Golf Lesson: Swing Right With a Closed Grip
If you fight a slice, this lesson is for you. The video above breaks down two connected fixes: swinging to the right and strengthening your grip. Together, they turn the banana ball into a draw — and they work because they attack the slice at its source.
The slice comes from two things: a clubface that’s open to the path, and a path that cuts across the ball from out to in. Most slicers try to fix the face and ignore the path, or vice versa. This lesson fixes both at once.
The Two-Part Slice Cure
First, the grip. “Closing” or strengthening your grip means rotating both hands slightly to the right on the club (for a right-handed golfer) so you can see more knuckles on your lead hand. This presets the face in a stronger position and makes it dramatically easier to square the club at impact. It should feel weird at first — that’s how you know it’s working.
Second, the path. “Swing right” means feeling like your clubhead exits toward right field after impact instead of pulling left across your body. A great feel: imagine hitting the inside-back quadrant of the ball and sending it out to the right. Combine that with the stronger grip, and the face closes relative to the path — the recipe for a draw.
Watch the lesson, make both changes, and give it a full bucket. Your slice didn’t appear overnight, and it won’t vanish in five balls — but this is the fix that actually works.
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