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How To Use Golf Training Aids To Get Rid
Of Your Slice
Whack! Arrrgh! Our
erstwhile golfer groans as his ball drives impudently to the right
into trouble, despite his best efforts to guide it to the left. This
all too familiar scenario is played out over and over at golf
courses across the country. Many golfers are stricken with that most
dreaded of golf ailments, the vicious slice.
Likewise, most golfers don't know how to fix the problem so they do
the intuitive thing, which is to line up their feet and shoulders to
the left of the target. This only exaggerates the slice and leads to
great frustration. As if the game of golf isn't frustrating enough
already without adding additional difficulties.
Fortunately, it doesn't have to be that way. If you want to ditch
the slice and improve your game, then consider adding a couple golf
training aids to your practice routine. There are a large variety of
training aids designed to help the average guy hit it straighter. So
many, in fact, that it can be confusing finding ones that will
actually help. I'll give you some tips here that will set you on the
right path (pun intended) to getting rid of your slice affliction.
The first type of golf training aid you will need is a
swing path
device. Most slicers suffer from a nasty outside-in swing path. This
means that the clubhead comes from outside the ball (away from the
golfer's body) to the inside (closest to the body) at impact,
cutting across the ball. This leads to both a loss of power and a
tendency to slice.
To correct this problem, get a golf training aid that visually (or
physically) shows you the correct path through the ball at impact,
which is square to slightly inside-out. Some training aids have a
foam device that the club will hit if you swing outside to in. This
is great because it gives you instant feedback when you make a bad
swing. Grove the inside-out swing path and you will be 90% of the
way to getting rid of your slice.
The second golf training aid that can help get rid of a slice is a
device to help you train the timing of your release. This is the
point of the downswing at which the wrists release, snapping the
club through the ball. The release point is important in generating
club head speed at impact, and also in squaring the clubface.
If your release is late, then the clubface will be left open at
impact, resulting in a fade or slice. Golf training aids for the
release point are usually some type of shortened club with a device
built in that 'clicks' when you release your wrists properly. This
provides the instant feedback you need to time your release for
impact.
Using these two types of golf training aids, swing path and release,
should help you to straighten out your shots and add some yards as
well. Good luck and happy hitting!
Improve Your Swing
Looking for better consistency? Need to improve your accuracy?
Desperately want some more yards? Or possibly you just want your
swing to look a little better so your buddies won't tease you
anymore. These are all great reasons for doing some work on your
swing, but what is the best way to go about it?
Improve Your Chipping
The 18th hole is a lengthy par 4 with a tricky elevated green.
You've missed the green to the right on your approach. Your ball
sits about 8 feet off the green in the first cut of rough. The lie
isn't too bad, but it's a tricky shot.
Improve Your
Putting
Drive for show, putt for dough. Relax the nerves, trust your
line. Eyes over the ball, smooth take away. Accelerate through the
ball, and...
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