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Here’s a really good tip that may help you to get rid of your slice. Best of all, it’s really pretty simple once you get the hang of it, and understand why it’s being used.

Chances are that you have battled with a slice at some point in your golfing days. To be completely direct with you, dealing with a slice really sucks. It hurts your golf game in many more ways than one.

Luckily, it’s fairly easy to fix. I cannot claim that this small tip will completely cure your slice, but there’s a good chance that it will. I hope it does.

First off, please understand that 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.

So, here’s a few things you should concentrate on.

Try to keep your leading shoulder “down” on the ball through impact. This is called staying strong through impact. Many 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.

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’s the cause of the slice you are battling.

See, 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.

So what can you do to correct that flying shoulder? Well, for starters, 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.

So, after impact the leading shoulder is still down. The triangle between your shoulders and chest is still present. Most importantly, the body has NOT gotten ahead of the hands. This is a HUGE distinction. As you may notice, the left shoulder is actually higher than the right shoulder. So what do I mean when I say “leading shoulder down”?

You have to envision yourself from the back looking down on the ball. When I say “down”, I mean that the leading shoulder and chest is still facing the ball through impact.

So even though it may seem like the leading shoulder is higher than the trailing shoulder, it’s still facing the ball at impact. NOT TOWARDS THIRD BASE in comparison to the ball. If your leading shoulder was facing towards third base at impact, which would mean that you have let the leading shoulder fly up.

Furthermore, hand action is huge in this game. You must learn to release your hands correctly through the ball. This means that you release the hands while the leading shoulder is still “down”, or facing the ball.

The key is to let your arms release through the ball, while your left shoulder is “Down” on the ball. To do this you will need to rotate your forearms correctly, and use your leading ELBOW (not shoulder) as a hinge. So another way to explain this movement would be that your hands are still moving towards the target, but your leading elbow has almost stopped.

Keep the leading shoulder down and let your arms and hands release through the ball and you will see the ball go farther and higher. This will take a while to get used to, but once it clicks, the results will be outstanding.

David Nevogt writes golf instruction material that helps golfers of all levels reach their full potential and lower their scores. David is the author of “The Simple Golf Swing” which guarantees to have you shooting 7 strokes lower in only 1 week from today. You can find more of his golf instruction by going to http://www.golfswingguru.com

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Many people when they first start to play golf find it a problem to get their swing right. The trouble that many encounter is that even when it looks right they still cannot seem to progress at the rate that they would like to in order to improve their golf game and lower their overall score. Their game seems to be stuck and they don’t know how to move it up a notch. Very often the trouble is that they have never taken the time to learn the proper way to swing a golf club. Many people mistakenly believe that a good looking swing is the key to golfing success, but it is not enough just to look as though you are as good as the next player or the renowned local golfing pro. Just because your swing looks good doesn’t mean that you know the proper way to swing a golf club. This is a skill that can take a very long time to master and even then you well probably never know everything.

But there are a few fundamentals and skill sets that are worth learning that can give you a good start to finding out the proper way to swing a golf club. Of course, it won’t make you a professional, but it may just help you to cut a few shots off of your golf score and surprise your friends at the clubhouse.

One of the main things that you can do to improve your golf swing is to work on your grip. This is one of the fundamentals that many people do not pay attention to. Whether you use the intertwine grip, the overlap or the baseball grip you need to make sure that the pressure is not too tight or loose, that the handle is gripped by your hand rather than by your fingers and your wrists remain relaxed but not too loose. You also need to make sure that your stance is good. It should be level with your feet, far enough apart to give you good balance while still remaining comfortable. Make sure that your back swing is relaxed with your arm positioned level with the grass and the club is held at around ninety degrees.

Always lead with your hips and follow the rotation through while looking all the time at the ball. Your back swing should be slower than your strike. Take several practice swings to get your balance right then swing the club through at full speed to hit the ball. Make sure that you follow through well with your hands at around eye level. The main thing is to practice and get some good instruction.

It can take years to learn the proper way to swing a golf club but with a good instructor you can make considerable progress more quickly than you would have thought possible in a short amount of time.

Timothy Gorman is a successful Webmaster and publisher of Golf-Swing-Improvement.com. He provides more golf swing tips, putting tips and golf swing aids that you can research in your pajamas on his website.

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