WHY DO YOU SLICE YOUR DRIVER BUT NOT YOUR IRONS

In this video, I'm going to talk about why you slice your driver and how to fix it.
I'll also talk about the difference between slicing with an iron and a driver, and why you might not be slicing your irons.
Finally, I'll give you a few tips to help you stop slicing your driver.
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[@jbeezy2055]

Mark you dont get enough credit when it comes to youtube golf personalities. You were the 1st golf instruction video I ever viewed on youtube, years ago back when it wasnt really even a thing. I had no idea what things like zero, face and path even meant before getting "stuck in." You helped me become my own swing coach by giving me the knowledge, instead of trying to sell me snake oil. Keep the content coming and looking fwd to you hitting 1M subs. Cheers from the states

[@garybignell4608]

I do find that when I’m searching for my swing challenge, I stumble across your videos and enjoy how you explain it. Once you did the noodle part of the video and then explained the right shoulder slightly back as it encourages the club to go through the ball at an angle that’s more through the ball to the right and then around. I’ve had a few lessons and was told to feel like I’m throwing the club through the ball to the right which helps create a draw. I never really got it and once you really got into the why it made much more sense to me. Thanks for the great content.

[@ericerickson4560]

As someone with 3 kids and no time to practice I have accepted my fade/slice for the time being…thanks for making me feel better about aiming 10 yards left of fairway lol

[@seantaylor3244]

Don't sweat it....Colin Montgomerie did it his entire professional career! 😉

[@richardboyce8536]

Hey, that is me! Once I grab hold of my driver, I’m hooped…lol I shall endeavour to persevere until I get it right. I’m a new golfer, really enjoy your channel and all your tips. Thanks!

[@joshuataylor5641]

Love the last bit about focusing on 'just hitting target'.

[@SolomonLi]

Great explanation! And that last bit about playing with our shapes is so true…. Everyday is different and swings will change within the same person…even in a round! Thanks Mark!

[@nigel_wadsworth]

One of your best Mark! This is me...... and now I can work on what to do. Lockey flick......?

[@alanwaterworth6464]

I used to have all sorts of corrections with my driver, closed face and stance, thinking I was swinging over the top and in to out. I wasn´t, and that lead to a lot of miss hits. I´ve watched a lot of your videos on this stuff, and learnt that simply neutralising my grip a bit, keeping my hands lose (not gripping on for dear life) and letting the club go has improved every aspect of driver strike. I have few practice swings one handed with the club upside down before tee off which helps me get that feeling of letting it go. AS a result, 90% fairways in the last 20 rounds, with a 5% miss margin both left and right. Cheers for the tips brah! good stuff.

[@killacamfoo]

Really fantastic stuff, Mark.

[@FredzGolf]

Nicely put! Love the use of the swimming floats :)

[@christophersamson5100]

I loved the point about strike on face.

[@johngrimes1358]

Cracking video, started playing my shape recently and finding more fairways as I’m not fighting it. Now a buttery fade rather than a slice, push or pull.

[@chetlovesmer9549]

Hey Mark, Love that pool noodle example. My swing coach did the exact same thing with me.

[@danmount007]

Excellent as always Mark. Love the visual aids as well, hammers home why these differences exist!

[@danielmartis999]

Thanks for the video. I often feel like i am pulling the club through the swing leaving the face open at impact. I'll try a slight pause before i hit the ball for the club head to catch up and still follow through - hopefully this works as it makes sense!!!

[@lewwilliams347]

Never had it explained like this... I dont slice my irons, but iv been called steery with my driver in lessons and never really understood what that ment. Cant wait to play with this feeling... could get my driver out of the naughty bucket 👍

[@lysajane3643]

You knocked it out of the park with this one. I need to get to the range ASAP and work on learning this. Bravo!!!

[@fplcraig647]

Excellent video. I was guilty of leaving the face wide open with the driver. I'm working on resolving this now and I'm already seeing the results. Thank you very much for this video Mark.

[@anthonyswift5943]

Strike is king. At all stages of you handicap high or low

[@loutennant99]

Great video Mark. Very helpful. I find that dropping my trail shoulder at set up makes me stay even more in my dam trail (right for me) side. So annoying

[@truthdragon7719]

Ive heard so many folk say 'its the same swing with every club' including teaching professionals, finally the truth is out there from a reliable professional, ITS NOT..!!!

[@roadtoscratchgolf3481]

Wonderful video, Mark. This is really your calling. Keep it up, your extremely adept at it. Cheers.

[@4srv]

Always helpful. There is always some little feeling that comes through that I have not really thought of before. Thank you.

[@richshawry]

Great video Mark. All helping my winter projects of “driver swing” and “more speed”. Fade is in the locker, draw a bit tricky at the minute. 👍

[@ironmarkgolf]

You cured me every time I do this I might get a bit of a fade but I get way more distance way straighter drives 8/10 times when I setup with weight on my back foot

[@jeffreylove8061]

Great instruction Mark. Thanks

[@jamesmacintyre614]

Bloody brilliant so well explained for a dummy like me .thank you !

[@davidclay6429]

Awesome Mark, so clear and concise an explanation it deserves a medal 🏅 👍🏻

[@ricko7976]

Another great video. You could break 70 indoors!

[@TheEriQS]

Mark, you Rock!! After hitting a (huge) slice for ages with the driver whiles hitting a small draw with the irons I started loosing my mind. After viewing this video I went to the range and lo and behold... straight bombs! (well baby fade but who's counting) I went from 220 yards forward and 60 yards to the right to a drive that found the fairway at about 280 yards :) very happy..!! Many thanks for providing these insights that have not yet been shared (even by in person lessons)

[@Michael_MJ]

Great video Mark.

[@Ecka63]

Great video Mark, thanks for putting it together for us!!

[@jimmahT]

Thanks Mark

[@richardwaterhouse4333]

Now that I really needed, but maybe not 10½ hrs before I play a knockout comp!! (Early start too!)

[@richardwaterhouse4333]

Well, with 10 minutes to spare, I hit the net, took your thoughts onboard, gave it a try, felt good, but no real idea from the net. Burned down the first and 3rd, and out of 7 tee shots, 6 were on fairway. Work in progress, but after a 6&4 win, thank you!

[@andy66l97]

Fantastic video Mark! Love the point about playing your pattern - all that matters is where the ball goes & if you have a reliable shape with a club what a weapon that is!!! Scores over perceived ego👍

[@joebagadonitz]

Grate video. Been trying to play my shot on the course lately (sliced driver setup left, drawn iron setup right) while practicing corrections on the range instead of always trying to do it on the course. Enjoyment of my rounds have gone up, and the misses are getting smaller resulting in smaller adjustments quicker than I would have expected.

[@TheBooze13]

Keeping the face pointed down on the backswing has helped my slice big time. Keeps my wrist from cupping and I can just turn through the ball now and not think about the face

[@drewagardner]

Yes please!! Great video. Started training recently with a swing arc aid ON THE GROUND and this was my struggle. Makes a lot of sense. Thanks!

[@stevec2435]

Great video mark cheers for that. I know you mention playing your patterns a lot with different clubs and it’s something I have worked into my game which has helped lower my scores for sure 👍

[@Klimwriter]

Great tips! I wish I had a consistent shape haha.

[@jeffdebou3854]

Absolutely brilliant video mark. So well done

[@richardjackson9725]

I’ve played for 20+ years and didn’t know this. I’m decent with driver but distinctly average with irons

[@warrenmays2300]

Right on target Mark!

[@rafabonati7757]

My issue with driver (and hybrids) is a pull to the left. I can hit beautiful, penetrating shots right down the middle if I seriously concentrate on holding the face straight at contact. Hopefully this will become more natural as I practice. I think right now my natural driver shot is to the left because I turn my hand over like hitting a baseball.

[@ThingsAppended]

I ask that question everyday. Or driving straight one day only to hook the irons.

[@craigmoore4642]

Great video! Performed on the driving range, did it over my alignment stick for visual feedback on my swing path and pretty much instantly straightened out my driver. Will need to practice it some more to make it more natural, but I’m hopeful it will translate to the course!

[@brandonhinckley3994]

Great video! Your explanations are on point and easy for any one to understand. 👍 I use a very strong grip with my driver to keep it straight to drawing (used to have 30 yard slice) what are your feelings on grip change to change shape? Thanks Mark.

[@philipross9487]

Interesting, I have to grip my driver and swing differently to avoid a hook(duck hook) but have a slight draw with my irons and a standard grip.

[@royclose946]

Well done mark 👏 👍

[@goonsquadgolf]

Mark you really are the best man. Your a great coach. I've learned a lot from your channel over the years. I sound like I know what I'm talking about to people if they ask for advice, then I fat an iron or slice a wood. Haha keep it up man.

[@alvor2762]

Vert well explained. Thank you.

[@geoffreyjarvis1791]

Excellent, 'nuf said

[@Nickescaped]

Hi Mark, Just caught up with this video. Very informative, thank you. My problem however, is that when I try to play my fade, for some damn reason, the ball goes straight left - more times than not. And then when I think I'm hitting my drives fairly straight and aim straight, the fade reappears. I will try your setup method. However, I think my inconsistencies are definitely driving this problem. Nothing that a few pints can't cure.

[@matthewstroud4294]

What would you diagnose Mark, in general, from straight-to-slight-draw with irons and more draw with the driver?

[@Carsonsimon]

Why....Being late with the clubhead... Driver has the longest shaft and swing arc and the clubhead moves the furthest through the whole swing... People are in a rush to try and hit it hard and far... So the body and the hands go and drag the handle and it just leaves the clubhead trailing behind and you can't catch it back up... If you swing a PW at 30% and try and stop it at impact then do the same with driver straight after you can tell that it feels like an eternity for that clubhead to get back round compaired to the PW...

[@kcicilioni]

Would love to see a video from you on club face alignment at address. Many of us are taught to have our hands on the inside of our lead medial thigh which creates a touch of shaft lean at address. This subsequently sets the club face slightly open naturally at address relative to the target line. Would love to get your insights on this.

[@jamesbrown6372]

How’s the heads up putting? I started, had a few wobbles and went back to old but now I’ve grained in heads up and it’s revolutionised my putting. Saving so many shots a round it’s brilliant

[@MarkCrossfield]

I am back to traditional. I putt well so staying with my technique 👍👍

[@motodiaries8204]

The thing I don't see enough people talk about with fade v draw is allowing the club face to catch up to the hands. If your hands are in front of the club face with a driver it's almost impossible to draw the ball. This used to be a huge problem for me coming from playing a lot of baseball and I believe it's very common among amateur golfers. I have to feel almost as if I am throwing the clubhead way ahead of my body to get the face around square.

[@Keef-cd9os]

I`m a fader of the ball with my driver the majority of the time and use it pretty successfully. On some days when I'm swinging freely with a good tempo, I start to hit my driver straight and even with a slight draw, this means I've then got to change my target mid round. If I try to practice a draw it never seems to work!! What am I doing in my swing on the days when it's going straight?

[@bobpaine4987]

Know where your misses typically are 👍

[@motodiaries8204]

Oops! As I was writing the below, you started talking about that very thing!

[@Cornish_Maid]

I always close my stance with a driver, it enables me to hit out causing a slight draw.

[@mikecarver8770]

I slice my woods and can't hit irons because I suck at golf!!! If the weather is good on my birthday in March I will play golf for the last time!!!

[@MLGshzlss]

but mark, i'll have a 20 yd slice, then aim 20 yrs left, and end up with a 40 yd slice

[@theCycleReport]

Short answer: because I/we suck at golf, lol

[@lebarbier007]

damn dude... less coffee for next video please!!!

[@glennmurley2463]

HIT TARGET?? WHAT! I thought the entire point of golf is so the old bloke in the bay next to you can tell you ‘YOU LIFTED YOUR HEAD’ 🏌️‍♂️

[@jacksoni349]

My irons fade, my driver slices hard...