A slice is a golf shot that curves, rather than going straight. This occurs when the ball is struck in such a way that the club creates a side spin, rather than a forward spin on the ball. For right-handed golfers, this causes the ball to veer sharply to the right, often at a 45-degree angle, into the rough, woods or water. Fixing your grip, stance and swing are all integral to curing a slice.
Step 1
Stand over the ball in such a way that you create a forward swing. Standing too close to the ball results in your club coming from outside of your shoulders toward your body. This outside-to-in swing path hits the ball from one side to the other, creating the sidespin that causes slice. For right-handed golfers, the club striking the ball from right to the left causes the ball to spin and travel from left to right. Stand close enough so that your arms are not completely straight at chest height, and far enough away so that your elbows are not completely bent, close to your body.
Step 2
Place the ball even or forward in your stance. Placing the ball closer to your rear foot does not allow you to open your hips and uncoil your upper body enough to create a straight swing path. Close your stance if you are standing with your back foot slightly under you by moving it forward, even with your front foot. An open stance contributes to a slice.
Step 3
Hold a strong grip. If the palm of the hand that is lower on the club is facing straight ahead or downward, you have a weak grip, which can open the club face at impact, creating a slice. For right-handed golfers, you right palm should be facing more up than down as you set up.
Step 4
Begin your backswing by simultaneously bending your front knee downward and turning your shoulders backward. Your shoulders should push your arms backward, resulting in a straighter take back. If you lead with your arms, pulling your shoulders, you may misalign your upper body and create an out-to-in swing path.
Step 5
Bring the club forward by opening up your hips soon after you begin your forward swing. Your hips should create a movement in your trailing shoulder that brings your arms forward. If you keep your hips still and torso straight and use your arms to push your shoulders forward, you will come from outside of your shoulders to inside, causing the right-to-left swing path that causes a slice.
Step 6
Snap your wrists into your shot so that the club face is square at impact. Do this by turning your wrists over just before contact, so that your right hand, which was lower on the club, ends up as the top, or leading, hand after your follow through.
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