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well heres the deal, i am very comfortable with my swing, and i beleive i know the problem why i slice the ball on my drive, i can feel my wrists are opening up when im near contact with the ball, is there anything i can do to try to straighten my wrist out so i can hit the ball square on my club face...thank you

Most slice problems start earlier in the swing than just before impact but if you are right here are two little drills to get you squaring the club:

1. Swing at about 70% and concentrate on your left elbow, assuming you are right handed, pointing at your left hip joint at impact. It most likely isn't because of disconnection from your left side. Initially, you might need to feel like you roll your left forearm or bicep counter-clockwise to reach this position. Be sure to keep your left wrist flat at impact and you will feel the left side release.

2. Take your driver place it directly on the ground vertically out in front toward the middle of your stance and swing your right side around as if you were skipping a rock across the water inside the shaft. This will give you the feel of a right side release.

There must be an inner and outer centrifugal force working between your left and right side to cause the proper release. Should one get out of sync you will have face angle problems. To put the feeling of both drills together place both hands on the grip of your driver separated by about 3 to 4 inches and swing the club and you will feel what a complete release of the club is like.

Hope this helps,
Bob

Got a tip last summer that really helped me. Lighten your grip. Hold the club like you're holding a baby bird. It helped me straighten out all my shots.

A hearty second to Jonefoster's note above. Ben Hogan said, "Not one golfer in a hundred grips the club lightly enough."

Great advice already, but you might also want to experiment with the strength of your grip (as in placement of your hands).

Moving toward a slightly stronger grip has help me rid myself of the slice.

Ooops...should read: is because

Sorry,
Bob

What you describe is also one of the feelings I got when I had a "Reverse C".

When you don't go through the ball you tend to compensate with your wrists giving you a open wristed feeling, its as if your timing on your arms is ahead of your hips, and the club-head is late at impact giving you an open club-face feeling and a slice.

One way to check/address this is to;

a) place 60% of weight on to the front leg at address.
b) feel that you are pushing your (rear legs) big toe into the ground on the back swing so you keep the weight inside your Knee.
c) consider making a pause at the top of the back-swing to ensure your back-swing is completed and you have good timing.
d) ensure you have good rotation through the swing coming to a full finish.

I understand this is rather different to other advice above but I am looking at this as a "feel" symptom and remember we cannot see your swing.

One last thing make sure your swing plane is through your shoulder and not your neck with a neutral grip.