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.

Here are 2 very simple drills to help this problem.

1. To help get rid of the outside/in path that may be causing your drives to slice, practice hitting your driver with your head cover lying next to the ball. It should be placed just past the toe of your club and positioned from the ball to about a foot behind it. This will give you a soft, non-threatening obstacle to swing past that will not allow you to swing from outside/in.
2. To correct the steep angle of approach problem, practice hitting your driver from an extremely high tee. Most slicers love to tee the ball low. Teeing it high encourages a shallower angle of approach into the ball and allows you to catch the ball more on the upswing, instead of with the steeper descending blow that many slicers use. Try these easy drills to help straighten your slice. When you’re at Golf Cource, ask one of the pros to demonstrate for you.