If you have searched for "how to correct a slice" on the internet, you know that about 50,000 pages are dedicated to this. Slicing is a very common problem in golf and beginners in golf have a real bad time with it.

I have to be one of the worst at hitting my driver.  The ball goes strong then veers to the right so bad I think it gonna come back to me sometimes!  I have been working on correcting this slice for some time now.  I read everything I could get my hands on and tried many different "tricks" to correct it.  Nothing seemed to work for me, UNTIL very recently.

Here is what I am doing now to correct my slice.  You may find this helpful.  I think for many of us, it is a combination of things that starts to correct the slice. At least for me, there are four important things I am doing and it seems to be working.

Overall, your goal is to learn how to pull a mean hook.  That is, you want to do things in your swing and stance and grip to pull the ball left -- the opposite of a slice.  This made a lot of sense to me, because I figured if I could add a hook to my natural slice, I would end up going straight.

1. Be sure the ball is very far forward in your stance.

For this you can have the ball a good 4 inches in front of your left foot.  Seriously, don't worry about how everybody else does it, get that ball teed up well in front of your left foot.

2. Get a grip  - A Strong Grip

This does "not" mean a tight grip, strong means the way your hands are positioned on the grip. Here is a picture of strong and neutral or slightly weak.

It may feel bit awkward when you try this, but just rotate both hands twisting 'in'.  This will help keep the club face more square at impact and that is one thing you are after to stop slicing.

At the same time, don't use a "death grip" in terms of how tight you hold the club.

3. Pull your right foot back 6 inches

Get in your normal square stance , having aimed, addressed the ball, strong grip and at nearly the last moment before you swing, move your right foot back about 6 inches, straight back, not wider.  This should cause you to hook the ball. But you , having a normal slice going, will have a hard time hooking.

4.  Swing slowly back and accelerate through the swing with a great follow though

It is important not to get a bunch of speed going in your back swing.  Just be fairly slow and deliberate.  Then be crisp at impact and follow through like a pro.  I mean, you should be standing there in a pose for the cameras after you swing.  My friends that I golf with called me a "posser" for a while when I was trying all this.  Just do it, and watch your slice turn into a straight flight.

All these things should start to bring the ball back around and eventually, you may actually hook the ball.  That would be a great outcome! If you start hooking, then you can change a few of the things you are doing to put it back straight.

The goal is to hook the ball.

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Have fun with golf.  Relax, and enjoy it!