When To Slice It 3/24/08

By Jeff Ritter, PGA, Photo by Warren Keating, Illustration by Steve Karp

For the slice, simply do the opposite of what I did on the left-hand page. Here, I’ve created a steeper backswing, which will make my goal easier to attain. My followthrough is different as well (see inset). Notice how, this time, the back of my left hand is more visible in my followthrough? This is the result of my “holding off” the clubface, a move that produces cut spin.