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Hi all...first, I'm pretty new, used to play about 10+ years ago and have decided to give it another go. I use a set of Dunlop TI Tours, and have a BAAADDD slice. I took lessons back in the day, but am in school now and they dont fit my budget. I usually do aout a 1/2 to 3/4 swing, since I was told this would help me get my groove back without getting too mad at the ball, and I can usually get a solid hit. My problem is that when I get a "nice long drive" it goes about as far right as it does forward. If I rotate my club a bit to come a little more inside when I swing, it goes perfectly straight! ...and about 20 yrds. Is there something I can do to fix this one way or another?

You could probably get a 30 minute lesson for $30 from a local pro. Well worth the money. Just have him get you back on track by fixing you swing faults.

I sliced the ball for the first three years I played. It wasn't until I stood
behind someone for a round that hit a DRAW all day did it finally make sense.

I played baseball for many years. When I step into the tee box I tell myself
"right center field gap." If you swing for the gap in left center you introduce
the wicked and dreaded slice. (Right handers, of course.)

Try to make contact with the left side of the ball instead of the right.
To do this you need to make your takeaway low. Keep that right elbow
tucked in to induce this motion.

One of the best things about setting up to draw the ball is that if you miss
the draw it goes STRAIGHT. LOL

I play with a guy who hits a 300 yard drive with a wicked slice. I'll hit a 200
yards draw shot that ends up 10 yards past him at 240 yards. He looses
70 yards with the left/right ball flight.

It's kind of ironic that your ball is going to the right but the only way to cure it is to
hit it to the right. That was the hardest part for me to accept.

Once you learn how to hit a draw you will seldom slice again.

Once I understood swing path and ball spin, I was able to change from a slice to a draw.

Years ago Golf Digest put out a book, free with a year's subscription, called "How To Solve Your Golf Problems." There are chapters for all aspects of the game, with some great hand-drawn illustrations of golfers of the time. I read and re-read the chapters on curing a slice and how to draw over and over again one Winter. I think I was about 17 or 18 years old. The next Spring I began to draw the ball.

As mentioned above, watching someone hit their draw and noticing their grip, ball position and swing path also helps.

Also, as someone mentioned, a 30 minute lesson is probably the best start.

Good luck.