re: Slicing the driver

Had this problem bad and it's all but disappeared in the matter of a month or so.

I had two swing thoughts (in addition to the proper address routine mentioned above)

Get a full, smooth turn into the backswing, or feel like you are. Do this by rotating around the spine and not swaying.

In the downswing, get that weight onto your front foot.

I was 50/50 weighted, presumably due to my baseball background. When I started focusing on getting my weight shifted onto my front leg, my slice disappeared. I still have the occasional slice on #1 because we roll up and tee off and I can be pretty lazy in my swing on the first hole, but it's not a recurring issue like it was when I stared.

Coming over the top is probably the problem, but that movement is caused because your brain is compensating for something you aren't doing right prior to that movement. It's a still ball on a tee, if you look at it your brain is going to guide your hands to contact. If that contact is out to to in then it's from something you're doing prior to your arms and clubhead flying outside the path.

The other reason could be that your club face is open at impact. This could either be due to a weak grip, or the ball being too far back in your stance, thus not allowing time/distance for your swing to get the face squared. Pretty easy trial and error if this is your problem because it'll be fixed in a swing or two, so I'd probably start here

Also, try to keep your head still