How To Cure A Slice
Or Hook In Golf

If you read our article on the correct golf swing you'll see that one of the three fundamentals of the swing is the triangle shape of the arms.

Have a look at this photo of golf pro David Blair in action.

You'll notice that, at the point of hitting the ball, David has his arms in a long triangle shape. The three corners of this triangle are the hands at the bottom and the two shoulders at the top.

David Blair calls this triangle the control area because it is responsible for keeping the clubhead square to your target.

As soon as you distort the triangle you disrupt the angle of the clubface and its path through impact.

If the upper left arm pulls through the clubface is left behind and will be open at impact, most commonly resulting in a slice.

Conversley, if the upper right arm is overactive in an attempt to force the shot, the clubface is likely to be shut at impact, causing a hook.

One of the reasons golfers fail to spot this 'triangle problem' is that nearly all the golf photographs you see are golf pros, whose swings are near perfect. If you are lucky enough to have access to photos of club players you'll see that the triangle control area is often distorted at impact.

The way to cure a slice or hook then is to keep the long triangle shape of the arms at impact.