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How
to Cure Your Slice by Developing a
Better Golf Swing
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by: Sean
Cochran
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The
slice is probably one of the most
common swing flaws for amateurs. It is
an outside-to-inside swing path that
creates side spin on the golf ball.
The side spin causes the ball to cut
hard to the side, making it a very
frustrating day on the course. It also
seems to be one of the most difficult
swing flaws to fix.
There have been hundreds of so-called
golf training aids that guarantee to
cure your slice. And I am sure we have
all bought or thought about buying one
of these gadgets after a frustrating
day on the course.
Some of these golf-training aids do
help you to cure your slice; others do
not.
In addition to golf training aids,
there have been countless articles
written about the golf slice.
These articles discuss the slice
in-depth and oftentimes provide
“fixes” for the golf slice.
If you’ve been a golfer for any
amount of time, I am sure you’ve
come across at least one or two of
these articles. Maybe you have even
tried to implement some of the
suggested fixes into your golf swing.
Some of these golf swing fixes may
have helped, others maybe not.
At BioForce Golf we are committed to
improving your golf game. And we
believe it is fundamentally a process
of improving both the body and swing.
As a result, we are committed to
providing you cutting-edge,
researched, and PGA-Tour-proven
information in the areas of golf
instruction, golf fitness, and golf
swing improvement.
Providing information on curing swing
flaws like the slice is no different.
Recently, some research from the
University of North Carolina provided
some interesting information on curing
the slice.
A Professor from UNC and the head
teaching pro from Pinehurst (venue of
the 2005 US Open) performed a series
of research studies on the golf swing
slice.
These researchers took a group of
golfers prone to slicing the golf ball
through a battery of tests. These
tests were to determine the best swing
drills to the cure the dreaded slice.
Golf swing drills, in general, break
down the golf swing into manageable
parts to allow an individual to work
on a specific part of the swing.
It is very difficult, as we all know,
to work on “fixing” your swing
when performing a full swing. It
becomes too much for the brain and
body to process.
It is usually best to break down the
swing into parts and implement drills
that work on specific parts of the
swing. This allows you to simplify the
process, fix the area of the swing
that needs work, and eventually bring
it back into the full golf swing.
Back to the research project on the
slice and the swing drills. After the
process of taking these amateur
golfers through this battery of swing
drills, the researchers found that two
swing drills were of the greatest
benefit.
These two drills apparently showed the
greatest effect on assisting the
amateur golfer prone to slicing to fix
such a problem.
The first drill that showed benefit
was the “toe-in drill.” This drill
apparently placed the golfer in the
correct positions during the swing to
assist in curing the slice.
The second drill was the “split
hand.” This drill helped the amateur
“feel” the correct release of the
club and the swing path of the club.
Again, both of these drills during
this research project indicated the
greatest amount of help to the amateur
in the attempt to cure the slice.
What points of validity can we draw
from this research project? Obviously,
the “split hand” and “toe-in
drill” are beneficial in assisting
an amateur golfer with the slice.
Secondly, it probably indicated that
there are many swing drills and
possibly training aides that are not
beneficial to amateur golfer.
This points to the idea that the
amateur golfer must understand the
swing in order to decipher what are
the best drills for their swing.
Finally, it indicates that proper
swing mechanics are necessary for
fundamental success on the golf
course.
Obviously, a poor golf swing will
result in poor play on the golf
course.
Implement this and other information
provided by BioForce Golf to help you
develop a better golf swing.
Sean
About the Author
Sean Cochran is one of the most
recognized golf fitness instructors in
the world today. He travels the PGA
Tour regularly with 2005 PGA &
2004 Masters Champion Phil Mickelson.
He has made many of his golf tips,
golf instruction and golf swing
improvement techniques available to
amateur golfers on the website
www.bioforcegolf.com. To contact Sean,
you can email him at support@bioforcegolf.com.
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