A golf slice is usually caused by an incorrect golf grip. It's logical, because the only part of your body that gets into physical contact with a golf clubs is your hands. Hold the club with your left hand (right-handers) , position your callous pad above the grip, place your thumb and index finger in the shape of the letter V. This is all kind of hard to understand by reading, so it's always a good idea to have someone show it to you.

It's important that you don't grip the club too hard. On a scale of 1 to 10, your grip pressure should be around 5. Gripping it too hard will leads to unnecessary tension and make your swing go over the top and cut across the ball. One thing to remember: the left wrist must be flat during the swing and always keep the hands in front of the ball when you stroke. Your hands must be properly aligned with the clubhead.

In golf, as in any other "bat and ball" sport, the idea is to get the striking surface of the club (bat) move squarely along the intended line of flight of the ball. Performed properly, such motion will produce straight shots. Otherwise, a certain amount of spin will be transferred to the ball, and it won't fly straight. But what does the golf grip has to do with all that. Basically, a correct golf grip enables a player to swing the club to the top and return it in downswing position so that the clubhead is square to the intended line of flight and at the same time it travels along the intended line of flight at impact, and slightly beyond.

We grip the club in order to swing it. Nothing can be achieved with a fierce grip. Golf is not a sport where force is requried, so don't grip the club as if you are gripping an axe. You need a sensitive and firm finger grip, nothing more, nothing less. Bottom line is that you must acquire a correct golf grip and stick with it. Of course, you won't be perfect, and shots will still slice from time to time, but that doesn't mean you have to change your grip and every week. Pro golfers use just one type of grip for their entire career. Once you have the right grip, but your shots continue to slice or go wide, then the problem is with the swing, so you have to work on it.