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A slice for a right-handed golfer happens when the clubface is open relative to the swing path at impact. The path of the clubhead tells you the direction the club is moving through impact (often outside-to-inside for a slice), while the release describes how the hands and wrists rotate the clubface through impact. If the release is late or insufficient, the clubface stays open relative to that path, imparting clockwise spin that makes the ball curve from left to right. So pairing the clubhead path with the release directly explains how the combination of swing direction and face orientation through impact leads to a slice. The other pairings involve factors that influence direction or height but don’t tie together the face orientation as clearly through impact to produce the familiar slice.