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| Hi,
I'm relatively new to golf in that I've only been playing for a year or so, and I constently hit my shots with a fade, or an occassional slice, which can be a card-wrecker. Some friends have told me that this is probably the result of my swing plane being on the 'outside' when attacking the ball, but, to be honest, I'm not really sure what that means or what I can do to prove that this is the cause. Although I have received some explanation of it, I'd really like to hear from anyone who knows of any drills, tips or checks for this.
Any thoughts/comments are welcome, I'd really like to understand what I can do to 'fix' this problem. |
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| hi hootie
this may help you because it did me?
i hurt my shoulder about six months ago and my swing went to pot so myself and a friend went down the range with a cam_corder he filmed me from behind and the front and side for about one hour we went home and viewed it then i tried to watch as much pro golf as i could comparing the two then practised my changes in the garden until i was happy with my swing the only other thing is check your grip you may be to strong or too weak
hope this can help you it did me i am now playing better than ever
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| | I have a couple of tips that I think could help. The first one is to take your back swing and at the top let it gently drop out of your hands. Ideally you want the shaft to hit your shoulder, if it hits your collarbone or arm theres a good chance that you'll be too step or too flat and won't be on plane. Another tip to avoid the slice and fade is to make sure you rotate your forearms through impact. To help you get a feeling of how it should feel I'd recomend taking some practice swings with a split grip so that you left hand is on the grip and the right is on the shaft (reverse if lefty). |
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| This is usually a result of an outside-in plane and the iron not squaring to the ball fast enough, hence the open clubface causing a fade/occasional slice.
To fix the 'outside-in' plane, i suggest you check your RH elbow on the downswing (LH for lefty). It should be very close to your body and not 'flying' out.
This should force your swing to become inside-out instead, hence squaring the face and hitting a draw.
NB: You should also check that your spine angle stays the same throughout the swing.
Hootie (13/12/2006)
Hi,
I'm relatively new to golf in that I've only been playing for a year or so, and I constently hit my shots with a fade, or an occassional slice, which can be a card-wrecker. Some friends have told me that this is probably the result of my swing plane being on the 'outside' when attacking the ball, but, to be honest, I'm not really sure what that means or what I can do to prove that this is the cause. Although I have received some explanation of it, I'd really like to hear from anyone who knows of any drills, tips or checks for this.
Any thoughts/comments are welcome, I'd really like to understand what I can do to 'fix' this problem. |
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| | hi ya there can be many things causing a slice its not always so simple and not always so hard to find a cure i find when i slice i have very active legs and top half af my body gets well infront of the ball at impact so i have a major slice or shank or block the ball straight right, check that you body and head are behind the ball at impact and you are releasing the club head not holding it open or straight at the target which alot of new golfers do and remember golf takes time so dont try something once or twice and give up when you make a change always give it a few weeks and try to make only one change at a time and take your time because golf is timeless ????????? |
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| If you want to improve your game you should take a look at this
it's really informative
http://www.golfersmd.com/?getit=820375851 |
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