Dropping Your Right Shoulder on the Downswing

Some teachers will tell you that dropping your right shoulder on the downswing is causing you to slice. But you are going to lower your right shoulder than your left through downswing to impact because you have your right hand lower on the grip.

 

Take a look at pros' swing pictures, all of them have their right shoulder lower than left through impact. Check your address position.

 

Why the Clubface Opens

 

1. Grip your club with your shoulders level with the ground. Hold your club above the ground.

2. Now, drop your right shoulder.

 

You will see that when you drop your right shoulder, the clubface opens.

 

This is how you hit a slice. To prevent this, lower your right shoulder at address so that when your right shoulder drops on the downswing, the clubface does not open.

 

Wacth PGA Tours pros, unless they are hitting a slice or face, their right shoulder is lower than left at address. You should do the same.

 

Reference: http://www.golfsamurai.net/slice/dropping-your-right-shoulder.htm