Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Golf Push Slice

If you are struggling with your swing shot and the ball in not going straight towards the target then there are chances that you are slicing or hooking the ball. In most of the cases, your friend or fellow golfers comes to you and tell you to try something. May be the advice can work for you but if it does not then you will loose confidence and your swing might get worse. You need to worry though because almost all the amateur golfers face this problem of slice in their swing. But there are only a few who are able to sort it out. One important factor to deal with the problem of slice is to know which type of slice shot is your? Either it golf slice, golf pull slice or golf push slice.

I have seen that most of the golfers don't know about their golf slice type and hence been struggling for this problem for a long time. In all three golf slice types, golf push slice is the most common. In this type of shot the golf ball follows a in-to-out path. The trajectory of the ball starts from the right side of the target line and curves further right. A push slice is opposite of pull slice in which the ball follows an out-to-in path.

The root cause of this error is open face of your club at the impact. Also your body balance can be crucial factor. Sometimes there can be problems in the ball position, grip, your stance and your swing mechanics. Well, all these factors are crucial for any swing whether you are driving or chipping.

Once you know that you are getting golf push slice then you will be able to fix this error more rapidly. For that you should try the following methods:

  1. Always use a tighter grip if you are getting push slice.

  2. Try to increase your upper body movement and decrease the lower body movement.

  3. Make sure that the ball is properly positioned before a swing. Also move the ball a little forward for a better impact.

  4. Take a look at your stance and make sure that your body and shoulders are properly aligned to the target line.

  5. Finally, concentrate on the rhythmic motion of the arms and shoulder with the swing.

A slice shot is not easy to deal with and often take some time to cure. But if you try practice with all the above factors in mind then it will be easy for you to sort out the problem of slice.

By Jeff Richard

Mr. Jeff Richard is a golfer having expertise in all the golfing fundamentals. The author has also written a golf guide for the amateur golfer that will help them to learn and play the game well. The book also covers some of the golfing errors like golf push slice, golf hook, golf draw and fade, etc

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