If your game is anything like mine, navigating your way around the golf course with a horrendous slice can be very tricky, especially if you are fond of shooting low scores.
Learning how to stop slicing the ball became a priority of mine this season, and I have to say these expert tips from PGA professional and Top 50 Coach Andrew Reynolds really helped.
Andrew has more than 47 years experience coaching amateurs and professionals, empowering them to improve their golf swing and play better on the course.
In this article, he identifies the common causes of the slice and shares a few practical steps any golfer can take to cure it for good…
Better By Saturday: I Can Cure Your Slice In 60 Minutes
Andrew Reynolds
Andrew was appointed Head Professional at Royal Cinque Ports in 1978, aged just 23. He is only the sixth professional in the club’s 125-year history. From 2010 to 2013, he was lead coach for the Mens England “A” squad and helped work with many established European Tour players. Andrew also enjoyed success on the European Senior Tour, most notably his top-20 finish in the Senior Open Championship at Turnberry.
1. What Is Square?
Alignment is key in curing a slice, so work on this with some alignment sticks at the range
(Image credit: Tom Miles)
Set up square. It’s an instruction coaches give all the time but few actually explain exactly what they mean by this.
It might seem logical to set your feet, hip and shoulders to aim at the target. But this is actually wrong.
Take a look at my address position in the image above. While the club is aiming at the target, my feet, hips and shoulders are not. They are all parallel to the target line. If you are struggling with a slice, the chances are that your alignment is off (your body is likely to be open to your target line).
So the next time you head to the range, work hard to get into this position using golf alignment sticks.
From there you’ll find it far easier to make a swing that allows you to hit the ball dead straight.
2. Left Wrist Position
This position at the top of the backswing can tell us a lot about what will happen through impact, so ensure you work on achieving the position on the right of this image
(Image credit: Tom Miles)
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