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How to Fix Your Golf Swing to Correct Your Slice

The two words that every golfer dreads hearing about their golf swing are "slice" and "hook."

Ironically, top players actually use these two shots to get around things that may be in their way.

When this happens, those words become "fade" and "draw", and they can be a powerful weapon in a golfer's arsenal of shots.

But for the rest of us, they're just mistakes.

This article explains a simple tip for fixing your slice.

The slice, where the ball curves severely from left-to-right through the air, is a very destructive shot.

The slice is such a common mistake that entire books have been written on the subject. It is also so common that nearly every golfer has experienced it.

So what causes a slice?

It is caused by a combination of an out-to-in golf swing path and an open clubface.

The degree to which you slice the ball is totally dictated by these two factors.
The most common cause of an out-to-in swing path is an open address position.

There are some players who think they can solve this problem by aiming their bodies well to the left of the target.

Well, if you do that, you're just asking for trouble and, rest assured, you'll get trouble. When you start out wrong (in this case, you address is way off), your game will quickly go downhill.

In this case, the player thinks that if he aims way left, the ball will fly way right and the slice will disappear.

Wrong.

When trying to hit the ball straight, you should always set up correctly with your shoulders, hips, and feet square to the target line.

If you're not sure if you're square or not, hold a club up to your chest, and make sure it's squared up to the line of your shoulders.

Then look down at the shaft, sight along the shaft and see where it's pointing.
The very end of the shaft (the grip) should be pointing to your target.

It's important to start out square and straight because once the club gets outside the ball-to-target line in the downswing, you're heading for trouble and there is very little you can then do to stop the slice and correct your golf swing.

To prevent this from happening, try this simple mental tip.

When you address the ball, imagine there is another ball positioned three to four inches ahead of the real ball.

As you start your golf swing downwards, aim to strike the actual ball, but also try to keep the club traveling along the path to the imaginary one.

This mental picture will help you to keep your downswing on an in-to-out path
and prevent that golf slice.

If you’re reading this article right now, and you’d like to take your game to the next level simply and easily, then I’d recommend that you download a copy of my online eBook, “Breakthrough Golf: Lower Your Score Now Using the Mental Secrets of Professional Athletes.”

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Your Friend,
Lisa B.