Slicing the golf ball is, arguably, the most infuriating situation a player can endure — and, unfortunately, it's usually the most common mishit for average or beginner golfers. Just when you do ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Just about every beginning golfer struggle with the same miss when they first ...

In this informative golf lesson, our experienced instructor demonstrates the correct golf driver ball position using simple alignment drills. Watch as he explains – and shows – how placing the golf ...

Can’t stop slicing golf shots? Top-ranked golf instructor Tony Ruggiero shares a simple drill that you can use from pretty much anywhere. Here’s how it works. But instead of a complete swing overhaul, ...

Ask 100 amateur golfers what their biggest problem is on the golf course, and I’d bet 90 percent would say it’s slicing the golf ball. But just because slicing is what most of us struggle with doesn’t ...

If you’re struggling with a slice, chances are your clubface is open at the top of the backswing, indicated by the toe of the club pointing toward the ground. From this position, it is very difficult ...

Dr. Lawrence Rocks has spent his life studying chemistry, energy theory, and baseball physics. But most recently, he’s set his mind on something that has humbled golfers for over a century: the slice.

Question: If I'm a slicer, and I set my driver to a "closed face" position, won't that simply make me pull shots left? Answer: This is one of those questions that pains us because, frankly, it reminds ...