Drill for the common slice

Don Leone is the PGA Director of Instruction at Coyote Creek
Golf Course. For more information about classes email
dl****@**********ke.com or call 463-8024.
Almost 80 percent of my students who come to me with swing problems hit the ball to the right. For the right-handed golfer, the ball starts left of the target line and curves to the right, and it’s called a slice. The problem is the shoulders or upper body prematurely unwinding before the lower body initiates the forward swing, creating an outside-in swing path. Try this exercise. With the ball teed up, take your stance with a six or seven iron. Drop the right foot back four or five inches behind the left shoulder with apart. Align the shoulders parallel with your feet so your upper body is pointed to the right of the ball. Keeping your feet on the ground and your upper body pointed to the right, take a few practice swings. This will create an inside-out swing path, also promoting proper release of the club head. Once you sense the correct swing path and feel the club head releasing, hit a few shots. This will help produce a right-to-left ball flight.