That’s a big problem, says Steve Buzza, one of Golf Digest’s Best Young Teachers in America. It’s no wonder you keep slicing it. Here’s what’s going on:
The grooves or scoring lines on your driver’s face provide a nice visual to ensure the club is square to your target, but if you set the clubhead down so those lines are parallel to the ground, it puts you in an awkward position at address, Buzza says.
“In short, it sets your hands too high, locks your wrists and creates all sorts of tension up and down your body. It also puts you in position to slice the ball, because it encourages you to swing on a steeper, out-to-in path. That’s a slice path,” Buzza says.
Instead, you want the grooves angled slightly up on the toe side (see below). Imagine you would be able to get your fingers under the sole on ...