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Stop Slicing Series (part one): Transfer Your Weight

If you want to stop slicing, you need to make sure that you transfer your weight to your FRONT foot.

Do you want to stop slicing? Then make sure that you transfer your weight to your FRONT foot.

One of the most common faults that cause a slice is keeping your weight on your back foot as to start your downswing and complete your followthrough. It stops your lower body from rotating. It causes you to slash across the ball creating massive amounts of side spin.

The simplest drill to perform is the ‘Gary Player-step through swing’. It makes sure that you commit to swinging all with way through the ball. And you can do on the range and the golf course during your round.

68 Comments

  1. Clyde

    June 19, 2019 at 2:30 pm

    Love the practical tips for improving my game!

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    • Quite The Chap

      June 25, 2019 at 12:21 pm

      Much appreciated Clyde!

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    • linda bendure

      August 12, 2019 at 12:48 pm

      love your tips and wonderful delivery of ideas——can’t wait to try this step through idea !!!!!!!!!

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    • Manny

      August 12, 2019 at 3:27 pm

      I really enjoyed the video, very helpful for older folks with less flexibility. Easy to follow and imitate.

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    • Paul M Johnson

      August 13, 2019 at 5:12 pm

      Like your tips. I needed help transferring off back foot to left foot

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    • Art

      March 3, 2020 at 6:08 am

      Ah once again you have reminded me of some of the things I knew years ago and know they work

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    • Ron Powell

      March 3, 2020 at 6:44 am

      Good tips-thanks

      Ron

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    • Ed

      March 5, 2020 at 12:27 pm

      Thanks, that’s one major issues, now I can work on it.

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    • Wm Harvie

      September 21, 2021 at 1:39 am

      Will try this week, always have had this issue and this remedy sounds especially easy to correct longtime distance reducing fade.

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  2. Don Olsen

    July 12, 2019 at 11:31 am

    A great drill. I use it with my driver, now i’m going to do it with other clubs.

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  3. Craig Cline

    July 13, 2019 at 10:47 am

    Excellent tip, Quite the Chap — thanks — I’ll try it.

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    • Ronnie

      July 13, 2019 at 11:39 am

      The reason the weight stays on the back foot is because the shoulders are turning faster than the hips !

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  4. David Marlow

    July 13, 2019 at 11:41 am

    Thanks

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  5. Paul Grushka

    July 13, 2019 at 12:14 pm

    Great tip to hopefully end my slicing. I often end up stepping back rather than forward. Maybe this will add some yardage to my drives and give me better opportunities to reach the greens in regulation. Thanx much.

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  6. Walter Mills

    July 13, 2019 at 12:25 pm

    Very clear, no frills approach. A good way to present info.

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  7. George

    July 13, 2019 at 12:39 pm

    I love it.

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  8. Roy Berger

    July 13, 2019 at 1:02 pm

    Excellent reasoning and actual videos of stepping through the ball to transfer the weight of the body. I laughed out loud at the beginning of the video of hitting the big banana! Used to do that but it’s more of a power fade now– when I get the weight to the left side!! Wow– great tips here! KEEP IT UP!

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  9. Ron Mullard

    July 13, 2019 at 1:41 pm

    like your style …kind of laid back ….but effective enough to make and prove your point.

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    • Russ

      July 14, 2019 at 1:06 pm

      I love all the tips and the humor. Keep up the good job.

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  10. Richard Davidson

    July 13, 2019 at 4:17 pm

    Very helpful tips

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  11. Jim Overturf

    July 13, 2019 at 4:42 pm

    I really like your tips on playing better golf. Several have been helpful for trying to correct my own swing faults. Thank you!

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  12. Tony Fleming

    July 13, 2019 at 5:44 pm

    Great tip. thanks

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  13. John Amidon

    July 13, 2019 at 6:13 pm

    Always look forward to your tips, very helpful

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  14. Malcolm Tidmarsh

    July 14, 2019 at 1:05 am

    Very good tip for someone like me who really enjoys this ‘ crazy ‘ golf game but I display all your illusttrated faults resulting at times with disappointing outcomes.
    Best Regards.

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  15. Tony McCann

    July 14, 2019 at 2:58 am

    Been watching for years, still great info. Presentation certainly is not boring or stitled!

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  16. Raymond Williams

    July 14, 2019 at 5:12 am

    Have to love your videos. Your voice is calming and assuring and the advice is so simple but effective. My golf course, unfortunately doesn’t have a practice range and there is no range nearby where one can test these lessons but I will be trying this move next time I play. Thank you Alex for the videos.

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  17. Dr Ernie

    July 14, 2019 at 7:54 am

    Your tips are much appreciates Colby. Your character just adds to “the down to earth persona” that golfers endure day to day no matter what level you play at. Keep it going.

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  18. Richard

    July 14, 2019 at 8:37 am

    You my friend have done more for my golf game. Now I laugh at my buddies that I am sure gave up their PGA Cards to coach me. You are direct and to the point and don’t bore people

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  19. Mike O'Donnell

    July 14, 2019 at 8:42 am

    Can’t wait to try. I have trouble getting to my left side due to a severe left ankle sprain years ago and this drill looks like it might help.

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  20. Thomas O Mann

    July 14, 2019 at 9:19 am

    Keep up the good work.Never boring.I send these to 2 of my best friends and they really like u.”the falcon”

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  21. jim morgan

    July 14, 2019 at 10:05 am

    good tip..proven improvement.
    Jim M.

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  22. Theo

    July 14, 2019 at 4:53 pm

    Tanks, I needed that.

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  23. rick

    July 14, 2019 at 5:13 pm

    Nice delivery

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  24. Swingnswear

    July 15, 2019 at 5:41 am

    I appreciated your tips and your humor!

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  25. Cork

    July 18, 2019 at 6:27 am

    Love the humor and the tips are very helpful. Thank you very much!

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  26. Dean Ferdman

    August 12, 2019 at 3:50 pm

    Great Tip

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  27. Tom Fauls

    August 13, 2019 at 7:08 am

    Great stuff! Love Gary (Quite the Chap), love Mark (the Golf Yogi), have bought several products, all great – best resource for golf I’ve found!

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  28. Ronald Powell

    December 17, 2019 at 6:50 am

    Good tip. Enjoy all your tips, short & sweet.

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  29. Andre Gelinas

    December 17, 2019 at 9:22 am

    If it works for Gary Player, one of the greatest, it should work for most of us.

    So easy and fun to watch these tips from Colby, a revelation on the internet!

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  30. Jacques Després

    December 17, 2019 at 11:04 am

    The best formula in golf video, short, funny, and says the right things to do.
    The KISS principle.

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  31. Larry Crandall

    December 17, 2019 at 12:29 pm

    The tips that the “doctor“ give frequently are some of the best tips I have ever seen about Golf. Quite the chat is really “quite the chap“ and you can believe what he says because it really works!!
    I simply love getting all of the email tips and look at all of them because they are all really really good!

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  32. George S Radu

    December 17, 2019 at 6:25 pm

    Love it! One of my biggest swing faults! Now if it will stop raining so I can play and practice, I’ll give it a go!

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  33. Les

    December 18, 2019 at 3:34 pm

    I love the helpful hints. This one reinforces that it’s ok when I occasionally feel my back foot come up a little when hitting my driver.

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  34. Mark Z

    December 18, 2019 at 3:41 pm

    Maybe tell DeChambeau and we can speed up play at the same time. I don’t have a transfer problem, but I’ve seen this work wonders for my “Banana Ball” friends. Tends to shorten the distance considerably at first, but they actually love being able to find their tee shot. Superb advice from a student of the game.

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  35. Dan Bell

    December 18, 2019 at 6:18 pm

    Good tip for all golfers that need to get back to the fundamentals, plus it adds distance, a good reminder.

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  36. Craig

    December 19, 2019 at 10:06 am

    Always good stuff from Quite the Chap — and love the humor — starting off with “Doctor — Doctor — Doctor”!

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  37. Gary

    December 19, 2019 at 12:16 pm

    I do love all the videos you send out. It helps to put things in your mind to practice on. Don’t stop.

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  38. Walter

    December 20, 2019 at 9:49 am

    Very good, practiced it and it works wonders!

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  39. Bob Fildes

    December 21, 2019 at 3:22 am

    Always look forward to your teaching points because they are concise, on target, delivered with the right amount of humor and thoughtful content, and, perhaps, most importantly, they actually help our game!!! Thanks, Doc!

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  40. Sonny

    March 3, 2020 at 6:30 am

    Great will go right now and try this in my garage.

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  41. Juan de Dios Ortuzar

    March 3, 2020 at 6:35 am

    Excellent, funny, in summary, top … thanks and congrats !!

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  42. Jess Stanfill

    March 3, 2020 at 7:15 am

    love it

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  43. Ernest Modestino

    March 3, 2020 at 8:26 am

    Great Tip. Thanks.

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  44. Doug Cox

    March 3, 2020 at 9:30 am

    Absolutely Love this Golfers RX sight. I’m 78 years old and the lessons have really helped me the past couple of years. I’m shooting in the 90’s and am close to breaking that soon with this tip alone ! ( Turn and step thru has been an issue)
    Thanks for ALL of it !!

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  45. Bill Gibson

    March 4, 2020 at 9:38 am

    I love this site’s no nonsense, concise teaching points. Delivered with fun. And the teaching does help your golf game!

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  46. Jim Fellows

    March 4, 2020 at 3:48 pm

    Great tip. Rotation, rotation, rotation.

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  47. Raymond Williams

    March 4, 2020 at 11:19 pm

    Thank you for the many tips of which this one seems to be very relevant to me. I look forward to testing it when I play on Saturday. I will use a reminder like “get forward” to make me think of this video.

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  48. Elwood M White

    March 5, 2020 at 9:09 am

    Great quick tips, keep up the good advice,

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  49. Bruce Gullett

    March 5, 2020 at 10:17 am

    easy and effective drill

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  50. Gary Lind

    March 5, 2020 at 12:26 pm

    I love what you do. Always very informative. You are one of us.

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  51. Vince Salotti

    October 12, 2020 at 3:55 pm

    I always look forward to your golf tips! Always very helpful and so succinct and easy to implement.

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  52. Robert Wright

    August 8, 2021 at 12:34 pm

    Love all of your short but too the point tips!!! Keep them coming

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  53. Jeff

    August 8, 2021 at 2:37 pm

    Thank you Thank you….
    The Knock Down shot is saving me a bunch of strokes.
    I love all your tips.

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  54. Pat

    August 8, 2021 at 3:23 pm

    Great info and drills

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  55. Pat Flood

    August 8, 2021 at 4:44 pm

    Your presentations are helpful and a lot of fun to listen to. So practical!

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  56. M Joe Smith

    August 15, 2021 at 10:27 am

    As always great information about the swing. Thank you.

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  57. james dimitriadis

    September 21, 2021 at 5:40 am

    Keep up the good work ,we need all the help we could get.

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  58. Ray Crowe

    September 22, 2021 at 7:30 am

    Best piece of advice i have received – simple, easy effective

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