Did you know that hitting up too much can actually be causing your slice?

Before we get into it though, I have to start with the fundamentals. First off, you can’t expect to play good golf or to make an efficient swing and good connection if you don’t line up with your target. If you are consistently lining up incorrectly, you are going to incentivize yourself to make an inefficient swing in order to get the ball where you want it to go.

It’s very easy to set up with poor alignment without the use of proper aids.

Here I am using two golf shafts as my alignment aids.

The best way to insure that you are doing this is to use 2 sticks to help with alignment. One of the sticks should line up to the ball - this is your target line. The second stick, running parallel to the first stick will assist with lining your feet up to the target - this line will be parallel to your target line.

Okay, so now we get to the dreaded slice! A slice is a ball that curves dramatically to the right for a right handed golfer. Yeesh. That is ugly! Very often a slice can result from a weak lead hand grip. However, if you have checked your grip and made sure it was stronger and you are STILL slicing. What then?

Next, check your ball position. If your ball position is too far forward in your stance, you may be catching the ball as your club is traveling to the left which can result in a slice (for a right handed golfer). In other words, you will be catching the ball too much on the upswing.

Remember, if you have the ball too far forward in your stance, you may be catching the ball on the upswing as the club is going out to in which will very often result in a slice!

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