The grip - slicing

For anyone starting out, learning the correct grip from the outset would be the best thing you could do for the long term health of your game. The most common problem that I see as a coach is a WEAK top hand grip. This is when the top hand is turned too much towards the target. Looking down at the wrist joint about 3 inches above the thumb, it will be on the target-side of the shaft if the grip is too weak. This makes it almost impossible to cock the wrist correctly, and very difficult to square the club face. If you have been playing for a while, and the slice is your most common bad shot (or pulls with the short irons), then check your grip, I will bet it is weak.

 Weak grip (slice) - wrist joint (black dot) on target side of the shaft

The check is to get the wrist joint above the thumb IN LINE with the shaft or even turned away from the target (check the black dot on my wrist joint). The thumb will also be slightly to the right (for righties) of centre of the shaft (as you look down at the grip).

When somebody comes to me with a slice, the grip is usually the LAST thing they thought was causing it!! Give it a go and see how it works out.