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want to give tips about driver slice, which is the biggest prob- If you rotate while setting up properly, you will be able to do a
I lem for amateur golfers. It is important to understand the backswing with the spine tilted slightly to the right. In this state,
swing properly before swinging first. the start of the downswing will cause the lower body to rotate to
The priority should be to find out how to swing properly and how the left. As in the picture on the left (x) here, if you rotate with
to avoid slices, not just to send them straight. your right shoulder, your head will go out in front of the left side
Each golfer has various causes, but overloading the ball is the and you’ll slice the ball. No matter how good an address set up
biggest problem, and most of them are the slice patterns of the is, if you downswing to your upper body, the right address set-up
golfer. means nothing.
So in today’s lesson, we’re going to share the address posture, the The proper address setup is to keep the address in position at
three important right-hand tips needed for setup and the three downswing.
left-hand tips needed for swing. Let’s take some time to lead downswing with the lower body.
If 3 things on the right of address and 3 on the left side of the The turn of the lower body at downswing connects into the sec-
downswing are corrected, we will be able to fix the slice and in- ond part, wrist.
crease the distance. You should impact with left pelvis and ankle rotation with the
The first way to correct the out-to-in of the ball is the head should wrist slightly turned.
be on the right side of the ball in the address. Think of it as I tilt When you turn the wrist and swing, it will feel like the club head
in the direction of 1 o’clock while my body is standing upright. is closing and a hook is going to fly but that is the right feel-
At this time, the upper body should tilt to the right, not just the ing. When the clubhead is open, the ball will slice and rise high.
head. By hitting the ball in this position can make the ball turn When you turn the wrist, you can hit the ball into square, as
from right to left and create a draw. shown in the picture. Then, the distance will increase, the head
For those of you who have a slice, a draw shot is like a dream. speed will increase, and the slice will disappear.
The first right tip is that the upper body should be tilted to the The third position is to put the weight to the left.
right. The lower body weight should be placed to the left and the upper
The second right tip is the grip. body should remain behind, but if you move your weight with
If you hold the grip weak with both hands, the slice will continue your head like the left photo(x) to send it to the left, you will get
no matter how much you tilt the upper body and set it up. As the slice shot.
shown in the picture on the right (o), the left hand should rotate Keep in mind that the head should always remain on the right
toward 1 o’clock with address while the left hand facing the sky side of the ball.
and right hand facing the floor with a strong grip. When grip- For those who use the upper body a lot and swing, try not to use
ping, the head must be placed in square. the upper body as much as possible. If the lower body rotates, the
The third is the alignment of the shoulders. If you hold it well lower body weight moves and swing slightly with the wrist turn,
with a strong grip, the left shoulder will be slightly closed, the the upper body will swing back, so the head speed increases, the
right shoulder will be slightly opened, the left arm will be slightly distance increases, the slice will disappear, and the swing moves
closed when viewed from the side, and the right arm will feel will improve.
lower than the left arm. Since the human body is all connected, the movement of the
If you look at the address position of most slicing golfers, they lower body will improve from the pelvis to the upper body.
want to hit the ball straight, so they often raise the right shoulder
to close the right when address. Then the clubhead raises and
slices occur as the downswing shoots down steeply.
If you hold the grip well and address with your right shoulder Ѩ࢝ Ü Ҏ೐ঠ ޷উ೧
open, you can draw a gentle swing trajectory.
When you fully understand this motion, the swing will cause the
ball to turn slightly to the right. ୡࠁ झਫীࢲ
Make three positions on the right side and swing, so that you
can’t get the out-to-in swing. ೐۽ झਫө૑
Keep your head on the right while you swing. Let’s keep in mind Ҏ೐ী ҙೠ ݽٚѪ
that you can’t turn to the left.
The first of the three to the right required for address setup is
upper body position, the second is grip, and the third is shoulder (PMG -FTTPO ӣৃܻ ೐۽ ରաۈ ೐۽
alignment. The first of the three to the left is lower body rotation
when down-swinging.

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