots without clear instructions. However, with proper practice and analysis, any golfer can slash his handicaps by 3 to 7 within a short amount of time.

By: Eason Chan

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According to an experienced golfer the three most important skills needed to play the game are driving, chipping and putting. It takes many years to become a decent golfer so don’t get discouraged when starting out, even the most experienced golfers have trouble with these skills. Golf takes a lot of patience and a lot of practice, and hopefully these few pointers will be able to help you with your game.

A lot of skills go into having a good drive. The right club is very important. If it is new, you should always practice in order for you to get the feel of the club and use to the distance you get out of it. When you go up to the tee box, it is not mandatory to use a tee, but it is very helpful. Once you’re up there some important things to remember would be your grip and your stance. The amount of pressure you put on your grip really controls the distance of the ball. The ideal stance would be for you to have your weight balanced equally and when you swing, remember to follow through to ball.

Chipping is usually done with anything from a 4 iron to a 7 iron. These clubs have a lower loft and are good for shorter distances. Grip is also important when chipping, you would usually want to place your hands near the bottom of the grip to allow for better ball control. You don’t want to swing the club to hard, or else you will overshoot your target. You almost want to use the same type of stroke as you do when you are putting.

One of the hardest skills for any golfer to ace would be putting. This could very well be the most important shot that you take. More games are lost on the putting green, than anywhere else. While you may have mastered your driving and chipping skills, the strokes can really add up if you can’t putt. Putting is unlike any other stroke you make on the course. A few things you might want to try is reading the green, look for slight drops or uphill areas if they are in the ball path, it may even help to squat down behind the ball. Also when you make your shot try keeping your head still, it helps to keep the stance until the ball is rolling towards the hole. Otherwise straightening back up prematurely can hurt your follow-through and cause the ball to curve slightly in a different direction.

Now that you have the three most important skills when it comes to golf, the next thing to do is get out there and practice. None of these skills are mastered over night, and even once you have them down, it never hurts to practice. Take a trip to the driving range or even a putt-putt golf course, it may sound silly but it will make sense when the game comes down to that last putt.

By: Ethan D Orman

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