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Cure a Sudden Case of Midround Slices
By Tom Stickney
GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher
The Problem
You're sailing through a round, when all of the
sudden--whoa! You slice a tee shot that lands one fairway over, and
you repeat the shot on the next tee.
What you typically do
You become bogged down with too many swing thoughts--Is it my
backswing? My downswing? You should know from experience that this
kind of overthinking never works, and usually just makes matters
worse.
What you should do
Save swing fixes for the practice range and concentrate on this
emergency cure:
As you swing through impact, make a conscious effort to square up
your clubface. If you're wearing a watch on your left wrist, try to
allow an imaginary person standing behind you to see what time it is
immediately following impact. It's a good trigger to remind you to
rotate your forearms through the hitting area to prevent leaving the
clubface open. Aim 10 yards
right of your intended target in case the ball hooks a little.
After your round, forget this quick fix and try to determine the
real cause of your slice. Most likely it's an outside-in downswing
path. That requires more than a Band-Aid. But the watch trick works
and can definitely help you turn a bad driving day into a decent
scoring day. |
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