Questions & Answers Responses from PGA/LPGA Teachers on FINDaLESSON.com                                                                                  << BACK From Kevin, golfer: How do I fix my horrible slice? Please help! I've tried almost everything. PGA/LPGA TEACHING PROFESSIONAL RESPONSES: Florida "Dear  Kevin: To fix your slice can be a challenging journey, especially if you have sliced for a while. However if your it requires three things a good set-up, a pivot back and thru that is correct and proper hand action. If you want to learn these methods and principles give me a call I have some wonderful videos that I have created for my students that have gotten some incredible results. If you want more info on a video call me @(407)443-5600." - Sean Gorgone, Teaching Professional Florida "There are about 19 reasons you can slice. Try getting the book "Understanding the Golf Swing "by Manuel de la Torre. He will give them all to you." - Pat Kimball, Teaching Professional Florida "Dear Kevin Smith, here are a few tips you can try; 1) look for 3 knuckles showing on your left hand grip (on top of your hand) 2)don't open your club-face on your take-away. At waist level the club-face is not quite toe pointing up. 3) Hit shots with your back facing the target. Take your normal address position, turn your feet to the right 45 degrees. Keep your hands in there normal address position. Take a normal swing. This position forces your arms to drop into the proper position without the shoulders turning to quickly. A slicer gets the shoulders open too quickly. You'll feel your arms extend and rotate over (just like a baseball swing) with this drill. Good Luck." - John Pallot, Teaching Professional Minnesota "The thing to remember about correcting a slice is knowing what causes it. And the only reason you hit a slice is because the face of the club is open at impact. Your first priority is learning how to rotate the clubface through impact.  As you near impact, focus on turning your left hand knuckles ( I assume you are right handed ) down towards the ground and under the grip as you go through. It doesn't matter where you are aimed or aligned at first, just start seeing the ball curve to the left.  From there, you can change your aim and alignment." - Peter Krause, Teaching Professional North Carolina "Grip Problem. Need stronger grip. Turn both hands to RIGHT some at address."  - Robert Wilson, Teaching Professional Texas "The first thing you must realize is the cause of the slice...Very simply, the slice is caused by the clubface being open at impact (period!). Hold the golf club up at waist high in front of you with your arms extended. The leading edge of the golf club should be perpendicular to the earth. Now, rotate your arms and wrists clockwise to open the club face. Then, rotate the arms and wrists counter- clockwise to close the face. If you have the ability to close the face in this drill, you can cause the golf ball to hook. The common problem with those who slice the golf ball is that this counter- clockwise rotation happens too late (after impact). Try concentrating on slowing the grip down just before hitting the golf ball and make this cc rotation, turning the toe of the golf club into the golf ball. Use a seven iron at first, with a 3/4 swing to slow down the motion of the swing. This will allow you to better feel what is going on prior to impact. Happy hooking!" - Dan Howard, Teaching Professional Wisconsin "One of the best tips I have for students is to first understand that the ONLY possible way a golf ball can curve from left to right (slice) is an open club face. Having said that I don't think students understand just how early they must begin to close the club face in the downswing. Chances are if you're like everyone else you are trying to close the face, but are attempting it way too late into the downswing. Try this: Try hitting the golf ball with the toe end of your club. This will make you try to close the face earlier in the swing. Don't worry, you will never be able to actually hit the ball with the toe end of your club, but this feeling is what is necessary to engrain in your wrists and arms in order to hit the ball straighter, or ideally with a little draw." - Brian Gadowski, Teaching Professional