I will try this i have adjusted my grip in the past, i have adjusted my stance but when i aim left i hit the ball straight just left. Before i teach you this drill, lets make sure were on the same page about ball position. This can often be confirmed by looking at the divot. From this position, you have, in effect, made it impossible for your body to turn to your left on the throughswing. If hitting driver, set up with the inside of your left heel gently touching the second club. How do you know where in your stance to position the ball. Slice spin is imparted to the ball if the clubface is open relative to the clubhead swing path at impact. When i play it off my heel i get a nice fade to almost a slicebut when i play it off my middle toe well out front i get my draw. Slices how to stop slicing golf balls right golf distillery. I cant quite promise that, but we can show the why and how to stop slicing the golf ball when it starts. Oct 09, 2008 i tried turning the clubface, placing the ball outside my left foot, off a higher tee, using an intoout path and rolling over my arms after impact but nothing helped. If youre hitting a driver, the club which is most likely to cause a devastating slice, the ball should be. Driver slice and way too high, tried everything i know to cure it user77012 reply. May 24, 2019 at its root, a sliced shot is caused by the clubface arriving at impact with the golf ball in an open position.
Its going to affect the way you set up to the golf ball. The 3metal has more loft and it is easier to control than a driver. At the end of last season, i struggled off the tee with my driver and i attribute it to my ball position. We have talked about the ball position for slicers and hookers earlier.
The forward ball position shifts the shoulders open to the target, which leads to an outtoin swing and usually a slice. The driver is a highrisk, highreward club for many golfers. Golf ball position is very important to consistent golf. For driver and to clarify as you say slightly aim right, are you talking about swing path and not club face sim. Fix your slice and hook by changing your golf grip by golftec digital. If you get the ball in the right spot, good things tend to fall into place. Golfers tend to position the golf ball in their stance where they most often. Lets start by making an incredibly obvious and unsurprising statement. Golf driver slice, are there any drivers that can improve. Slicers tend to play the ball more forward than hookers. Swing through, focusing on letting the toe of the clubhead pass your heel through impact. What scares the devil out of me is hitting a driver from a tree lined, narrow space tee box in order to get the ball to the fairway. Taylormade has created a driver that midtohigh handicappers can enjoy the straighter ball flight with this clubs builtin.
What if you could change your club path by simply changing your ball position and getting the ball in a different part of the arc of the swing. Where you are hitting the ball on the face of the driver is the number 1 determinant on how far you will hit the ball. I tend to struggle off of the tee because my driver can send the ball in both directions slice and hook. Alternatively, skip beneath the video to see the antislice golf drills and fixes. Driver pushed or slightly sliced ball position forums at. By playing the ball too far forward, you are forced to come over the top and hit a slice or pull it left. Of course while this is as known in the world of golf as the name tiger woods, a sliced golf shot when what you. Understanding ball position and how it can help your swing golfwrx. Zach johnson is one of the pga tour s most accurate drivers, and his setup is a reason why.
Stand with your feet parallel or slightly splayed, a little more than shoulder width apart it should be comfortable to stand this way and should not restrict twisting. Hitting the ball too hard causes the wrists to tighten and it makes the player want to look to see the result. Dec, 2019 this is the ball position golf lesson for the driver. Basically, as you illustrate earlier in the article but omit in the 3 steps to gox slice and promote a draw the golfer should aim your stance feet, core and shoulders slight right, while keeping the club face aimed at the target or 12 degrees open of the target. Advising to put the ball that far forward is not the right advice. Eliminate incorrect ball position and improve your whole golf swing. Tilt to the right too much and you will hit the ball right. Can i stop my slice by having more loft on my golf driver. Hello ross, i love your golf swing technique my game is much improved. The effect of ball position on angle of attack, path and shot shape. Up till this season i didnt ever use my driver because whenever i tried it just sliced it. This lesson is designed to help you develop a consistent routine so that you can have your ball positioned in the same place every time.
This may be due to setup or swing issues that cause the face to open, or to an outsidetoinside swing path that effectively opens the face by wiping or swiping across the golf ball, imparting slice spin. Imagine that the ball is on a peg, and that all it can do is spin one way or another. And its not because your ball position is off or because your setup is off. Get into your regular, fullswing address position, but without a.
Increase driver distance by understanding golf ball speed. A weak grip for the righthanded golfer means that the left hand is too far underneath the club and the right hand is too much on top of the club like in the image below. So i got to thinking that because my drives were great maybe it was with ball position. When you understand the various ball flights and how the combinations of your swing path and club face direction causes them, you will be able to selfdiagnose and correct any. If you need to hit up on the ball or get more shallow, move it a little forward. If you need to hit more down on the golf ball steeper, move it a little back of your starting point. If youve read any golf instruction material in the past, you may have heard that a slice is often caused by what we call a weak grip. Feb 18, 2014 i have been tinkering with the driver all ball position all winter and i finally think i have it figured out. The left hand is too weak if less than 2 knuckles are visible. If youre using a club that calls for a center ball position, align the second clubball in the center of your stance, and so forth.
This will help you then find that position much more easily when youre out on the course. The first thing you have to do is loosen the wrists. Anyway, today im at the range ive been practicing my driver. That path is a ball flight killer because it leads to shots pulled to the left for a righthanded player or sliced off to the right. The golf ball should be positioned just forward of center to ensure a proper.
If you slice your driver, consider using a 3metal off the tee instead. For instance, with the driver, the ball should be in line with your front heel, this should give you plenty of time for your wrists to square the clubface at impact. Standing too far from the ball pulls the upper body downward, leading to a. Driver pushed or slightly sliced ball position forums. As a 2star certified pga professional ive spent over 10,000 hours teaching golfers around. Jun 10, 2014 hitting your driver with a sweeping motion rather than a downward angle will help to bring down the spin rate and give you a better, more penetrating ball flight. When you open up your stance your are effectively moving the ball further up close to the target in your stance. Important before you follow any of the lessons below, its worth finding out about the correct ball flight terminology. Will a couple more degrees of loft on a driver stop a slice.
The slice shot with the driver is a common shot among amateur golfers. Youre slicing the ball because your clubface is open to the path, first and foremost. If the ball is further back in your stance, it may not allow enough time for the clubface to reach square at impact, leading blocked andor push. Its true that one of the reasons golfers slice or hook their driver is because drivers dont have much lof. The side spin that creates a slice is the result of a downswing path that travels across the target line from outside to in with a clubface that points right of the target at impact. The driver achieved, on average the highest ball speeds and longest carries. Fixing the boomerang your task is to start the ball well right of target then, by making the following changes, spin the ball back toward the target. So i started playing my ball off my left heel, like my driver. Placing the ball too far back in the stance is a very common fault for the driver. Playing the ball back a few inches in your stance is one way to lower ball flight.
Unfortunatelyit is just the opposite as you said due to my swing of course. How to stop yourself from slicing the golf ball dummies. Theres a good reason why people who slice the ball want to fix it. Having the ball out of position even by a few inches, whether its too far back or too far forward in your stance, is going to do two things. Im trying everything from overgripping to closing the club f. Time after time players see the ball start near the target line but then arc and swerve.
All else being equal, youll hit the ball farther with a driver than any other club in your bag. They dont have a good grip, they make a steep swing into the ball, and they dont understand. Use correct alignment and ball position to stop slicing your driver. The idea of a low draw is produced with a closed stance, which promotes an in. So many things have to go right in a golf swing to hit it straight and minor deviations in the swing can send your ball offline. The ball should be placed inline with the inside of the arch of the left foot for the driver, an inch or two back for fairway woods, and around your center line for most irons. Correct your ball position to stop slicing your driver youtube. Position the ball off the inside of your front foot, about even with your heel, to promote. Recognizing these causes is the first step to eliminating the. Lets talk about the effects of improper ball position on your golf swing. Even great players like ernie els said that he has a tendency to let the ball drift too far forward in his stance. Most accomplished players prefer to learn how to hit a draw, which curves gently from right to left. Your tip on ball position with my driver was spot on. Take the golf potential quiz to get a free personalized video lesson based on your unique game and discover how to transform your golf game in as little as 1 lesson.
Please tell me what i did wrong for it was 1 of about ten shots i lost to the right. Golf driver slice, are there any drivers that can improve my sliced shots video by pete styles the sliced golf shot is possibly the most frustrating shot in golf and its so common, nearly every golfer that you know will experience some version of a sliced golf shot at some point in their career. Chances are poor finish is a symptom of something other than a wide stance though. The ball position with the driver should be farthest forward, just inside your left heel, then move progressively farther back until you get to your wedges, which should reside squarely in the. Once the ball starts drawing away from the target, adjust the ball position and aimalignment until the ball flies directly at the target. Jun 21, 2018 youre slicing the ball because your clubface is open to the path, first and foremost. Ball position for a driver is normally played off the inside of the left foot while a short iron is played approximately the middle of your stance. Wide stance could also be messing with ball position, getting it too far forward shallowing aoa which also gets path more left but this seems less likely. Now that you know how to stop slicing your driver, lets talk about how you can get even more distance off the tee. Taylormade has created a driver that midtohigh handicappers can enjoy the straighter ball flight with this clubs builtin draw bias. The further back the ball position, the more likely the clubface.
Watch the video below for an explanation of what a slice is and what causes it. Your left wrist should be flat at the top of your swing. The more they look, the tighter the wrists so the ball ends up tailing off to the right. When it comes to maximizing your driver distance, there is only one place to look first contact. Keep the ball in one place for every club golf digest. The vast majority of golfers struggle to consistently hit shots that result in their desired ball flight. In the following video, i mention the ball flight diagram. I tried turning the clubface, placing the ball outside my left foot, off a higher tee, using an intoout path and rolling over my arms after impact but nothing helped. If you top your driver or fairway clubs, you may be. That path not only leads to pulls and slices, it also delofts your club so youll hit down too much on the ball and decrease important launch angle conditions. This is the ball position golf lesson for the driver. If the ball is further back in your stance, it may not allow enough time for the clubface to reach square at impact, leading blocked andor push sliced shots 1.
But lots of golfers seem to play the ball too far forward. Golf ball position with the driver the grateful golfer. The position of the club at the top of your swing is an indication of whether you will slice the ball. Problems with hitting the driver in golf healthy living.
A sliced ball will always curve to the right, but its original direction of flight is significantly affected by the clubhead swingpath. The last few weeks saw me crushing my drives razor straight. If its flying straight or curving left, then your slice is cured. How to correct a drive slice golf tips and tricks golfweek. Golf workout program the stepbystep guide to better golf.
I shot 81 today, but we caught this drive on video and it was leaking to the right. John had the ball for driver, just inside his front foot. Things that have helped me are 1getting an r9 and setting it 2 left and 2 taking an strong overhand grip basically take your normal grip then rotate your hands clockwise about 12 inch till you can see several knuckles on your left hand im assuming you are a righty. The correct ball position driver, right hand golfer, square stance, the ball should be just inside of the left heel and the hands should be in line with the ball. Im cyrus and im here to help you play the golf youve always dreamed of. In a golf shot, this is exactly what happens to make the ball curve across the sky as a slice. Cure the push or push fade with driver free golf tips. Driver slice and way too high tried everything i know to. The unfortunate reality is that a large majority of playersmaybe 90 percentstruggle with a slice. The ultimate guide to ball position at address usgolftv. You dont hit a slice because you hang back on your right foot. Oct 19, 2018 checking your stance and grip can often eradicate any slice without changing the hitting motion at all.
At its root, a sliced shot is caused by the clubface arriving at impact with the golf ball in an open position. Football coaches talk about the importance of field position and positional matchups in regards to players. But because its the longest and leastlofted club other than your putter the driver also can be the most. A sliced shot the dreaded banana ball that curves severely right is a problem that affects most amateur golfers at nearly one point or another. Dec 14, 2015 a lot of what determines whether you hit a good or bad shot happens at address. In the video, john had the ball for driver, just inside his front foot. I hit my irons dead straight, but my drivers always slice. Granted, without a fast clubhead speed you wont hit the ball very far, but you can have all the clubhead speed in the world and miss the sweet spot by a 14. Best driver specs for those who slice their shots golf tip. A simple drill for perfect ball position and pure strikes. For golfers who struggle with an overdrawing ball flight, we often see a grip that is turned too far away from the target commonly.
May 08, 2019 now that you know how to stop slicing your driver, lets talk about how you can get even more distance off the tee. If it is cupped, or concave, you will most likely strike the ball with the club face in an open position, which causes a slice. Tee shots hit with a draw tend to go farther because they get more roll when then hit the fairway than. The contact was clunky and the ball as a result going dead right with curve.
When you take your driver setup, you want the ball to be forward in your stance. Hitting the driver straight duke university golf course. Why many golfers play the ball too far forward golf tips. How to fix a slice in 5 minutes instruction golf digest. The butt end of the club should be a few inches inside the ball. Where is no argument that you can hit it long with the latest m5 or m6 driver but keeping it in the fairway can be a problem for those that slice the ball. Jul 05, 2011 yep that is a slice and believe me i know a slice. Techniques to not slice a golf ball off the tee golfweek.
Then, position the index finger dot directly under the middle of the shaft so that it is hidden. I had consistant solid contact, good distance with a slight draw. Aug 17, 2016 grip the club and align the thumb dot with the trail edge of the shaft. A slice is a golf shot that curves from left to right. If its curving less to the right, then youre on the right track. That way, you can check whether your main fault is a slice or a pushslice for example, and return here to choose the most appropriate lessons. Amateurs who slice often hit tee shots that curve violently, termed a banana ball. Twist your upper body to the left so that you can place the clubhead behind the ball.
Golf driver slice, are there any drivers that can improve my. There are many things that you can take care of before you swing that will help with you ball striking. Stop slicing your driver once and for all usgolftv. Best driver specs for those who slice their shots golf tip slicing the ball with the driver is one of the most frustrating and common faults among amateur golfers. To spin the ball clockwise, the club has to swing more to the left with the clubface pointing slightly to the right. Driver slice and way too high tried everything i know to cure. A lot of what determines whether you hit a good or bad shot happens at address.
You will get more distance from a straight ball with a 3metal than a sliced driver. Though this is to be expected as both the gx7 and 3wood are 43 while the gx7 produced significantly shorter in distance than the driver, it finished just under four yards closer to the target line on average. There are many theories about ball position and given dichotomy of these theories, it can be difficult to determine which is best for you. The ball should not be outside of your left foot for any drives. You are either swinging outsidein or your clubface is open at impact. Thats the most important part of any technique to fix your slice. The latest golf drivers have new tech that makes them easier to use and helps minimize slices and draws. You hear the words position or positioning in sports a lotand with good reason. This simple drill gives you perfect ball position for pure strikes with every club.