Hit a straight ball?

Question

Every time i use my driver i always seem to fade it to the right, is it cos im hitting it to hard please help!!

Answer 1

v grip is importuned and when u hit the ball do not Lean back go through the ball and end up on your frond food this will not happen this is common in high handy caps and u want to hit the ball to hard relax and slow down ur back swing tray to get your hips and shoulders in at the same time when u hit the ball go and practise this on the driving range there will be a mirror go and stand in front of it and look at your swing hope this helps good luck

Answer 2

Check your ball position, if you have it too far foward it could be causing this slice, so play it off ur front heel.  Or you could be casting the club, which is your first move on your down swing, and you may be coming over the top when you are coming down.  Or you may be taking the club outside on your first move on the backswing.

Answer 3

Hitting your ball to the RIGHT is probably the most common problem of right-handed golfers from 35 hndicp to 12 hndicp.

There are basically 2 ways a ball goes to the right.

1.  Ball goes STRAIGHT right from point of impact.

---This is called "blocking" or "pushing" the ball.

2. Ball CURVES right from point of impact.

----This is called "slicing" or to some, a "power-fade".

Sometimes you get a combination of both; ball goes STRAIGHT right...then CURVES even more....yikes!

REASONS (right-handed golfer):

1.  "Blocking" or "pushing" the ball is often caused by the club head trailing behind your hands on the downswing, causing the clubface to be "open" at ball contact.  "Open" means facing right ("Closed" is facing left).  So when you hit the ball "square" with the clubface "OPEN"...the ball goes STRAIGHT or directly right.

2. "Slicing" is always caused by hitting the ball with an "open" clubface BUT NOT hitting it square; instead the clubhead "swipes" the ball (right to left) puttng a sideways spin on he ball; thus making it "slice" or CURVE right.

Just so you know, the term "Hitting it Square" means the clubface is perpendicular to your TARGET (target = wherever you are aiming) LINE at ball contact.

There are so many different ways of curing slices & blocks, but not knowing your swing, I would have to list all of the possible fixes.  Here are a few basic tips:

1. To help fix "blocking": on your downswing, don't let your hands get in front of the clubhead.  Unhinge your wrist before contact with ball. If the clubhead is trailing you hands on the downswing, your clubface will still be "OPEN".

2.  To help fix a "slice",  perhaps strengthen your grip by turning your right hand a little to the right on the grip; this will help close your clubface on your downswing as you unhinge your wrist; thus ensuring the clubface is not "open" on ball contact.

This is all easier said than done and there are so many methods on how to cure a slice and block.  Pick up any Golf magazine, they almost always address these problems in every issue, as it's a common problem.

Maybe this helped you, maybe it confused you.  Golf is a great game, but can be very frustrating.  Hope you continue and enjoy!

Answer 4

Try closing your stance a little... aim to the right slightly with your feet, but keep your shoulders squared with the target and just swing along your feet.  What really helped me with that was tucking my right shoulder down a little lower than my left.  That is the best I think.  Try both of these.

Answer 5

I used to have a problem with fades and slices but now I hit more draws and straight shots. The biggest help for me, especially with the driver, was emphasizing my finishing position. When I did this several times, I realized a few things.

-I was transferring my weight too early, causing myself to lose balance.

-My swing speed was decellerating slightly before impact and severely after impact, causing me to have an open club face.

Because of these things, I made my takeaway slower. And it still was slow when I started the downswing. But once the club reached my hips, I accelerated, which forced myself to release the club and swing through the ball at impact. Even though my swing started out slow, I still gained yardage in the end.

Hope this helps.

Answer 6

You maybe reverse pivoting. Try shifting and turn your shldrs to the right/together.

Answer 7

Take a few practice swings before you take the shot to make sure you've got the right amount of power.. and also take note of wind speed and wind direction when positioning your shot.

Hope this helps!

Answer 8

1. Shorten your swing (club head just passes your own head on backswing).  The longer your swing, the more that can go wrong during it!

2. Slow your swing down as if just trying to move the ball forward 150 yds or so

Answer 9

I have the same problem - except it's with every club.

My teacher just tells me to curve my wrists when I hit it, so it goes to the left. But I have no idea why - is it something to do with being right handed? I'm bending my knees and I'm pretty sure I'm doing everything right, but obviously I'm not.

Just do what I do and curve it very slightly to the left so it doesn't go to the right.

Answer 10

Ah!  Every person has their own answer and yet none of us are on the PGA tour!

Whenever I want to make sure I don't fade the ball I keep my head down a little longer.  Or I turn my clubface in.  Or I line up more to the left.  Or I tee my ball a little lower.  Or I go down a club. Or I stand closer to the ball.  Or I make my grip "stronger". Or I aim for a spot on the left-hand side of the fairway.  Or I take a lesson.

Sometimes these work. :)

Answer 11

Does it start straight then fade? Or does start left of center and fade? Or does it start right and keep going right? As for hitting the ball straight, none of the good players play a straight ball. They play a draw or a fade, so they can take away half the course. My guess is if you think you are hitting it to hard, what you are actually doing is starting your downswing to quick and with your hands, thus "coming over the top" and hitting the ball with an open clubface.

Answer 12

could be a weak shaft if your swinging hard or a weak grip try rotateing your top hand to right a little so the v points to your right shoulder or your swinging over the top again if your swinging hard or try slowing down a tad

Answer 13

Bend the knee

Answer 14

try keeping youre wrists straight in the back swing, and set up to the ball a little more closed, not so much of an open stance!

Answer 15

You may be trying to hit the drive too hard to get distance which is exactly what you shouldn't do. First of all, check your grip. The Vs  formed by the thumbs and forefingers should be pointing over the middle of the right shoulder for a right hander and  over the middle of the left shoulder for a lefty. Now start the turn of your body and arms in unison , slowly, and let the arms reach a natural position on the backswing. Don't force them. As a right hander replant the left foot which triggers the downswing, swing THROUGH the ball and let the front swing fold naturally finishing with your arms settling over the left shoulder with the belt buckle facing the target. By keeping your arms inside the target line you will be swinging from inside the shoulder outward thereby reducing the chance of slicing.

Answer 16

I guarantee you will hit it straight with this one tip.................................imag... your right wrist turning over your left wrist at impact, it should feel like a little flip at the bottom of the swing........there you go....job done.....hope this helps.