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Better putting can come from small adjustments. Ask Gary Woodland.
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SINK IT EVERY TIME
Make the ones you hate to miss. With Jamie Lovemark
A six-footer is by no means a gimme, but it's still short enough that it stings when it doesn't go in. To make more of these, start by locking in your speed. It's the most important part of every putt. And when you…
THE LEADING EDGE
3 Ways To Pre-Set Pure Impact. By Michael Breed
Check out my downswing here. I call this the delivery position. The closer you get to impact, the less you can do—or undo—before you hit the ball. You're basically on cruise control. That said, you can…
THE LEADING EDGE
Michael Breed's quick tip will help you make contact like a tour pro
Let me explain that headline, because last I checked, the hands are attached to the arms. But I want you to separate them in your mind for a minute. Good players swing their arms down at a high rate of speed, which…
GOLF MADE SIMPLE
Chipping it close is all about crisp contact. With David Leadbetter
Along, flowing chipping stroke is never a good idea if the goal is to be consistently accurate with these shots. Take the club back too far, and you’ll be inclined to decelerate through impact and dump…
OWN YOUR SHORT GAME
Butch Harmon's simple setup tips will eliminate chunks or skulls
When I get students who complain about poor chipping, here's where I go first: How far are they standing from the ball? If you're more than a foot away, you're adding variables that just aren't necessary. The biggest…
PLAY YOUR BEST | TOUR TECHNIQUE
You don't need to go to the course to improve your wedge shots. With By Tommy Fleetwood
Driving and approach shots are the strengths of my game, which is why I spend a lot of practice time on shorter shots—especially in that 40-to-60-yard range. Let me explain. One thing I see a lot from amateurs…
COACHING
Ben Hogan's timeless tips: As relevant today as they were all those years ago
Golf Digest published its first article on how to play this magnificent and infuriating game in the spring of 1950. Fittingly, it was titled “How to putt.” Can’t get that right, the editors must have…
TOUR TECHNIQUE
Sand Secrets From The Bunker Queen
My caddie on the LPGA Tour calls me the "Bunker Queen," so I guess you came to the right place for some tips to get out of the sand. One of my favourite drills teaches you how to use wrist action to produce good…
MODERN GOLF SWING
An in-depth analysis of Matthew Wolff's unorthodox swing
For the remaining few who argue that the modern golf swing is in a slow creep toward production-line sameness, July 2019 was a rather disastrous month. That’s when Matthew Wolff, a 20-year-old PGA Tour rookie…
GIMME ONE THING
Flush it from the rough every time you find yourself in it
When you're done cycling through the typical phases of a golfer's mental state after hitting one in deeper rough—from disappointment to anger to anguish to finally, resignation—give yourself a healthy slap…
PUTTING
A better way to approach breaking putts with Butch Harmon
If your breaking putts tend to miss on the low side, I’d bet your problem is how you look at the putt from over the ball. Most golfers spend too much time staring at the hole, and then putt toward…
RAINING BIRDIES
Low scores start with maxing out your drives on the tee. By Jon Rahm
There might be some par 4s where it makes sense to tee off with a 3-wood or an iron, but it's rare to see me using anything but driver. I'm more comfortable with it. When it comes to scoring, I'd rather hit it as far…
GIMME ONE THING
The Worst Miss: Short and low: The problem is, you're slicing your putts—here's why
Let's take a step back and consider what it means to slice a putt. It's no different than slicing a drive: The club cuts across the ball from out to in with the clubface open. And just like with the driver, the result…
SHORT GAME
How to hit every chip: Take a right-brained approach around the green with Justin Rose
The lesson here is that there's a lot more than one way to execute various shots around the greens. Sure, you've got to know some universal basics when you're about to hit a chip, a lob shot, a bunker shot or a putt.…
TOUR TECHNIQUE
Four shots to groove with your fairway wood
It's fairly common for golfers to limit their use of fairway woods to second shots on par 5s and tee shots on long par 3s. They might use them only a few times a round. That's a shame, because fairway woods are useful…
TOUR TECHNIQUE
Simplify your tee shots: Get your swing on plane and feel the proper motion.
I’ve had a successful PGA Tour career, including a pair of wins, by keeping things as simple as possible. Yet, in the numerous pro-ams I play, I notice everyday golfers tend to make things more complicated than…
TOUR TECHNIQUE
How to hit the high ball and become a greens-in-regulation machine. With Jason Day
My standard ball flight is about as high as anyone's on tour—from driver right down to my wedges. That gives me a huge advantage in carrying hazards, flying it over trees and holding greens. There are a…
GETTING THE EDGE
What Would Seve Do? Seven Tips From The Master Of Match Play
The late Seve Ballesteros was the ultimate match-play golfer. He has a 20-12-5 record in eight Ryder Cup appearances as a player, and he captained the Europeans to victory in 1997. He also won the World Match Play…
IMPROVE YOUR FEEL
A hands-on approach to pitching. With David Leadbetter
Golfers are often told to keep their hands passive when pitching—even I've been guilty of saying it from time to time. But what does having passive hands mean? Your hands are the only thing holding the…
STRESS-FREE SAND PLAY
The no-practice bunker solution. With Will Robins
I play a lot of golf with my students, and I watch them closely when their ball is heading toward a bunker. Their reactions range from simple inquiry ("Did I make the sand?") to panic ("Did it stay out?") to the grim…
UNPLUGGED
Ball buried on the upslope? You need speed. With David Leadbetter
One of the most difficult lies you can get in a greenside bunker is when the ball embeds a little into the upslope, like the PGA Tour's Patrick Reed faced here. This is especially true if the sand is soft. It's…
SEARCH AND RESCUE
Momentum savers: Two deft shots to keep your round going by Jordan Spieth
You're going along playing well, and then the wheels start to rattle. You hit some loose shots and three-putt once or twice, and now it feels like another mistake will end your round. You can tell yourself to stay…
GIMME ONE THING
Make this simple adjustment and it it further with less effort. With Rob Akins
You're north of six feet. You weigh 215. You used to play rugby, and you still lift weights four days a week. How in the world are you getting outdriven by a guy who looks like a stunt double for a child…
TOUR TECHNIQUE | PLAY YOUR BEST
Jordan Spieth's keys for hitting the fairway with driver. With Jordan Spieth
You're hitting driver great, scoring well, then somewhere in the middle of the back nine you spray a couple tee shots. That's all it takes to ruin a round. Were they mental errors from getting tight or nervous? Only…
CONTROL
Finding control off the tee rather than length. With Butch Harmon
When you're hitting an approach shot, the yardage to the green immediately points you to a particular club. From 150 yards, you might think, That's my 6-iron. From 180, Gimme the 5-wood. You base those…
MENTAL GAME
The 5 biggest mental mistakes amateur golfers make playing the game
Everyone wants to be "in the zone" more often. We've all experienced it before -- nothing could deter our play -- and we crave the ability to find that place once more. But when we try to get in the zone, it always…
NERVES
How Tiger Woods avoids first tee jitters and how you can too
As Tiger Woods approaches the first tee in a competitive round he might be getting a little nervous. But he’s got a simple way to handle it. Butch Harmon spent a decade working with Tiger Woods. One…
DIGITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Finally, a Zoom meeting where something actually gets done—Golftec to offer free virtual lessons
Golftec, the golf instruction franchise business that has produced more than nine million lessons at nearly 200 worldwide locations since it was founded in 1995, knows you’re jacked up to play now that golf…
GIMME ONE THING
Never chunk a chip shot again. With Rick Smith
How many times have you been told to keep your head down when hitting chips and short pitches, but you still hit them fat? And the more fixated you are on this swing tip, the worse things get. Turns out, it's not…
BIOGOLF
Avoid this common mistake to create more power
Look at old videos of the best swings of yesteryear, and you’ll likely see the golfer’s lead knee move toward the ball during the backswing. At the same time, the lead leg’s foot would roll inward and…
FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS
The most intriguing grips in pro golf
A substantial subsection of the golf canon is devoted to romanticising Ben Hogan and his technique. And that includes his grip, which is shown in the photograph shown above for Life Magazine in 1947—before he…
TEE TO GREEN
How to stay aggressive from short distances. With Butch Harmon
The best thing you can do for your swing is to let it be an athletic motion. What I mean is, let your body and the club flow back and through so the swing is smooth and natural. One area I see a lot of golfers losing…
POWER MOVES
Put Yourself In Position To Hit A Solid Tee Ball - Hitting it low and off the toe? Try this move to launch it.
If you struggle to hit a good tee ball, you're not alone. I've found that many times the easiest way to get a player to learn a skill or correct a mistake is to have them overemphasise the movement needed to execute the…
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