How to Fix a Slice (and Why It Keeps Coming Back)

The slice is the most common miss in golf. The ball starts out fine, then curves hard to the right (for a right-handed golfer) and lands in the trees, the rough, or the next fairway over.

What actually causes a slice

A slice happens when the clubface is open compared with the direction the club is swinging at impact. That mismatch puts sideways spin on the ball, and the ball curves.

That is why aiming further left usually makes it worse. Many slicers swing across the ball from outside to in, and aiming left exaggerates that path, so the curve gets bigger.

Why quick fixes don’t last

A tip from a buddy or a video might work for a few swings, because it changes the face or the path for a moment. But if the real cause is your grip, your setup, how your weight moves, or what your wrists are doing, the slice comes right back.

The fix depends on which of those it is, and every golfer is different. The three causes Rob sees most often are an outside-in swing path, an open clubface at impact, and hitting the ball off the heel of the club. Rob checks the basics first: grip, stance and ball position.

How Rob finds your cause

In a lesson at Rob Boldt Golf, you hit into a TrackMan iO simulator, which measures your clubface angle and swing path on every shot. You see exactly how open the face is and how far across the ball you are swinging. If needed, Swing Catalyst pressure plates show whether your weight shift is behind it.

Then you work on the one change that matters for you, and you watch the numbers, and the ball flight, change.

A student’s words

Aaron F. wrote: “Rob’s great. Cured my slice, and is generally a nice guy whom I appreciate spending time with.”

Stop guessing

If you have been fighting a slice for years, one lesson that shows the real cause can save you a season of frustration. Call or text Rob at (925) 808-1079, or send a message through the form on the home page.