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Old August 23rd, 2006, 04:46 PM
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Inconsistent with Driver!

yesterday i shot a 39, my best score by 10 strokes!!!!!. i hit every fairway, but i was pushing everything right, so i aimed 10-20 yards left, but still hit 90% of the fairways.
Now today i hit maybe 1 of 7(only 9 holes) and hit slice after slice.
Just wondering how i can fix this without seeing my swing.
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Old August 23rd, 2006, 05:20 PM
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yesterday i shot a 39, my best score by 10 strokes!!!!!. i hit every fairway, but i was pushing everything right, so i aimed 10-20 yards left, but still hit 90% of the fairways.
Now today i hit maybe 1 of 7(only 9 holes) and hit slice after slice.
Just wondering how i can fix this without seeing my swing.
Okay, the first thing is What causes a slice. Answer: it's just like a curve ball ... the ball is spinning sideways, it catches the air, and curves to the side. So what causes a ball to spin to the side? Well, it almost goes without saying that the ball will go where the clubface is looking at the moment of impact. So, that must mean that the clubface is open at impact. But, since a slice is actually curving to the right then the face of the club must be open relative to the direction the club head is traveling . Now this can be caused by a number of reasons. Improper grip, improper hand action, incorrect arm action, trying to hit the ball too hard, or a combination of all these things. Not only that, it's also likely that not only is the club face open at impact but that the club is traveling across the target line from outside to inside. (The famous out-to-in swing)
Without seeing your swing, it would be impossible to guess which of these causes are the culprit for your slice. But don't despair. This gives you some things to look at to find the problem yourself.
The simplest fix and it might work for you, is to strengthen you grip. Try turning you hands slightly clockwise on the grip. Try this first and see if you get good results. Don't overdo it though. Too strong a grip and you'll be fighting a hook.
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Old August 23rd, 2006, 06:06 PM
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turning my wrist clockwise(to the right), wouldnt that just open the club more, also i was pushing it yesterday, today a slice, so im not sure.
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Old August 23rd, 2006, 06:17 PM
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yesterday i shot a 39, my best score by 10 strokes!!!!!. i hit every fairway, but i was pushing everything right, so i aimed 10-20 yards left, but still hit 90% of the fairways.
Now today i hit maybe 1 of 7(only 9 holes) and hit slice after slice.
Just wondering how i can fix this without seeing my swing.
I reckon i've got the answer to this one;- yesterday i think you were aiming everything left of target, feet, shoulders, clubhead etc... and playing your natural shot.

Today i think you aimed your feet, shoulders, hips etc... left of target but your club face was probably aiming straight out of the tee box more towards the centre of the fairway. Now when you play your natural fade shot it becomes a slice due to your body being that open to the target. I bet they were fairly high slices.

When you set up try to make sure everything is aiming down the same line. Hope this helps.
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Old August 24th, 2006, 09:36 AM
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thnx, that might be it, but see, i dont have i fade, i had a push, so thats why i aimed left, so obviously, something is still wrong.
Also, i have trouble with swing plane, most time i come to far inside(inside to out) or try to correct it and go over the top, so what can i do to have a inside to in swing plane.
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