Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Golf is a game that comes with lots of cliches — and that’s especially true among ...

Sometimes, the reason iron shots won’t stop on the green has less to do with your swing and more to do with the golf ball you’re playing. Distance off the ...

If you’re having issues with poor ball contact, the first area you might want to look at is your golf swing sequence — which is simply an order of body movements that helps you swing the golf club. As ...

From pro golfers like Jim Furyk and Matthew Wolff — who each have funky-looking swings — to "picture-perfect" golf swings ...

Every time I see Justin Thomas on the range, he's got some obstacle behind himself and the golf ball. Often it's a series of alignment sticks poking out of the ground (you can spot him doing that ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. With Happy Gilmore fever in full force, the iconic run-up swing is making a ...

You're looking here at Golf Digest's No. 1 ranked teacher in America, Mark Blackburn. No, this isn't what Mark looks like in his downswing. Here he's modeling a classic fault—sliding. It's what ...

There's lots of things that can crush your golf swing — like coming over-the-top and slicing the ball, or coming in too steep at impact and chunking golf shots. But what if I told you that tension ...

A hammer drill can help golfers improve their takeaway and fix their golf swing issues. Instructor Kelvin Kelley says, “Everybody can hammer a nail,” relating it to the correct backswing motion.