How to Fix a Slice with Irons: Proven Tips & Drills to Fix It Forever

When your clubface is open at impact, you’ll likely end up slicing your irons.

This is one of those hard truths in golf that many players don’t want to accept. However, to get to the bottom of this issue, you have to understand how to square the clubface.

If you have struggled with a slice in your irons slice and have tried to fix it without success, you are in the right place.

If you’re looking to fix a slice specifically with your driver, go here: How to Fix a Slice with Your Driver.

How to Stop Slicing Your Irons (Key Takeaways)

If you don’t have time to read my entire guide on how to fix a slice, here are some of the key takeaways that you will need to get this motion down.

• An open clubface at impact causes the slice.
• The simple fixes are grip position and setup, work on those first and then move to more complicated fixes.
• Wrists control the clubface, get your wrist position right and your clubface will be square at impact.
• Focus more on the clubface angle than the swing path; almost all of the shot direction is controlled by the clubface angle at impact in relation to the swing path.
• Extension in the lead wrist at the top of the backswing is one of the leading causes of a slice and many golfers are unaware they are doing it.

If you prefer to walk through the process of fixing your slice by watching videos, check out our complete seven-video course on how to fix a slice.

We cover everything, including grip, wrist angles, and drills—all designed to help fix the slice with your irons. Access the free video course here!

What Causes a Slice in Golf?

A slice is caused by a clubface that is open at impact in relation to the swing path. Most golfers think that their slice is caused by their path alone. That’s not true.

If your path is a little steep, but your clubface is square, you may not see a slice but instead a fade or, for some talented players, a straight shot.

Golfers who slice the ball don’t have the clubface control they need. This lack of control causes a slice.

Here are a few of the reasons why you slice your irons:

• Poor grip and hand positioning specifically a grip that is too weak.
• Incorrect setup and posture with your feet on a line that is not square to the target.
• Mental misconceptions of what the golf club looks like at impact.
• Too much extension or cupping in the lead wrist at the top of the backswing.
• Failure to release the golf club and improper wrist rotation in the downswing.
• Poor weight distribution at setup with more weight on the trail side.
• Incorrect equipment with improper shafts, lie angle, and even club length can lead to a slice.

7 Simple Steps to Fix Your Slice with Irons Forever

Now, it’s time to get rid of the slice. Each of these fixes can be worked through on the range to stop slicing your irons.

Try to wear your HackMotion as you are working on your slice so you can see the correlation between clubface control and wrist action.

1. Grip Position Made Stronger or More Neutral

If the cause of your slice is related to a grip, it’s likely because your grip is too weak. Strengthening a golf grip can help correct a slice.

Start by looking at the position of your left hand. If your left hand is turned too far to the left (right-handed golfer), it is a weak position. Turning the hand just slightly more to the right can fix this.

Making a golf grip stronger will almost always feel as though you are getting your right hand to be just a little more under the club.

2. Stop Aiming Down the Left

When you continue to aim down the left and try to muscle the ball so it doesn’t turn right, chances are your feet, hips, and shoulders are no longer in line. Start aiming down the middle.

Use alignment sticks to get your feet, clubface, hips, and shoulders all started on the same line.

Now, your brain has some idea of what the path is and when it would be appropriate to square the clubface. Without these lines and positions, it’s kind of a guessing game.

3. Learn what Impact Feels and Looks Like

Clubface control seems foreign to many new golfers.

However, if you can learn to picture what impact looks like, you are partially on your way to hitting straighter shots. Visualization is a big part of golf, and many amateur golfers don’t know what impact looks like.

Using golf feedback tools like HackMotion can help you get an idea of what proper impact feels like.

When learning to fix a slice with irons, always start with a short iron and work your way through the bag. The shorter clubs can make it a bit easier to square the clubface.

4. Use HackMotion to Fix Wrist Positioning

Did you know that the clubface on your golf clubs is controlled by your wrist position?

HackMotion is like having a coach on your wrist. It teaches you to keep your clubface a bit more closed through impact by flexing the lead wrist.

The great thing about this motion is that in addition to getting the clubface square, it will also shallow the club.

Once your clubface is square or closed (like the professionals), you can rotate your body and create more power.

HackMotion knows the wrist extension that a tour player has at the top of their swing. That same ratio and guideline are applied to you when wearing the HackMotion.

As you swing through, you can use the audio feedback feature to hear when your wrist position needs to be adjusted.

5. Stop Getting Steep

Steep golf swings are one of the most common mistakes for amateur players.

For golfers looking to fix a slice forever, a proper swing path with more of an in-to-out motion will help give you the time and the position to square things up at impact.

One of the best ways to avoid getting steep is to take the club back a little lower and slower.

Sometimes, within the first few movements of the golf swing, you are already on a steeper path, making it impossible to recover.

6. Go In for an Equipment Check Up

Having played the game of golf for 30 years, I can tell you that equipment is incredibly important.

However, for most players, the cause of the slice is not the equipment they are using.

Once a year or once every other year, go in for a club fitting where you can test equipment and compare it to your own. Ultimately, the proper positioning of your body, wrists, and weight will help you get rid of the slice forever.

7. Push the Handle Forward and Up

One of the more common mistakes golfers make that causes a slice with the irons is keeping the hands too far back and too low. This one simple adjustment of pushing the hands up and slightly forward can help players gain more flexion in the lead wrist at impact.

You can practice this feeling and see the relationship it has with controlling the clubface when you work on your short game. Increasing your ulnar deviation in the lead wrist can set you up to hit a draw on your next iron shot.

This video from Rob Cheney is part of a complete video guide on how to fix a slice with HackMotion. You can access the full guide here.

Essential Tips to Help You Fix Your Golf Slice

Now you have all the tools you need to stop slicing a driver and irons. The next step?

Practice! Yes, to hit a golf ball straight, you will need to practice. Here are some of our best tips to practice fixing your golf slice.

• Always use golf alignment sticks on the ground so you have an idea of what square looks like; this will avoid issues with incorrect aim, alignment, and setup.
• Wear your HackMotion. It’s like having a coach on your wrist to help you fix your slice and lower your scores.
• Learn to fix the slice in your