How to Hit Golf Ball Straighter Check your forearm alignment. It’s one of the simplest things you can do and can have an immediate impact on the path the club takes through the ball. If your forearms are aiming left at set up you are more likely to have a swing path that swings excessively left. For a right hander this can create the dreaded slice shot. Simply get them aligned parallel to the target or better still aimed right just to exaggerate the change for a while. This should instantly push