How to Fix Your Slice With Irons in Golf

Before you can fix a slice in golf, you have to first know what is causing it. There are two main reasons a golfer can experience a slice in his swing: either the club face is open at impact, or the face of the club head is cutting across the ball rather than pushing through it. Once, you have pinpointed the exact reason for your slice, there are several drills you can use to help fix the hitch in your swing.

Things You'll Need

  • Golf club
  • Wall
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Instructions

  1. Open Face at Impact

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      Practice rotating your hips during your back swing and follow through, instead of sliding them. Sliding your hips is the most common reason for an open club face at impact.

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      Stand next to a wall with your less dominant side flush against it.

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      Grip a club and address an imaginary ball and take the club back slowly, making sure your hips maintain the same distance from the wall.

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      Begin a slow downswing and note the way the wall stops your hips from sliding.

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      Do this over and over until you get a good feel for rotating your hips instead of sliding them. Next time you are on the range, imagine invisible walls on either side of your hips, prohibiting you from sliding them.

    Cutting Across the Ball

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      Practice maintaining a sharp angle at your wrists through impact and not releasing it until after the ball is airborne.

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      Stand next to a wall with your less dominant side flush against it.

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      Grip your club and address an imaginary ball.

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      Take the club back slowly, cocking your wrists to a 90 degree angle midway through you back swing.

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      Take the club down slowly and focus on slamming the butt of the grip against the wall. this will force your wrists to maintain the proper angle.

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      Do this repeatedly until your hands feel comfortable making and keeping the appropriate angle. Next time you are hitting balls, imagine slamming the butt of the grip into an imaginary wall in order to maintain that angle and keep from casting it, which causes the club face to cut across the ball.