One of the most common problems that I hear from golfers is that they are fighting a slice with their longer clubs, most notably, the driver. It is the longest club in the bag with the least amount of loft, so it will tend to produce the most sidespin, and for most golfers that means a slice. For some golfers, it’s an easy fix. We may have to adjust their grip or alignment or something simple like that. But for a lot of slicers, the problem is a path or angle of approach problem, and that is a tougher habit to get out of. Fortunately, there are drills you can do to rid yourself of any swing flaw.

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It is difficult to find one golf who accomplished more an influenced the game more than Byron Nelson. He was also called Lord Nelson for his gentleman demeanor. Ken Venturi describes Byron Nelson: “As a competitor, Byron was able to be mean and tough and intimidating-and pleasant…You can always argue who was the greatest player, but Byron is the finest gentleman the game has ever known.”

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Francis Ouimet is regarded as the first golfer in America to break the barriers of golf’s elitist perception and bring the game to the masses. From his start a caddy to having one of the largest scholarship fund in the New England area became one of the most respected people in American golf.

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This is a handy little shot for when ball lies on the fringe and the thicker grass of the rough lies directly behind the ball. By using a conventional chip shot there is a danger of chilli dipping the shot because of the possibility of the thick grass grabbing the sole of your wedge causing it to decelerate before striking the ball. The design of the 3 wood is different than the wedges. The sole is created different, the sole of the 3 wood allows it to skim or slide through the rough. The design of the 3 wood is ideal to perform this chip shot.

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In the last section of the Cure Your Slice series we discovered two laws of impact that will cause the slice. This installment looks at the fundamentals each golfer must build to create the swing that is repeatable and creates predictable results. Yes you have heard this before you must learn to crawl before you can walk and you must learn to walk before you can learn to run. That is so cliché and so boring and so true. The fundamentals we will look at in this article are the grip, ball position, and your aim and alignment.

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It all comes down to physics. The way our club approaches impact, the angle of the club face at impact, the speed in which we swing the club, how solid we strike the ball, and the path in which we swing the club contribute to the distance and direction the golf ball flies. These are the 5 laws of impact: angle of approach, club face angle, speed, centeredness of the hit, and swing path. In the world of a slice the two we need to concentrate on are the swing path and the club face angle. You may argue that angle of approach is a factor but it is normally corrected when the swing path is corrected.

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A scary shot for many players is the fairway bunker shot. Many times they alternate between hitting the ball fat or thin. Resulting in bunker shots that end up short of the target or don’t clear the lip of the bunker and leaving them inside the same bunker. Using the correct set up and
choosing the correct club can make this shot a lot easier.

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Most every one who has played golf has been afflicted with a slice. Standing on the first tee and seeing the lake to the right of the fairway, you adjust your aim and stance to ensure that you will miss the lake. Swinging the club back you feel the tension increase in your body, as you swing through you feel that unmistakable feeling of the ball hitting the toe of the golf club. You watch the ball start left of your target and slowly and surely the ball rights turning right and lucky you the fairway also slopes to the right. The ball lands, takes two bounces then dives into the water.

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Tension is an enemy of the golf swing. Tension does not allow the muscle to perform fluid motion and it inhibits the range of motion in the muscle. Look at Ernie Els, he creates a lot of power with a seemingly effortless swing. By keeping his muscles relaxed he is able to make an athletic swing that creates a tremendous amount of power. Here are a few simple exercises that will help reduce tension:

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What creates distance? Two major factors create distance, speed and center hits. The speed the club travels has a direct correlation with distance a ball travels, the higher the clubhead speed the greater the distance. To get the most out of each club we must hit the ball in the center of the club face or the sweet spot. However, there are three major factors that reduce the distance we can hit the ball because they affect speed and center hits. The three factors are:

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