Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. Ever since I started playing golf, it seems like I’ve had a natural slice — or so I tell ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. As most golfers know, what you do in the backswing has a huge impact on what you ...

Ask any average or beginner golfer what their most common mishit is and they'll likely tell you it's a slice. That tends to ...

Every golfer has struggled with a slice while playing this game. Heck, even the best players in the world have hit a big ole banana ball off the tee one time or another. It’s a shot shape that every ...

If you’re struggling with a slice, chances are your clubface is open at the top of the backswing, indicated by the toe of the club pointing toward the ground. From this position, it is very difficult ...

In case you didn't know, here is the science behind why you're slicing: Your clubface is open in relation to your clubpath at impact. That's all there is to it. Where the ball curves depends on your ...