Slicing, Chunking etc.

I shot my best round ever Last weekend and now i can't hit anything, irons, driver, wedges period.


I've always had trouble with slicing my driver. I take all the advice playing partners give me but it doesn't work. I have a 9.0 driver with a High kick shaft and i still manage to hit every thing sky high and slice it with not much distance.

I also can't hit my irons worth a darn anymore. I've lost a lot of distance on the straight shots and all the other shots and dub or chunk or something bad.

I've been looking into lessons but haven't started any yet.

Any advice would be great.

Thanks in advance.

sounds like lessons will help

my only tips woule be
http://members.cox.net/gregjwillis/LESSON1.htm this websit

stay relaxed and don't try to hard (loose hands and arms) LOOSE!

and make sure you keep your head still

and read some other post on slicing, i don't want to keep typing the same thing, read the thread about open face soup sandwich

As mention on other posts, if your balls are going sky high, your left wrist is breaking down at the impact point and your are uplofting your clubs. The slice comes from an outside to inside swing. My guess is your are casting from the top and pulling the club across the target line forcing the left wrist to breakdown and uploft at impact. Until you get lessons try the following
1) check your grip - see the lesson section here
2) shorten your backswing to help you control the club more
3) Get your hands through first - so the hands are ahead of the clubhead
4) Put a shoebox about 1-2 inches outside the ball parallel to the target line - don't hit the box
5) Aim for the inside quarter of the ball.

I'm sorry about your malady, but your post is encouraging.

In addition to msklar92's suggestions, I would add to check your spine angle. I think this is often overlooked. While it is not the cure-all, having a good spine angle and maintaining it throughout the swing is critical.

Also, make sure you follow through completely. I find that when I start to lose making good contact, I start punching at the ball and fail to follow through with my belt buckle facing the target when I complete the swing.

Bill

thanks for all of your advice