How to fix a slice in golf

The situation

For a right-handed player, a slice bends to the right. Often it starts left of the target and then peels away. Sometimes it starts at the target and curves from there. Both are the face open relative to the path.

If the ball leaves low and sharp with almost no face on the strike, that is not this page. That is a shank, the hosel, the neck of the club.

The fix

1. 01
   Strengthen the grip before you try to swing left Turn the lead hand until two knuckles show. The Vs point between your chin and trail shoulder. Do this even if you would rather think about the swing. An open hand will reopen the face on the way down.
2. 02
   Move an iron ball back if it has crept forward An iron ball that has crept forward is worth checking. Mid-iron position is on ball position. The driver stays forward. Do not drag the iron forward to copy it.
3. 03
   Let the hands drop as the first move down The slice path throws the clubhead at the ball from the top, from outside the toe line. A useful feel is the hands falling as the first move down, so the shaft is not laid across your toes. You are not aiming the swing left. You are stopping the cut across.
4. 04
   Finish with the chest at the target Weight ends on the lead foot and the chest points where you wanted the ball to start. A slice finish often stalls with the chest still facing the ball and the club low around your trail side.
5. 05
   Ten balls at half speed The win is a ball that starts nearer the target and curves less, not a longer ball. If it now starts right and never curves, that is a push. Check aim before you touch the grip again. If the ten-finger hold is what you use, the same knuckle rule is on the ten-finger page.

Slice vs fade

A fade curves gently right and finishes on target; a slice curves a long way and keeps going. If yours lands near the target, keep it.