How to fix your golf slice...for good.
Unless the stork just dropped you down the chimney & into your mom's outstretched arms and her soft & warm duel dairy facility...You know damn good and well what a slice is. NOT clueless, you fully understand that a ball slices because, at impact, the club head makes it spin in a clock-wise rotation. As a result of this encounter...the air catches the dimples and your ball rockets to the right over some guy's backyard fence, blasting through his patio glass door, knocking his prized Ming Vase off of the hand carved walnut mantle & onto his imported Italian tile floor___ transforming this prized collectible into Ming Dust. I should mention that this rich guy just happens to be the president of the local NRA and would love to show you exactly how his new 12 gauge shotgun works. Got Vaseline?
I first became aware of just how often the horrid slice infected the golfer at my Dad's driving range when I was 8 y/o. I was one of the lucky lads who fetched golf balls that were returned, back to the clubhouse, into another waiting bucket for resale. A gigantic percentage of the driving range balls were found on the right side of the range. Dad went so far as to install a 4 story, chicken wire fence, to keep the bad dog balls from flying onto our golf course. It worked....only a little bit!
SLICING 101...
A ball slices because:
1). the club face is open at the wreck (impact)
2). the club face is traveling across the ball...(outside-in) to the intended target,
3). an order of fries & biggie drink combo...
( for those of you w/o a sense of humor, it's a combination of 1 & 2 above)
All of the information that I have read, regarding the golf slice, has one thing in common (drum roll). . . . It doesn't work!
If you are cognizant that the family jewels are oftentimes hidden under those canary yellow, Palm Beach slacks, tucked appropriately out of the way, in the fruit of the looms with the valentine hearts__THEN__ you have what it takes to GET THIS ....The cure for the slice CAN Forever and Ever be YOURS & found in the next paragraphs....You Lucky Dog You!
So confident (AKA cocky) in my ability to fix a slice...I bet my students I can eliminate their slice in 5 shots or less or the lesson is free. Never lost the bet. I see on the Internet where some golf pro (?) needs 21 days to do it.. If he can't fix it in 5 balls he ain't gonna fix it!
As the club face leaves the ball it naturally opens up a full 1/4 turn by the time you reach the top of the back swing___ or you break both arms off at the shoulders. The next sentences are worth a kings ransom so take a hit off of your coffee mug and hang on every word. I usually sell this information, but you caught me in a generous mood today. Golfers slice the ball B/C they don't get the club face back to square at impact.
NOW, in order to get the club face back square at impact, the golfer must trick his swing by thinking that he is rolling the club face WAY TOO MUCH__ with his hands. The golfer must try to roll the club face 1/4 turn PAST square as if trying to hit the ball on the toe of the club head....NOT the club face. Likea thisa...(Use your Italian accent)
Here's what to do. Grab a 7 iron. Tee It UP. Take a nice big back swing....lazy smooth and slow. On the downswing have the sensation that you are GRADUALLY rolling the club face WAY TOO MUCH....with your hands. The casual observer won't be able to see this happen! One more point, make sure you are swinging directly to the target....not to the left of it.
IF the ball slices, you are not rolling. If the ball hooks, swing faster until the ball goes straight or hooks a little__ Your choice.
IF the ball slices, you are not rolling. If the ball hooks, swing faster until the ball goes straight or hooks a little__ Your choice.
Hey Sailor, wanna have some fun? On the next shot don't roll the club face over at all. Actually__Try to slice it. Big slice. Next ball ROLL Way TOO MUCH again....does it hook? Too much hook?___ Swing faster. Play with it...nothing to lose but your slice.
For My Dad
Bud McLellan 1913-1962
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12 comments:
Jim,
This practice helps tremendously. Talk about how to introduce the power, while not losing the smooth swing please. Once I am hitting nice and smooth, I have a tendency to hit for the fences, introduce jerks to the swing and lose tempo.
The cure that you have found on this post works like magic, doesn't it? I'm amused by how much nonsense there is out there that doesn't fix the slice one bit.
The secret to a powerful swing is
to swing F-A-S-T, NOT H-A-R-D! Your
goal is to own a swing that appears effortless, yet has great power. OK, here's your secret. Place your tongue between your upper & lower teeth and bite down a tad...just prior to it hurting. Hold it there while you swing..You W-I-L-L be smooth!
Jim,
You are absolutely right. This works just like you said it would. I am a fan forever.
Thanks a million!!!! My slice is history.
Hi Jim
Thanks for this article, was a great read. It compliments your instructions from the DVD perfectly.
Cheers
Brad H
PS - I'm now 12 days into my instructions with the DVD and I'm sticking to the program religiously. 9 more days to go... Loving it so far!
PPS - I really enjoy reading your blog entries. This is the only golf site I visit now. Keep up the great posts!!
Your attitude is exactly what I look for in a great student!
Your comments are welcome, anytime!
Best,
Jim McLellan
Hi Jim ,
Finally my slice is gone ! It took me a long time to get the feel of rolling my hands over. It was on your blog when you said roll it way to much and the picture of hitting the ball with the toe of the club that really made it click. I was able to correct the 3 and 5 wood first, actually able to hook on demand but the driver was being stubborn. Finally I got so mad at my driver that I decided to try and roll my hands over from almost the top of my back swing, at least it felt like that ...... boom , hooked it ! Next one dead straight ! Now I can hook or slice my driver on command ! Amazing !
Hi Mike!
There have been countless barrels of ink used to write slice cures. I read where some of the so called top 100 pros have their spin on slice cures. None work! Bottom line is they only add to the confusion for the poor suffering golfer. Because they are high
profile, golfers believe they must be true.
You, have experienced the joy of what really does work. Thousands of my students agree with you.
Your comments should inspire golfers, worldwide....Thanks for
taking the time to write and share.
Jim McLellan "The Anti-Pro"
Jim,
I am a left handed golfer who is fighting a slice. What do you mean by rolling your hands over? Right now I aiming way to the right to compensate for the slice but the club face is open and every thing ends on the left side of the fairway. I need help immediately..Thanks again. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Jim,
Can you explain the concept of rolling the club face with your hands? I am am left handed golfer struggling with a slice.. I aim way right and the ball bananas way left.I think one problem is my stance and shoulder are open way to much and not square.
Notice how as you swing the club back, the club face is opening more and more on its way to the top of the backswing. On the way
back to the ball the clubface needs to return to square. Two different ways to think about what to do is by rolling the face of the club OVER way too much as you swing down to the ball. Another way is to take a practice swing and watch your hands roll over each other as you swing past impact. Because the swing is so
fast and largely out of our control after it leaves the top of the backswing position...slow the swing down, for now, and visualize the club rolling so much that you actually strive to hit the ball on the tip of the clubface....See picture. Don't be afraid to roll
what seems like an absurd amount of roll...You are welcome to re-post until you have the results you desire.
Would it be somewhat accurate to interpret "roll your wrists way too much" as "roll your wrists way too soon?"
The wonderful part about our golf game is once we know how it works___ we own it. Have you readers noticed that there are more hits on fixing the slice than any other topic? Have you also noticed that the cure works?
To your question. Since you FINALLY have the correct scoop on how to fix the slice...experiment.
Yes, roll too soon makes perfect since because the swing is so fast that there is a delay between where we think and when it happens.
Rolling way too soon is a very good way to look at it. If you are
thinking that you BEGIN the roll as you start the downswing it will happen when it should___a split second later. So your point is right on target. Thanks for sending!!!
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