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8. Spread The Cards Drill
In order to combat your slice, you have to feel your clubface closing through impact. (Remember an open face at impact is what produces the dreaded banana ball.)
To feel your clubface closing, try this Las Vegas-inspired drill. First, imagine you’re standing at a dealer’s table holding an entire deck of playing cards. Start at address and swing to the top. Take a look at the deck of cards. They should be face up. If they’re face down, your clubface is shut; if the cards point too far behind you, your face is open–neither of which is good.
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From there, I want you to make a swinging motion that travels around your body and to the left so the cards face down as if you’re going to spread them on an arc around the table (see photo at right).
Just imagining the card dealer’s table should help you build an arcing swing. Remember, as you swing your arm in an arcing motion to match the shape of the table, to turn the cards face down in a circular sweep!
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This will help you draw the ball. Slicers, on the other hand, have either little rotation or rotation that occurs way too late in the swing. If you think, turn the cards down early and with authority, you’ll get your swing off to a good start and add some extra snap!
Once you’ve rehearsed this drill without a club, pick up your 6-iron and swing with the same feeling you had with just the cards in hand. As you hit through the impact zone, feel the club turn over. Your slice will soon be gone!
Jeff Ritter, PGA, is PGA Instructor at Pronghorn, Bend, Oregon, and founder of Make The Turn Performance. Reach him at www.mttperformance.com
This feature was updated October 9, 2018
Some great information here. The slice seems to be the biggest problem most of the weekend golfers have.
Thanks for explaining it this way.