It is a sad sight isn't it? You make that nice full swing then watch your ball turn right and back towards the starting point.
Ugh! The fading quail, the hardest shot to overcome, the yardage gobbler and the beginning golfer's worst nightmare - the slice has just occurred! The slice is the result of an outside-in swing path.
The slice costs the beginning golfer yardage and strokes.
If a beginning golfer is slicing the ball, that player needs a cure and fast.
The good news is that the golfer who slices knows he needs to work out his swing problem.
There are two proven ways to work on repairing the outside-in swing.
One drill that has met success is the right foot shift.
The beginning golfer should take a normal stance.
When all components are aligned, shift the right foot, or rear foot, straight back about 10 inches.
This will force the swing to come from the inside.
The perfect swing path should be just inside the target line.
With the right foot back, it is almost impossible to swing outside the line.
Use this right foot drill on the range until the beginning golfer develops the inside path.
Another popular cure for the slice is the long ball swing.
In this drill we want to emulate the baseball swing.
We take our stance with the ball in the middle of the stance.
Once over the ball, keep the right foot in place and bring the left foot back to the right foot, so that both feet are now behind the ball.
When the backswing is at the top, the player should move the left foot forward as if the player was stepping into the baseball.
The purpose of this drill is to make sure the downswing begins with the lower body.
This lower body move creates the inside-out swing.
Work on this drill at the range and say goodbye to the slice!