Is your golf swing making your ball slice or hook? Are you trying to get that golf ball straighter to have a better lie and not end up in the rough? I have been struggling with my driver off the tee and not letting my ball slice every time. Over the past two years I have been getting much better at getting my ball to go straight if not fading the ball. It has been a struggle for me since I first started playing golf and it still haunts me to this day.
While my driver is still a work in process, my irons have
been excellent for me. I have been
playing my irons these past few years the best I ever have. Yet, why do I still have problems with my driver
if my irons are playing terrific? Could
it be that the shaft and club is longer than the irons? Or could it be that the bigger swing for a
farther hit could be hindering my swing motion?
I think it is a combination of both of these problems. Now I know most people have this problem with
their golf swing, and it is a big problem or golfers. Slicing or hooking the ball makes golf
swing (1) lose a ton of speed off the
ball, (2) hinders your ball’s ability to travel the maximum distance, (3)
causes your 2nd hit to be put in a bad position, whether behind a
tree or in a deep rough. These problems
create situations in which your golf score could be high and cause a negative
outlook on the game.
While trying to find a fix for my drive I have been going to
the driving range pretty often and also getting out on the course and trying to
obtain a good score overall. The main
thing for trying to change your swing is to get out on the driving range. When getting out on the driving range you
actually get to see your ball slice or hook and then you can try to initiate a
change from there. So go out to the
driving range and buy a small or large bucket of balls and watch your swing
start to change. I have also been using
my IPhone as a way to help me out on my swing as well while out on the
range. I have been using the “Slow
Motion” feature on my camera to watch my swing.
I usually put my phone behind me as well as to the side in which it
points directly at me to my stomach to see what aspect of my swing I can change
to have a better grip on what I’m doing wrong.
I think this is one of the best things you can do (if you have a phone
with this feature) to see what you are doing wrong. With this feature it can depict and show you
a minute detail on your swing. Try this
now and I will almost guarantee a better swing in days.
One problem that I see with golfers that I go out and golf
with is the “chicken wing.” I call this
the chicken wing because when you swing, if your are a right-handed golfer your
right arm comes up and with your elbow bent it comes up at about shoulder level
and it looks like a chicken wing. The
same thing happens with left-handed golfers and their left arm comes up to look
like a chicken wing. When this motion
happens, it causes a disturbance in your swing and will make your swing report
less of a fluid motion. When bringing
your driver back from your starting stance, (which I call Step 1) it should
maintain a low look off the ground up until is parallel with the ground. When your club starts to come up your wrist
break and then your arm (whether right or left handed) starts to bend. When your arm bends you want to keep that as
close to your side as you can. Doing
this will make your swing much more fluid and most likely find that major fix
in your swing. Keep that arm and elbow
down. This is the number one thing I see
with golfers who are trying to fix their swing.
This technique does not just apply to the driver, but it applies to
every club in your bag (besides the putter of course).
Another motion that can make your swing better is the
turning motion of your wrists. If you
are new to golf, you might not think this is very important, but believe me, it
is. By not creating a turning motion in
your wrists, this allows for your club not to turn over and thus creates
contact that will most likely miss that fairway or green. By allowing your wrists to turn as your swing
comes through to make contact, it allows your club head to straighten out and
thus cause your ball to go straight. By
not allowing your wrists to turn after your back swing to make contact on the
ball, your club face is deemed “open”.
When your club face is open, this means that your club before making
contact with the ball is not parallel with the ball. The front of your club is farther away from
the ball than the end of your club.
By using these two techniques on your golf swing should
allow you to be more comfortable with your swing and also allow your swing to
look more fluid. These two techniques
should allow you to get in that rhythm of hitting your ball straight. Remember to get out on that driving range and
start practicing now. By getting out on
the driving range, this will allow yourself to get the best possible practice
you can and get that swing ready for an outing.
Remember these two techniques that are crucial to your
swing. By keeping that “chicken wing” in
check and keeping your elbow in towards your waist, and turning over your
wrists before contact will help your golf game this summer. Take these lessons to the driving range and
enjoy your new swing.
Down below is a link for a helpful cure to your golf swing slice:
Down below is a link for a helpful cure to your golf swing slice:
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