Perfect My Golf :: Fade or Slice

Correcting a golf slice is the fastest way to shave strokes off of your golf game. Slicing a golf ball is one of the most common errors that an average player makes.

Some golfers remain frustrated for years because they never find out why they are slicing a golf ball. But if you are ever going to become a good golfer, correcting a golf slice is a must. These simple tips will show you how to cure golf slices just by practicing some basic golf swing tips and instructions.

A proper golf stance should be about as wide as your shoulders. Make sure your shoulders are aligned at your target. Point your right foot straight ahead and point your left foot slightly to the left. Keep your elbows as natural as possible to maintain a proper golf stance.

Another common way of correcting a golf slice is adjusting your hands for a proper golf club grip. Grip the golf club with your left hand and put your thumb along the shaft.

The line between your thumb and index finger should be pointing toward your right eye. Wrap your right hand over your left and rest your left thumb into your right palm.

A common mistake most right handed golfers make is gripping the club too tight with the right hand causing the ball to hook towards the left. But the opposite is true with a slice. A weak grip creates an open club face causing your ball to slice to the right.

The best way of correcting a golf slice caused by your grip is roll your hands back so that your non dominant back hand faces the target and your dominant back hand faces the opposite direction.

Practice the proper golf club grip at the driving range to determine if this is what's causing you to slice the ball. Take your time and make small adjustments to your grip. Even though a proper golf club grip seems simple, it is one of the most common ways of correcting a golf slice.

This popular Grip and Swing Trainer is always a good reminder of how the club should be held.

One further important point when trying to cure a slice or fade is the feel of creating a lag in the golf swing as the downswing starts this lag is very subtle, in fact hardly visible. It is certainly not a movement that should be overdone as it would lead to poor strikes and inaccurate shots almost always to the right of target. Lag in the golf swing should happen naturally, almost without thinking, as it happens when we carry out everyday tasks. For instance, when a person claps loudly they naturally create lag in the hand action - if they didn’t they would look like a robot.

The Orange Whip Swing Trainer is a great device that lets the user feel lag. This is achieved by pausing momentarily at the top of the backswing for the weighted ball to catch up with the change from backswing to downswing.