Without actually being able to see your swing I will share some basic tips that involve GAS.
G - GRIP
Your grip may be to tight. This can cause MANY problems and most people don't even realize that they are doing it. By gripping to tight you will decrease the clubs speed at impact because you are not allowing your body to flow naturally like rusted hinges. It will also keep you from releasing which is terribly if your slicing the ball because not releasing will cause a push. If you are push-slicing it you are not having any fun.
TIP: Try re-examing your grip. If you come to the conclusion that it is to tight try to take your stance and WAGGLE. Grip the club with your normal grip (aggressive) and waggle the club back and forth until the grip losens. Hit balls just focusing on a relaxed grip and you will see the improvement. Another thing to do is possibly change your grip all together. I always suggest this for beginner golfers due to the fact that for golfers with experience changing grips can be very difficult and the student will go through growing pains. If you use an baseball grip (Hands together, not connected) I would suggest changing to an Interlocking grip. If you are currently using an interlocking grip I would suggest the overlapping grip as a solution. (If you don't know what these grips are just comment and I will explain.)
The key is to losen the grip and make the swing a thing of poetry... not tragedy.
Hand position on the club can also cause the effect of a slice. It will not effect your swing path but will effect your club face relative to impact. If you are a right handed golfer and you take your grip and your thumb line is pointing to the LEFT of you. This simply means that on your downswing your club face will naturally open up promoting a slice on the ball. If your thumb line is to the RIGHT of the club that will cause the club face to close down which would promote a favorable hook.
(If it is nuetral you may want to try and grip a little to the right and see if closing down the face can assist in a cleaner release. (A more squared face at impact.)
A - AIM
One common problem people have that slice the ball is the belief that they can't fix it so the aim in the opposite direction. (Right handed golfer aims to the left to "play" the slice.) This is an issue because it actually will proceed to put the swing angle on an outside path which will in return cause more of a slice.
TIP: Always lay a club on the ground or if you want to get fancy some white chalk. Make sure you hit balls at the range doing this at ALL TIMES. Once you take your stance make sure your shoulders are square as well. To do this take your stance. Then with the club you are holder put it horizontal across your shoulder blades. If you look down it should be lined up with the chalk or other club on the ground. This will confirm that your stance is "Square" and not open (which causes the ball to slice.)
You may want to consider taking the foot closest to the pin and sliding just that foot closer to the ball. Just about an inch. It will feel like you are aiming even further right, but actually you are closing down your stance which promotes an inside path. This is the exact opposite of what causes a slice and may be a useful tool in curing yours.
S - SETUP
I kinda indulged above with some of the set up changes that can be made. Just remember to keep the balance at the center of your feet and try to draw the club back to the inside of the golf ball. This will help to keep the club on the inside and help avoid that slicing motion.
Standing an inch or so further back from the ball may also help in keeping that swing plane inside and under control.
I tried to make an effort to simplify the information on here so it is easy to digest. If you have any questions at all just comment and I will be more then happy to help.
These are only quick fixes and in some cases will only help and not cure the slice. If you want professional help seek advice from a local pro.
Good luck in putting up those low numbers.
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