Golf Monthly UK – August 2019

“MY SLICE IS

KILLING MY GAME”

FAULT

Trevorhadastronggrip.

Atthetopofthe

backswing,theclubfacewasclosed.

Hehadgoodpower,buthewashaving

toworkhardwithhisbodyandhands

tosquaretheface.Withaballposition

toofarback,thefacewouldreturn to

the ball open, creating a slice.

FIX

Wemovedtheballmore

forwardinhisstance,too.He

wasthenabletohitithardwithhis

bodywithoutafearoftheballgoing

left.Byrotatinghisbody,hewas

squaring up the clubface at impact.

DRILL

Instead,wefocused

moreonthefitting.Piers

wantedhimtobeabletoplayafade,so

theobjectiveforthefitterwastoshift

theweightssohewashittingmoreup

ontheball.Footsprayontheface

helped us monitor the strike.

LESSON AND FITTING

TREVOR

KIRBY

Age 57

HomeclubSpringwaterGC

Handicap 13

LessonbyPiersWard,

MeAndMyGolf

FittedbyMark

Thistleton