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Got A Slice That You Cannot Get Rid Of?

Got A Slice That You Cannot Get Rid Of?

Article by Chuck Summers

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Taken in comparison with other sports golf must be one of the most difficult in the world, many people struggle for years to master the skills and never achieve a great level.

You will find that a whole range of tips and tricks have developed over the years and the list keeps growing as more and more new golfers take up the game every day.

The most popular swing fault golfers face today is curing that annoying slice. Imagine how much more accurate you can be if you could cure your slice and start hitting it straight.

Here is a list of 5 little tricks designed to minimize your slice, and with practice should help you to eliminate this annoying habit.

1. The first thing to do is aim to develop a wide and powerful backswing. You have to keep your left arm straight as you take the club backwards, but you must not keep your left arm straight in your follow-through.

If you deliberately try to keep your left arm straight then this can lead to a heavy slice. This is due to your left arm hindering your right arm’s natural rotation. How to adjust? Easy.

Let your left arm bend during your follow-through. Swing a few times only with your left hand, then immediately do a normal swing.

2. A second thing that can cause slicing is because you are letting your club get too far behind you on the backswing, which makes you get outside your target line on your downswing. Without a club, try swinging your left arm, mimicking a full swing.

Your arm has to cross your chest and meet up with your right shoulder. On the downswing, try replicating that motion exactly, only backwards.

3. What the slice boils down to in reality is simply a lack of squaring the club with the ball. So you need a great finish to square the club with the ball correctly. A good drill to try is to take an 8-iron and tee up.

Swing it back to waist height, cock the club up, and then pull towards your left. You should be aiming to hit the ball about 50 yards. Be sure to make your chest and belt buckle face your target.

4. But what if your problem is a bit worse than above? You are hitting big banana slices. You must square the club to the ball earlier. What you should do is draw a yard long straight line in the sand in a bunker.

Take a 5 iron or 6 iron and swing the club above the line. Try to get your divot to start at the line and go forward. Keep trying until you can hit at least 10 shots in a row that start at the line.

5. Often one’s slice can be eliminated, only to come back stronger than ever. Don’t worry; there are tips for this too. Head on over to the driving range. There you can find hills that place the ball slightly above your feet.

With a strong left-handed grip, start hitting balls on this hook lie. This naturally straightens out your swing. Just keep the same grip as you hit balls on a flat surface. Now you can kiss your slice goodbye.

About the Author

Chuck Summers has been playing golf since school and has heard many golf swing tips both from family and friends.

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Norman climbs down on Tiger stance

Norman climbs down on Tiger stance

Article by Fiona18

Greg Norman has been made to climb down on his pre-President Cup statement that Tiger Woods did not deserve his TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB Irons Steel in the United State team. Since the solid deafeat of his Internationals, that previous statement has been forgotten. The man who, in his hey day as the World No 1 was known as ‘The great White Shark’, admits that Woods stepped up to the plate at Royal Melbourne, is suggesting that he is on the way back and has expressed the hope that the 21st Century’s greatest golfer will soon return to being the old rampaging Tiger who bestrode World golf like a Colossus. Norman said on Monday “Tiger’s a Tiger okay – he certainly stepped up to the plate,” Norman said. “I said to him ‘You need TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB Irons Steel as much as TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB Irons Steelneeds you’. We all want to see him up there. “Any player hates to see a great player struggle. We all know what it’s like to go through the ins and outs of the game. “You want to see the player who dominated the game come back so that when you beat him you feel like you beat him at the top of his TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB Irons Steel.” Norman, along with many other critics, believed that the former World No 1’s form during his past two years simply did not warrant him a place in the 12-man US team ahead of fast-rising young stars of the calibre of Keegen Bradly, whose victory in the PGA championship made him the only American to win a major this year. Couples disagreed strongly and said at the time that he had no doubt that he had done the right thing. Although he has yet to admit it, Couples might have been feeling pretty unsure of himself after the first day of the Cup. (TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB Irons Steel)This after Woods, down to World No 50 when he teed off at Royal Melbourne, looked as if he was going to prove Greg Norman correct when he and Stricker were crushed 7&5 by the International’s Aussie-Korean pairing of Adam Scott and JK Choi in Thursday opening foursomes and it could hardly have helped when he lost again in the Friday’s fourballs to go 2-nil down. He and Johnson did suffer a shock fourballs defeat to the Internationals on Saturday afternoon when he missed a medium length putt at the last he would have nailed without a second thought in the good old days and allowed Kim Kyung-tae and YE Yang who had looked to be the most inexperienced and inept team in the cometition, to edge home the 1-up winners. But again he bounced back,this time by holing the winning putt in Sunday’s singles that helped thwart a desperate final-day charge by the Internationals that had seen young guns Kim, Charl Schwartzel of South Africa and Ryo Ishikawa of Japan and local favourite Geoff Ogilvy winning each of the first four matches.( TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB Irons Steel)The brakes Woods helped put on the Internationals momentum would see the USA retain their title by 19 points to 15 and somewhat ironically his Sunday victim, whom he comfortably beat 4&3 in the third last match of the day, was Aaron Baddley, who was one of Norman’s two Australian wild card picks. The other was veteran Robert Allenby, who like Baddeley was selected ahead of many other more deserving candidates if World Rankings had counted for anything because of their “local knowledge’ of Royal Melbourne. In the end it didn’t count for much. Playing TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB Irons Steel with fellow Australian Jason Day, Baddeley picked up a half in a game the pair should have won after leading by two with two holes to go in Thursday’s foursomes and then won a point in Friday’s fourballs. But that was it. he lost each of his last three matches. Allenby, meanwhile didn’t win a single match to finish 5-nil down and while Bill Haas, this year’s FedEx champion and Couple’s second wildcard pick, was hardly a star himself, only managing to match Baddeley’s 1½ victories and three losses, Tiger came out of the doldrums and out-did all of the wild card picks with two wins and three losses. It was no surprise, then, when Couples gave him what might well have been the longest and hardest hug of the tournament after the embattled super-star had rolled in the 2011 TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB Irons Steel Cup clincher. Nor was it any suprise when Norman, who has now suffered back to back losses in his last two Presidents Cup appearances as the International captain since taking over the roll from an equally unsuccessful Gary Player, changed his tune to songs of praise and hope for a man who remains the world’s top draw card. I don’t believe it is his relatively ordinary looks, mostly unsmiling face, or even his less than smooth swing that’s responsible. And Tiger is no longer able to drop enough of those extraprodinary cluch putt of yester-year that had them roaring so loud and so often. But the magic he created in his year’s of greartness have not been forgotten and if his galleries remain as large as ever, I would have to say that it is because they are there in the hope of seeing TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB Irons Steel greatests magician rediscover himelf. Naturally the galleries will dwindle if and when they get tired of waiting, but in the meamtime, he is producing enough sparkle in between a little too much splutter to suggest that while he’s not there yet, it may not be too long before he is.

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Golf Slice Cures: Use This Tip and Cure Your Golf Slice For Good

Golf Slice Cures: Use This Tip and Cure Your Golf Slice For Good

Do you have a golf slice that you just can’t seem to get rid of? Are you tired of sending your shots into the woods and losing dozens of balls? Well, here is a really good tip that may help you cure that golf slice once and for all. Best of all, it’s really pretty simple once you get the hang of it and understand why it is being used.

Did you know that more than 70 percent of golfers struggle with slicing the ball at some point in their golf career? Dealing with a slice is not fun and it can hurt your golf game in several ways. The good news is, it’s fairly easy to correct it. I cannot claim that this small tip will COMPLETELY cure your slice, but there is a good chance that it will, and I hope it does.

When you come into the impact zone, there are really only 2 factors that can determine the “shape” of ball flight.

1. The angle of the club face at impact.

2. The Path the club is taking at impact.

You’d agree, that’s really not that tough to understand. The tough part is explaining how to correct it, and keeping this article short at the same time. Anyway, here’s a few things you should concentrate on:

Golf Slice Cure Tip #1 – Try to keep your leading shoulder “down” on the ball through impact. This is called staying strong through impact. Lots of times the leading shoulder (left shoulder if right handed) flies up before impact. Now just for a minute, think about what that does to the club head when it’s in the impact zone.

Golf is all about thinking and analyzing your shots to get better. A huge part of this game is understanding “why” you’re getting a certain result, and the physics behind that result. Thinking through your golf swing will provide huge dividends if you’re willing to invest the time it takes.

Get up from the computer and actually go though the motions slowly. Let your leading shoulder fly up as you approach impact and you’ll actually be able feel and see the clubface coming from an outside-in path. That causes a slice every time.

So what can you do to correct it? Well, as I said before, try to learn to keep your leading shoulder strong. Keep that shoulder “down” on the ball all the way through impact, even after the ball is gone and flying straight down the fairway.

Golf Slice Cure Tip #2 – Initiate The Downswing With Your Arms. I’m sure that’s the exact opposite of what you’ve heard before. Starting the downswing with the arms is a tough thing to do. You want the ball to go the maximum possible distance. So subconsciously, many people have the problem of letting their body get way ahead of their hands. That’s the number one slice-producing move among golfers today. It’s probably the toughest one to fix, because when you’re at the top of your backswing, all you can think about is crushing the ball.

Instead of thinking maximum distance, think minimize slice. Start the downswing with your arms. Get to the top of your backswing, and then the first move should be with the arms. Put this move together with keeping the leading shoulder down, and it will do wonders for both your woods and your irons.

If you look at any of the really good players, you will see that they actually initiate the downswing by “pulling” the club down with their arms. They do NOT start the downswing by twisting the chest towards the target. That is a very important distinction to make.

Ok, that’s all for today, I hope these Golf Slice Cure Tips help you improve your game.

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Golf Slice Cure Tips

Golf Slice Cure Tips

Article by Mike Murray

One of the problems most golfers have is slicing the golf ball. It causes great frustration and some struggle for years hoping to improve this problem. There are many tips and tricks to eliminate the problem, it’s up to you to identify which areas of your game, grip or stance needs work.

Proper GripStart by moving your hands until they are in proper golf grip position. Take the club in your left hand and place your thumb on the shaft. If the line between your thumb and your index finger is pointing towards your right eye then it’s placed correctly. Now you have to wrap your right hand over the left hand and place your left thumb on the palm of your right hand.Avoid gripping the golf club too tightly if you are right handed, it could cause the ball to hook towards the left. But you could cause the ball to slice towards the right if your grip is too weak; therefore you have to practice having a neutral grip when holding your golf club.

Proper StanceEnsure that your shoulders are aligned with the ball. You are allowed to adjust stance to feel comfortable, but stance does play quite a big role when it comes to eliminating golf slice. Pay close attention to how you stand and address the ball – if you are doing everything else right but still slice the ball, you might want to practice your stance in the mirror and see if you find any areas to improve.

Tips to Avoid Golf Slice* As mentioned previously as well, the easiest to fix is your grip. Don’t tighten up when you get nervous, relax and keep the grip as neutral as you can.* If nothing you try seems to work – experiment with a stronger grip bit by bit. This won’t work for everyone and it should be something you try when nothing else seems to work for you.* During the downswing, your left hip will be leading and during the early downswing it will be your right shoulder that lowers and your right elbow should return to your side. A slice will be produced if your elbow is flying or flapping in the breeze, you must avoid this.* Proper position means your right arm will be closer to your torso than your left, your shoulders will be in line with the target line and your right shoulder will be lower than the left.* Avoid turning your hips too much, limit the movement. If you have too much movement the club will go too far inside and loop over the top.* Move into your forward swing with a leg thrust to the left.

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Mike Murray is a keen golf enthusiast. He owns and maintains The Golf Pro Online, a professional resource for all golf players and where you can find more great tips on golf slice cures and other effective golf advice.

How to Hit the Golf Ball on an Uphill Lie

How to Hit the Golf Ball on an Uphill Lie

Uphill lies make the game of golf a bit more challenging. This happens when the ball is positioned level with your feet at address but the slope is uphill. Here we have a couple of simple tips to help you successfully execute a shot on an uphill lie.

The uphill lie is considered to be the easiest shot to play, but if you do struggle with this type of shot the reason for your problem may be that your angle of attack on the ball is too steep. This causes you to hit down into the ground and you hit the ball fat.

Before you hit your shot there are a couple of things you should keep in mind. Firstly, the angle of the slope will cause you to hit the ball a lot higher and shorter than you usually do. You should therefore select a club that has slightly less loft to cancel out the effect that the slope will have on your ball.

Secondly, you will notice that the ball will tend to draw slightly from an uphill lie and therefore you should aim a little right to compensate for this.

Thirdly, you should check your shoulder alignment. The ideal position for your shoulders to be in, is in a position parallel to the ground, ie. the same angle as the slope. Therefore your left shoulder should be positioned slightly higher than your right shoulder. This will prevent you from hitting the ball fat.

A very important thing to remember is that the position of the ball in your stance should be in the middle for the shorter irons and further forward for the longer ones.

Lastly, make sure that after impact you have a high follow through. This basically means let the path of your swing follow the angle of the slope on approach, through the contact area and after impact.

I hope this helps.

Jakobus Nel is the owner and editor of a successful golf instructional website. Do you want to play your best golf ever?

Three Techniques to Assist Busy Women in Getting Better at Their Golf Game

Three Techniques to Assist Busy Women in Getting Better at Their Golf Game

No matter what level you are on or your duration of playing time, golf is a game that you constantly want to improve. However, sometimes it is difficult to do so. This is especially the case if you do not know why you are not getting any better, even when you continue to practice for hours on end. Below, you will see easy to use advice that will have a good affect on your golf game.

Confidence is often the biggest struggle women have to deal with when they are playing with men. Women often feel that they have no chance at beating men since they are stronger. They also often believe the men are whispering about them behind their backs which leads to frustration even though it’s not often true. No matter what your skill level is if you lack confidence your game will suffer. It’s more important to concentrate on improving your technique and accuracy more so than your strength. Where accuracy is concerned women excel which means they can compensate for the difference in strength and play as well as any man. An exact swing is essential for pulling off low scores time and again on the golf course. Increasing the accuracy of your swing is a matter of having excellent control of the club. However, you might expect to have to tighten your grip to increase control, but the exact opposite is true. A soft grip will authorize you to have a greater feeling of the club. An additional crucial constituent to a perfect swing is to make certain that you aren’t using your muscles to intensify the speed of the club to improve influence the speed of the club Your might should be utilized to bolster the swing although you have to allow the club to do its work, which is to hit the ball. You basically need to take advantage of leverage and momentum for your club pull off the best possible velocity.

Having a good set of professionally fitted clubs can make a big difference in your game as well. Before you go buy clubs though you’ll want to be sure this isn’t just a passing phase. It will only fill you with regret later when you quit playing but still have that expensive set of clubs you wasted money on. Until you know for sure it’s best to rent or borrow clubs or perhaps try locating a set from a garage sale or second hand shop. A custom set of clubs can indeed wait until you are sure you like the game. As you have seen, a lot of things to into the making of a good golfer. However, the good thing is that anybody can make their game batter and make the professionals sweat. All you have to possess is commitment to the game, hard work and persistence and you will be one of the pros soon.

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