Apologies! Humour interpretation can be lost sometimes in writing!

I have struggled for what seems like an eternity with slicing. After 2 years of continuous work, it only now seems to be edging its way out of my game.

You say that grip alignement and set up are all fine but, without wishing to sound patronising, are they really? So many times golfers vision of what they SHOULD be doing is warped both by what they ARE doing, and a mixture of advice given from all four corners of the globe. I know. I've done it. You look, but you don't see. That's dangerous and leads to further trouble because you end up making far too many compensations to correct yourself and hit that bloody ball where you want it to go.

Now, without seeing your swing I can only hypothesise, but I would suggest picking a coach. Leadbetter, Haney, Harmon. One of the top ones. Get some literature/ a DVD and use ONE coach with ONE set of ideals on basics and use that and ONLY that. Stop picking up magazines. Stop listening to people when they offer well-meaning advice and build your own swing from one set of ideals.

It all starts from the basics (grip posture etc) so study your chosen coaches ideas diligently and MASTER THEM. Once you've got that, move onto the swinging motion itself. At this point you can start to feel free to experiment a bit based on your coaches teaching, as whatever is in a textbook may well not suit how you feel like swinging it. But however you experiment with the swing, keep referring back to those basics and keep them the same. If you have good strong foundations, you'll build a swing that won't fall down.

Be patient. It takes time. You'll go backward before going forward, possibly for months. But keep going. Trust that what you're doing is right for you and eventually, on some distant day you'll start to click, and that's when the real fun begins. Nobody gets good by practicing different things. Practice the same thing, and you'll get used to how to use it.

N18.