A loss of width early in the backswing is one of the main reasons why so many amateur golfers struggle with the slice. When you let the club get too close in toward your body during the backswing, it will have no choice but to move up and away from you during the transition. That move puts the club overtop of the ideal path, and the inevitable result is a swipe across the ball at impact – and a slice. Many golfers think that their slice is a puzzle that is too complicated to solve, when it reality it all boils down to losing width in the backswing.