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Cause 8 Gear to cure the sliceHow the latest equipment can help you cure that card-wrecking shotIf you suffer from the dreadedslice off the tee but don’t have thespare hours to dedicate to lessonsand practising on the range thenthere is still help available to you.The advancement in golfequipment has seen theintroduction of clubs to minimisethe effect of all manner of ballflight issues and chief amongthem is the slice.Club manufacturers have spentmillions of pounds and manhours developing clubs designedto combat the slice and they’vebecome so good at doing it, thatthey allow golfers to play withtheir current swing but withmuch better results.However, first it’s time for areality check. You’re not going tofind a club out there that willturn your wild slice into a powerdraw. What these clubs will do ismanipulate the face angle atimpact to overcome swingdeficiencies such as an out-to-inswing path and minimise theeffect of these. Therefore, a 40-yard slice can become a 15-20yard slice and that is much moremanageable to play with.anti-slice designExtra heel weight is a commonanti-slice design trick. Mostadjustable clubs offer thisoption while others, like Ping’sK15 have it preset. The K15has an extreme external weightpad in the rear heel of the sole.weightpositioningclose the faceThe second way drivers aretackling the slice is withadjustable clubheads. Driverssuch as the Nike Machspeedfeature adjustable hosels thatallow the face to be opened orclosed on demand.powerful accuracyHeel weighting repositionsthe centre of gravity and thishelps the golfer to square orclose the clubface at impact.The low weight also helpslaunch the ball on a highertrajectory with more power.ADJUSTABLEclubheadsstraighter shotsSomeone suffering with aslice will traditionally want toclose the face angle so it issquarer at impact in relationto the path of the club,resulting in a straighterball flight.40 issue 280 ❘ Todaysgolfer.co.uk