Slice Week-Anti-Slice Drill

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A slice of apple pie is yummy, but a slice on the golf course is crummy.

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All this week I will focus on tips and drills to help cure your slice. Check out my Cardiogolf Facebook Page for tips and drills.

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The slice shot (when the ball curves left to right for a right-handed golfer) in golf is one of the most common swing ailments.   The slice most commonly occurs when the clubface is open relative to the swing path and/or when the swing follows an “out to in” or “over the top” swing path.  All this week, I will post tips and drills to help you cure your slice.

Anti-Slice Drill-

Many times a slicer opens up the shoulders too quickly on the downswing causing the clubhead to tip over and cut across the intended target line.  This path, of ‘outside to in’, combined with an open clubface at impact will cause the ball to spin from left to right.

Slice Downswing

Not this move-Slicers tend to come over the top.

 

To counter this move, try hitting some shots with a closed stance.

1. Use a club as an alignment aid.

2. Set up to hit a normal shot where your stance is ‘square’.

3. Slide your right foot back, so that the toe of the right foot is in line with the heel of the left foot (for the right-handed golfer), thus closing your stance.

3. Swing back normally and hit a shot.

Closing your stance will do a couple of things: 1) will help you create a more powerful turn and 2) a closed stance will help the club path to stay more on line of even a little inside the line so that you can rotate the club through impact and hit a shot with more ‘right to left’ spin.

Anti-Slice Drill

Do this instead-Closing your stance at address will aid in the club path approaching the ball more from inside instead of outside.

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LPGA Teaching Professional Karen Palacios-Jansen was voted 2008 LPGA National and Southeast Section Teacher of the Year. Voted by Golf Digest Magazine as one of America’s “Top 50 Female Instructors” for 11 straight years, Karen has her own golf events company-Swing Blade Enterprises, as well as being a certified personal trainer. Her golf-specific fitness system called Cardiogolf is available on DVD and online. Karen lives in North Carolina with her husband Dan Jansen. Over the years she has helped thousands of golfers improve their golf games. For more information-visit http://www.kpjgolf.com.

Disclaimer-This program is not intended for the treatment or prevention of disease, nor as a substitute for medical treatment. Any participant should not attempt any exercises mentioned herein, without reviewing and consenting with their doctor or health professional.  Karen Palacios-Jansen, Cardiogolf and KPJgolf.com are neither responsible, nor liable for any harm or injury resulting from these exercises or the use of the Cardiogolf program described herein.
 
 
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