Fix Golf Slice - Add Yards to Your Drives

Fix golf slice is a thought on many amateur golfers’ minds. Studies reveal over 80% of all amateur golfers slice the ball. There have been more training aids, drills and tips to fix the golf slice that I can’t even begin to count.If you hit a golf slice, have you taken lessons; bought any training aids, and done several drills only to still hit a slice? What a frustrating situation! Do you realize what’s causing your golf slice?A golf slice is caused by the clubface coming across the ball from outside the target line, creating side-spin on the ball. Upon first thought, this may seem like a mechanical issue. And it is…but if you dig a little deeper, you’ll find it’s a ‘physical’ issue.You see…your body dictates your ability to swing the club efficiently. If your body has ‘physical limitations’, your swing will not be mechanically sound and swing faults will appear. In the golf swing there are many compensations for lack of proper mechanics. If you can’t make a 90 degree shoulder turn on the backswing, you’ll do whatever it takes to feel like you are making a full turn.A good example of this would be to rotate your hips beyond the desired 45 degrees to enable your body to make a full backswing. What this does is rob you of power. You have no torque built up in your core to unleash into the ball at impact.The same thing with a golf slice.A golf slice is caused by the upper body getting ahead of the lower body, creating an “over-the-top” move, which in turn results in your clubface slashing across the ball and creating side-spin. Here comes the banana ball!Your first inclination will be to take a lesson to fix this. If that doesn’t work, you might buy a training aid. If that doesn’t work you’ll buy an “offset” driver to help eliminate your golf slice.Does this sound familiar?Now the real answer! Take a break on your lessons. Don’t buy anymore training aids. And keep your normal driver in your bag.You need to work on you core rotational flexibility to be able to initiate the downswing with your lower body first, to avoid the upper body getting ahead of it. It’s that simple. The minute your able to separate the upper and lower body upon initial move down…you’ll see that golf slice improve dramatically.Doesn’t that make sense?Along with fixing your golf slice, you’ll add up to 30 yards to your drives. You will get more roll when the ball lands from a draw ball flight. A golf slice is a weak shot that does not penetrate the air for maximum distance.

For more detailed help with this problem click on The Simple Golf Swing or The Golf Fitness
Guide in the left margin, these are both great resources to improve your game.

Dining in Santee---

My wife and I recently returned to Virginia from a two week golf vacation in southwest
Florida. On the trip back we stopped for the night in Santee SC, one of my favorite places
along I95, famous for it's golf and fishing. We stay at the Best Western next to the Lake
Marion Golf Course. A very nice motel, where all the rooms are down and out, which I like. There is a very good restaurant called the Veranda at the motel, but my wife and I decided to go to our favorite B-B-Que joint just down the street. When we got there we found the place was no longer open. On the way back to the motel we saw a place called Coasters that looked pretty inviting, and the parking lot was busy which is always a good sign, so we stopped.
Am I glad we did! After a long tiring day on the road we were in for a great dining
experience. The drinks were served promptly, and that was just the beginning. From start
to finish our waiter Dewayne provided great service, as good as I've ever experienced in
a restaurant, and this was during a busy Saturday night. All the food was served in a very timely manner, the salad was crisp and fresh, warm crusty bread on the side, and our
entrees were excellent. They had many seafood and low country dishes that sounded
great, but we had been eating seafood for two weeks and were ready for something
different. I had their signature steak with Jack Daniels sauce, and my wife had pecan
crusted chicken, both were done to perfection. When the meal was over, I asked to speak
to the manager. A nice young lady came over and introduced herself, as Kathy Casey the
owner of Coasters. Probably expecting a complaint, she looked pleasantly surprised when
I told her how great the service and food had been and assured her we come back the next
time we were in the area.So the next time you're in Santee, fishing, golfing, shopping, or just passing by on I95, make sure to take time to stop by Coasters for a little libation,
snack, sandwich, or a great meal, you won't regret it.
Coasters Bar & Grill
Seafood, Steaks and Low Country Cuisine
I-95 exit 98 - Hwy 6
Santee, S.C.