Slice no more with some help the pros! Find your golf slice cure with our three easy fixes, glove secrets and other expert advice.
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How To Draw Your Slice & Start Hitting More Fairways
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By Mike Vardeman, PGA, With Ryan M. Noll, Photos by Warren Keating
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 How many times have you been told the reasons why you slice, without
being told what you actually need to do to stop slicing? Too often I
hear instructors explaining the cause and effects of sliced shots,
without providing a shred of information on what kind of swing is
required to prevent banana balls. If you find yourself agreeing with
me, then my lesson in the next few pages should be right up your alley.
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By Tim Brown, PGA, Photos by Warren Keating
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 As most of us know, the slice is probably the most common fault in all
of golf, particularly for the recreational player. Though that fact
isn’t particularly surprising, what is surprising is how long people
are willing to struggle before seeking a legitimate method of
eradicating the slice from their game.
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Destroy the banana ball in 4 easy steps
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By Glenn Deck, PGA, with Mike Chwasky, Photography by Warren Keating
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 Beating the slice once and for all is a goal that can be accomplished
by almost any golfer, provided the right approach is taken. In my
four-step system, there are no quick fixes—just sound instruction that
focuses on key slice-causing elements and methods for eliminating them
from the golf swing. In step one, you’ll learn to analyze your divots
and figure out if your slice is the result of a bad path or a faulty
clubface angle, or both. Step two will tell you how to determine what
type of downswing you have and what powers it. In step three, the
question of proper grip and how to match it to your downswing type is
addressed, and in step four, you’ll learn to match your position at the
top with the right transitional move toward the ball and impact. |
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Don’t fear flaws—use them to correct any type of ballflight
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By Jeff Ritter, PGA, With Ryan M. Noll
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 No matter how fundamentally superior the swings of the world’s best
players are to those belonging to the rest of us, there has never been,
nor is it likely will there ever be, a golf swing without at least one
flaw.
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Find the Problem Before You Find the Cure
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By Tom F. Stickney II, PGA, G.S.E.D., With Mike Chwasky; Photography by Warren Keating
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 The majority of recreational golfers, and even some better players,
suffer from chronic slicing. Anyone who has experienced this problem
knows how frustrating it can be and how difficult it can be to
overcome.
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Is your swing a slice swing or a solid swing?
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By Glenn Deck, Photography by Warren Keating
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 Here we go again. Yes, another “fix your slice” feature, which says a
lot about the banana ball—it’s not going away. For some golfers, that
left-to-right ballflight never seems to disappear, and for those new to
the game, it represents the first true taste of golf-related
frustration. While I’m sure you’ve heard your fair share of anti-slice
tips, this story approaches fixing a slice in unique fashion. Position
by position, I’ll compare the components of a solid swing to those
typically associated with a slice, plus a corresponding fix.
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Fine-tune four key swing elements to eliminate slices and hooks
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By T. J. Tomasi, Ph.D.; Photography by Warren Keating
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 Every golfer has suffered through it—getting worse while attempting to
get better, ultimately tinkering unnecessarily and sending an “A” game
directly to “F.” While it’s important to discover ways to fine-tune
your swing, it’s critical that you do so with an eye toward keeping the
key elements of your motion intact. Uninformed tinkering invariably
unbalances your swing’s “matchups,” and it’s a big reason why most
recreational players can never truly rid their games of slices and
hooks. |
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Discover which slice is yours, then leave it forever
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By T.J. Tomasi, Ph.D.; Photography by Larry Lambrecht
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 Golf Fact #1: There are millions of golfers who have never hit a hook,
but there isn’t a single player alive who hasn’t at one time or another
sliced the ball. Why? Think of it this way: In terms of golf survival,
the mother of all musts is getting the ball into the air—it’s the first
and by far the most important problem you must solve. And to get the
ball airborne, many golfers feel the need to chop down on the ball with
an open clubface and with a very steep approach. While this technique
works well as in “Houston, we have liftoff,” the joy in the control
room is short-lived because while steepness is your friend during
liftoff, it’s your enemy during the rest of the flight, imparting too
much sidespin on the golf ball.
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To fix golf’s most common flaw, find out what’s causing it
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By Todd Sones, Photography by J.D. Cuban
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 It's a phrase heard on driving ranges, tee boxes and fairways
nationwide. “I’m coming over the top.” It’s a lament as common as “I’m
lifting my head” or “I’m swinging too fast.” And as hard as golfers try
to correct this fault, most endure little success. |
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