In my golf downswing I always slide my hips which causes a big banana slice especially with my driver...?

Question

What can I do or think about to stop my drastic hip slide?

Answer 1

Honestly, that may only be one cause of your slice.  Please save yourself a lot of heartache and seek out a capable PGA professional in your area.  If you lived near me, I could have you hitting hooks in 5 minutes.

Answer 2

Hi,a good practice drill is to take your normal stance and put two bamboo stakes in the ground next to your hips. When swinging if you are sliding this will tell which way and when.

Dont have an excessively wide stance as this too can cause a slice by not being able to turn your heaps on the follow through.

A great thought process to use when playing is to feel the weight on your back leg a little longer. This can hold you back just long enough to stop you sliding & a better base to drive off

Good golfing

Answer 3

A big turn on the back-swing and over shifting the hips forward sounds like you are subconsciously looking for more power and distance. True power comes from rotation not hip slide. Let me say that again...true power comes from ROTATION, not weight shift.

Try to keep your knees from moving in the backswing by turning back against a fairly rigid right knee. A rigid knee doesn't mean straight, just maintain the flex and do not let the knees move left and right during your back swing.

Weight shift is not something you do, it is automatic if you are rotating around correct spine posture. You should not feel the weight shift as it occurs as a consequence of good balance. If you feel weight shift you are swinging too hard and not properly balanced. Last but not least practice practice practice. You can practice balance at home by practicing full swings with your eyes closed.

Sorry to be so long winded.

Answer 4

Hold your club out in front of you and TURN your hips, pretend you are doing your swing without swinging and just turn from side to side. Then actually swing slowly turning your hips. That should help. But if your having a BIG slice it might not just be your hips, it might be your hands to.

Answer 5

I used to slice my shots a lot before, but now I do get that occasional 'fade' once in a while.

I used to place my my teed ball more towards my left foot at address, and I used to drop my right shoulder too early on the downswing (just before impact) whilst at the same time slid my waist to the left (with a view to hit the ball harder to get a greater distance). To make it worst my swing plane changed from 'in to out' to 'out to in' at impact. Results: very often sliced shots.

But now after getting tips from various low-handicapper friends plus practice sessions on the range I've managed to correct my weaknesses. I've learned that to get distance:-

a) My original swing plane has to be maintained throughout - from the upswing, downswing, right up to impact & follow through;

b) My swing arc has to be extended a bit to achieved a greater momentum to my cluhead at impact;

c) My stance is addressed squarely to the ball (90 degrees) to ensure a good solid hit by the sweet spot of my clubface;

d) I make sure I do not lag Or drop my right shoulder too early on the downswing, whilst maintaining my head fairly still during impact.

This drill has tremendously improved my golf game (for every shot, including my iron shots); and I am now beginning to enjoy my golf rounds with friends much more.

Answer 6

Try to keep your head in the same place relative to your ball position. It's pretty hard to keep your head still and move your body at the same time.

Answer 7

when you swing think about straight dont let your hips drop you'll get a fat shot. watch a slo mo of tiger

Answer 8

Widen your stance at set up.