Understanding the Slice

Ask yourself these questions: how often do I play, how much do I get to practice, what are some strong points about my game as well as weak points, what is my overall goal that I would like to reach when I am done with my lessons, what are overall tendencies with ball flight. Those are just a few things that help you create a starting point.

When asking the question about overall tendencies of ball flight the response seems to be almost always the same. I pull my irons and slice my woods. That is a scary thought because it tells most people that they have two different golf swings.

What you must understand is at least 85% of all people that play golf slice the ball. If you fall into this category it’s a real good chance that you are swinging out-to-in through impact. If you’re a right handed golfer that means the ball is starting left of the target. (Instead of inside, square, back to inside which would start the ball at the target).

If the club face, (iron), hits the ball below the equator at impact there will be a tremendous amount of back spin put on the ball. Even if the club face is open to a degree, the ball will still start left and stay left. Fact: Back spin on a golf ball offsets side spin.

If the club face, (wood), hits the ball in the center of the equator at impact there will be a tremendous amount of side spin put on the ball. The more the club face is open at impact the more the ball will slice.

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