Drivers

[louise_a]

It was commented on in my opening thead that all decent golfers use drivers. Here I have a problem, my normal swing results in a slice, today I was told it was because I dont follow through properly. When I concentrate on trying to follow through I invariably hit the ball of the heel of the club.

Any tips?

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

A slice is caused by swinging on an 'out to in' swingpath. Rather than look for tips from people on here that have never seen you swing a club I would suggest you book a lesson with a local pro and get them to have a look. Probably not the answer you were hoping for but definitely the best long term solution if you want to improve.

 

[DaveM]

A slice is caused by swinging on an 'out to in' swingpath. Rather than look for tips from people on here that have never seen you swing a club I would suggest you book a lesson with a local pro and get them to have a look. Probably not the answer you were hoping for but definitely the best long term solution if you want to improve.

You can swing in-to-out, and still slice the ball. Its more the club face. the more the club face is open to the swing path the more the slice(for want of a better word). Hence a push slice. (in-to-out swing with open face)

 

[sona]

Save yourself a lot of grief and have a lesson. I found it was too easy to try to compensate for a fault and spiral into a worse nightmare.

 

[Oddsocks]

If you want accurate advice from the forum techies the only way is to post a video of your swing so they can assess it visually. Descriptive fault finding isn't going to be as successful. Or opt for a lesson of a local pro, if your going to take the sport up, join a club etc then it's a good idea to build a repour with a pro.

 

[jdchelsea]

my bad shot with a driver is a slice and recently had lesson to try and fix it. not sure if your issues are the same as what mine are but it might help. anyway here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79rBG59dXk8&context=C3b0c923ADOEgsToPDskIyReb5E2msP_zmes4KK0DD

ps if your computer plays sound you'll also hear how my slice wasnt caused by an out to in swing path but an open face like davem says.

Good luck

 

[USER1999]

I am hoping this thread does not descend into another one on ball flight laws, but from two of the answers above, I guess it is going to.

 

[garyinderry]

i think i lay the club off at the top of the swing. i will be doing some tests at the range today after watching this video last night. it was something i had never really given much thought.

[video=youtube;x4i7hGcJ234]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4i7hGcJ234&feature=fvwrel[/video]

 

[louise_a]

Thanks folks, I have given in to temptation and ordered a WS DXI superlight driver, I will book a lesson and learn how to use it.

 

[Aztecs27]

I am hoping this thread does not descend into another one on ball flight laws, but from two of the answers above, I guess it is going to.

Inevitable, I would say.

 

[garyinderry]

i think i lay the club off at the top of the swing. i will be doing some tests at the range today after watching this video last night. it was something i had never really given much thought.

[video=youtube;x4i7hGcJ234]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4i7hGcJ234&feature=fvwrel[/video]

so glad i had a look at this video. driving the ball like a dream. this gets my hands higher in the backswing and i feel like im pointing out to the right at the top but on video im pointing straight down the fairway.