THIS MOVE WILL CURE YOUR SLICE
NEW RESEARCH FROM 180,000 AMATEURS AND 150 TOUR PLAYERS UNCOVERS WHAT THEY DO DIFFERENTLY- AND WHY YOU HIT A SLICE
BY STEVE ATHERTON
 
 
Photographs by J.D.CUBAN


The move that really separetes pros and amateurs happens literally in the blink of an eye. Starting down incorrectly-even for a millisecond-is the reason most golfers slice.
The pro’s shoulder action at the transition from backswing to downswing helps to create a solid, straight hit, but the slicer’s transition starts with the shoulders working the wrong way— and from there the slice is almost impossible to avoid.
At GolfTEC during the past 14 years, we’ve studied the swings of 180,000 amateurs and 150 tour pros in the course of giving almost two million lessons at our learning centers.
Using our g-SWING motion-capture and video system to dissect those swings at 60 frames per second with sensors that are accurate to one-tenth of a degree, the numbers show that the most significant difference between the two groups comes at the transition: Simply put, the pros tilt their shoulders downward; amateurs turn them toward the target.
The measurements actually show big differences early in the backswing as well. Our analysis of the angles of the hips and shoulders reveals that getting the club in the proper position starts with an upper-body turn in the takeaway; amateurs tend to start back with only the hands and arms. This leads to differences at the top and, in turn, the first move down. By then the faults are tough to overcome, leading to poor impact. So the problems start early, but the biggest one is in the transition.
Here we’ll show you the key numbers for pros and amateurs, and how to start the process of beating your slice.

See what means (Shoulderposition in degrees)
Profi: 55 – 36 – 5 – 43
Amateurs: 30 -33 – 24 – 30
in the full article PDF here.