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am i going down the wrong path? with my new 454 cc Cobra driver, i began with a nasty slice...ballmarks on the face show me off the sweet spot ...inside ,closer to the heel ....

at the range , i noted that if I line up to the left, putting my right foot forward 2 inches, the slice is gone and the sweetspot is hit...

what does this mean?, and in general is it a bad habit i shouldn't start? my other clubs go straight and i use classic alignment

Well it may not be "correct" but most people don't have a swing like any of the pros, and fundamentals are in my mind just guidelines. The physics of a golf swing have been documented and all, but the most important part of all of that is the moment you hit the ball. If the ball if struck well in the sense of the ball flying straight and you're making good contact, what else matters? So long as you're not hurting yourself. You may want to look into a lesson if it really bothers you after a while, but I say go with what works.

Basically what you're doing in fixing the symtoms and not the cause of your slice. My guess would be that you're coming outside in and adjusting your stance and alignment to compensate for that. This may work for awhile but eventually you're going to have to learn how to hit the ball with control and the longer you go with your current set up, the harder it will be to fix it. Like Tyrath said, get a lesson or two and they should be able get you on the right "path."

Are you a lefty or a righty?

Go with it...and that is a big part of how Lee Tevino found his great game.

He found the more open stance to work well enough to get him UP FRONT!

I agree with the two previous posts. I will go on to say that changing your setup to correct a slice is a fundamentally bad idea. It is probably a case of an outside to inside swing that's causing your slice...Check this first. Getting a lesson or two is also a good idea.

Several people have offered responses that I believe are based on you being right handed. If you are left handed, then this would be a way to gain an advantage. Closing your front side slightly should help you to come at the ball from the inside on the downswing, so yes this would be a fix. Truth is though, like some previous posters said, it may only be a band aid. Examine the swing and see if you had been swinging out to in (rear shoulder moving torward the target too soon). If so, you will note that closing your stance (moving the front foot slightly toward the ball/target line) promotes a more rounded swing and coming at the ball from the inside of the line. It help to keep that rear shoulder back a bit longer, which should result in straighter drives, if not draws. It's not really a bad thing, IMO, to use this not only as a band-aid, but as a solution.
On the other hand, if you are right handed and moved your right foot as you said, you will be opening your stance, thus enhancing the slice. It may feel comfortable now, but will definitely not be a solution.

Thank you for stealing my Thunder!

I'll add that you should check your shoulder position at address as much as the feet. Many amateurs try to the fix the slice by turning left only to have it backfire. It often backfires as a result of the shoulders being too open at address.

I used to have a nasty slice too, but quick question to anyone?. hitting on the toe of the club, does that cause a hook?

I tend to slice the Cobra Drivers (at least at the Demo days I have gone to).
When you set-up, line up the driver face by looking at the bottom line, not the top line. For that matter every club should be lined up that way.

My TM 580 looks real closed on top when the bottom line is correct. The bottom line better reflects the faces angle.

righty. and i wonder why slice only w this new big driver?

well closing your stance may produce a draw

It depends on the club face position at impact and the swing path. You can easily hit a push or slice if the path is outside to inside with the face a little open at impact or a hook/pull if the face is slightly closed and the swing is inside to outside.

If the face is square at impact and you have an inside to out swing path hitting off the toe will usually result in slight push, at least that has been my experience.

^^^^ thanks for that, phew i hated my slicing days and it was so hard to get rid of