How many of you Slice The ball?

Hi Guys,

I would be interested to know how many of you slice the ball.

A slice (for right handers) starts left of the target and finishes right of it.

And what measures do you take to prevent it.

Steve

Hi Steve

I wouldnt say i slice the ball more of a fade although i do tend to slice maybe once or twice a round but this is only with my driver

my irons i seem to be drawing the ball most of the time

all i do at the moment to try to avoid it is just aim out to try to compensate for the fade/draw

it did help on one hole on sunday when i hit a 6 iron tee shot on a 170yrd par 3 to within 18" of the hole coming close to getting my 1st hole in one

Steve,

I used to have a slice & at best a slight fade until recently when I changed my Driver shaft to a slightly stiffer one & my irons from reg to the S300's. Now I hardly get any slice with my irons (unless I want to) & I can call upon the slight fade with my driver when required.

Steve, I think this thread has the potential to be the longest ever on GS

I'll be waiting for the hook post 

Steve just put smilies in search box   first link will show you.

I have a feeling 85% is on the low side

I have always had a slice.  I had a few lessons over the winter and am hitting much straighter now.  I still occasionally let my driver go though, particularly if I'm trying to give the ball a goodd whack. 

I had a Cleveland Hi-Bore Monster driver with a draw bias and always aimed left because the ball would always go left to right (I used to tell people how much skill was needed to achieve a slice with a draw-bias driver!).  I bought a Callaway FT-IQ neutral bias in the January sales and find it's much straighter. 

I started off my golfing life as a slicer, everything went down the left side of the hole and then turned back towards the fairway (hopefully!)

A number of lessons have helped me to improve my swing which now means I'm swinging on an in to out path.

It is that bad now that I cannot hit a fade!

Russ

I`m the same as Russ. I started out as a slicer but now after lessons my natural shot is a high draw (even with my driver)

Ian

 I tend to push it/ slice if I 'fall out' of my swing ie moving away from the ball (only way I feel I can describe it...sloppy, lack of concentration) and the lower the club the worse the outcome. Conversely if I fall into the swing I'll pull it...I end up in a finishing positionm akin to a shot putter.

I still hit the occasional slice once or twice a round even though my normal shot is a draw. This is usually if I rush the shot and fail to swing smooth and release the clubhead. It's so frustrating as I know during the swing what's going to happen but cannot prevent it in time!