Dear Blog,

        I warn you this is going to be a long post. Brace yourself. This past week my lesson was canceled because my instructor was stuck in meetings. I was actually relieved because I had so much that needed to be done; there was no time to enjoy myself. The seven day span from November 12th to the 19th has been one of the busiest weeks of my life. Volleyball commitment night on Wednesday, two major tests Thursday, a Physics C test Friday (which I might have failed) and then work from 4 PM to 11 PM, work, college application, and a volleyball banquet on the weekend, science fair judging and another volleyball banquet on Monday, and finally a fall leadership conference Tuesday straight after school until Wednesday night. And yet, there are people who are more tired than me. I do not know how they do it.
         There is no way I will be able to play a round of golf by the end of this project. I know that in my past blog post I showed you a link to an article about "what you think" is "what you are." Well, I am being very negative, but by the end of this project I am hoping that I can hit the ball straight. Golf is so difficult! :(
       Because my lesson was canceled, I just further looked at golf.about.com. Here is what I found:
Remember: 
1) The 'V' made by your hands should be pointed to the right ear/shoulder, but the hands should be in alignment with the center of your body about a hand's length away from your pants zipper. 
2) If you are having trouble with a slice or hoot shot, you probably need to fix the face and path of the club.
Links:

This link talks about these shot: slice, hook, push, pull, fade, and draw.
        http://golf.about.com/od/golftips/ss/mishit_tips.htm
This talks about these types of mishits: fat, thin, topping, shank, and skyball.
        http://golf.about.com/library/tips/aa080305a.htm
From this link I got the following diagram:
         http://golf.about.com/od/golftips/ss/ballflighttips.htm

The Basics of Ball Flight
Hook (pink line): Cause - closed clubface at impact. Effect - ball curves to the left.

• Slice (orange line): Cause - open clubface at impact. Effect - ball curves to the right.
• Pull (yellow line): Cause - red-to-yellow swing path. Effect - ball starts left of target and flies straight.
• Push (blue line): Cause - green-to-blue swing path. Effect - ball starts right of target and flies straight.

A draw and a fade (not depicted on graphics) are nice descriptions of a slight hook and slight slice.

None of the ball flights described above will get the ball to the target, unless your alignment is off. But a combination of two of these ball flights can get the ball to the target. Let me explain:

Pull-Slice (yellow-orange line)
Cause - red-to-yellow swing path with an open clubface. Effect - ball starts left of target and curves right.

Some characteristics of a pull-slicer:
• Usually toe-deep divots that point to the left. Toe-deep means the toe of the club digs into the ground more than the heel.
• Battle scars on the top and toe of the driver from hitting the ball straight up.
• Tee marks on the bottom of the driver that are at an angle.
• Contact on the toe of the club.
• Ball flight is high with a loss of distance.
• Fights a slice.
• Best feeling shot is a pull to the left.
• Tension, tension, tension.

Push-Hook (blue-pink line)

Some characteristics of a push-hooker:
• Usually heel - deep divots that point to the right.
Divots are usually very shallow or non-existent.
• Usually a good player, but one who fights a hook

Note: Clubface position has a bigger influence on direction than the path of the swing. You could be making a pull-slice swing but because the clubface is very open the ball might not fly to the left before it starts slicing.

Videos:

http://video.about.com/golf/How-to-Correct-a-Slice.htm
http://video.about.com/golf/Correcting-a-Hook-Shot.htm