Hip bump causing huge slice

When I do the little hip bump to start the downswing, I always slice the ball big time. What causes me to slice the ball so much? If there are any drills to help me that would be great.

Thanks in advance

its probly in your backswing. if in your BS you swing toward your toes you have to compensate on the DS by going back to your butt before the hip bump or you will come over the top.

practice in a mirror. go to your back swing and then try to return to adress. most amatuers in the down sign will end up swing way over their toes instead of adress and end up spinngin in front of and around their left leg causing an over the top move.


he refers to it as hogans power move, but really all he is doing is positioning himself in the BS so that all he needs to do in the DS is the hip bump alot of pro's even that have a squat and a fall back to the heels before they bump the hip forward so that they can turn into their left leg verus around it.

How's your swing without the hip bump? Try experimenting.

Try filming yourself from the back and check the club head at the top of the backswing (or most likely as you are starting your downswing) to see if you are over compensating somewhere for your hip movement.

Tim.

I would suggest using a bigger hip bump and make sure your shoulders stay turned and your arms are passive as you do it. This will stop you casting the club from the top.

Do you slice it without the hip bump?

BTW, you slice it because your club face is too open. Fix your clubface.

I don't slice the ball when I don't do the bump. But the problem with that is I'm not getting enough weight transferred to my front foot on the downswing.

My guess is that your 'hip bump' is too lateral - you are in effect sliding.

I would suggest that your 'hip bump' should be more of a rotational move. This will help to return the hip to the starting position at set up and should cure the problem.

I think he will only slide if he allows his head to get in front of the ball, this would promote a slice as he would go out to in with an open clubface.

As the hips are rotated to the rear in the backswing they will automatically start to unwind in the downswing if you move them forward and keep your head back, you cant stop them. This will lower the right shoulder and arms and drop the club to the inside.

OP- I would guess that you are probably sliding through impact rather than turning through impact. Lateral movement (sliding) doesn’t square the club. Rotating movement (turning) squares the club face.

How should I rotate the hips through impact? I always had trouble trying to turn just my hips.

hmmm, guessing you didn't read my post nor see that video

Shouldn't we start lower than the hips on our first move down. I think that is my problem. Should we instead think of starting the downswing with moving the left knee towards the target which in turn triggers the hip movement. I think I have a tendency, when thinking about a hip bump of getting the hip over the outside of the front leg which I think promotes an over the top move. I also think I have a tendency to slide when I try to move the hip first.

I think the idea of moving the left knee toward the target would only further promote the idea of sliding back and forth, which creates all sorts of problems.

The stress on the inside of the left knee comes from acting as a pivot or support for the movement of the torso away from and back toward the target. The hips rotate naturally over the knees because the upper body is turning, doing the work.



Tim.

I just cannot agree that the downsing should be initiated by spinning the hips, this creates a fatal flaw that promotes poor ball striking.

In general slicers get their bodies ahead of the club and hookers get the club ahead of their bodies. A good swing synchronises the club and body.

OP. Please read the attached article thoroughly and you should learn how to rid yourself of that slice.

http://www.newgolfswing.com/newgolfswing07.php