| The temptation to ‘kill it’ is simply
too strong for many golfers to resist. Which is why
this type of ‘overthe- top’ swing fault is – for literally
hundreds of thousands of golfers the world over –
the source of the greatest frustration in the game.
The slice. As Robert explained in demonstrating the
aeroplane drill, the best players in the world often
talk about unwinding from the ground up. Well, the
exact opposite is the case here. Mistakingly believing
that it is possible to ‘muscle’ the ball with the
upper body, your typical slicer over-involves the
shoulders at the start of the downswing, throwing
the right shoulder forward and forcing the club outside
the play line (i.e. the ball-to-target line). It’s
a dead-end move; the energy
stored in the backswing is dissipated long before
impact, the clubhead destined to cut across the ball
with nothing but a
glancing blow. The result? Cut-spin, low pulls and
a massive
loss of power. Oh, and an awkward silence on the tee...
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