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FLYING OUT OF THE BLOCKS
How long-driver Troy Mullins rips tee shots. With Ron Kaspriske
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By Ron Kaspriske
REBOOT
Back To Basics With Butch Harmon, GolfDigest.ie Teaching Professional
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INSTRUCTION
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By Matthew Rudy
INSTRUCTION
What major success has taught Xander Schauffele about playing under pressure
If practice and preparation were all it took to prevent nerves on the course, tour players would never get rattled. We hit a ton of practice shots and spend hours and hours preparing, and we have teachers and trainers…
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 club. They…
MODERN GOLF SWING
An in-depth analysis of Matthew Wolff's unorthodox swing
Wolff’s swing, the outline of which was in place at age 14 when he began working with Gankas, has been refined, but not dramatically, from the action he adopted intuitively as a child. The curious-looking aspects…
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…
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…
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…
GIMME ONE THING
Make this simple adjustment and 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 actor? It's a…
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 seems…
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 with David Leadbetter
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…
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…
THE LEADING EDGE
How to make your chipping easy. With Michael Breed
Last month, I talked about developing flight-to-roll ratios around the greens. For your chipping clubs, you need to know how much of the shot is in the air and how much is on the ground. Then you can pick…
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…
PUTTING
Fix Your 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 is…
TOUR TIPS
Practice This Release Pattern For Pitching Consistency with Lydia Ko
If you want to become better at pitching, my first piece of advice is to put your ball in lots of scenarios when you practice. Why hit 50 from the same spot when you get only one swing for each shot on the course? Next,…
GOLF MADE SIMPLE
Get long bunker shots to the hole with David Leadbetter
Long greenside bunker shots, more than 20 yards, can prove troublesome if you try to play them similar to a shorter bunker shot. Simply taking your regular sand club—a 60- or 56-degree wedge—and making a…
BUNKERS
Bunker shots shouldn’t feel like hard work. With Luke Donald
Greenside bunkers have always been one of my favourite places to be on a golf course. As a kid, I pretended to be Seve Ballesteros and would try to get the ball out of all kinds of difficult lies in the sand. It was fun,…
CHIPPING IT (OLD SCHOOL)
This lost art will save you strokes. With A.J. Avoli
Over time, a simple method for getting the ball from off the green to the flagstick fell out of favour. I rarely see anyone chip like the late Hall of Fame golfer Paul Runyan. That's a shame because this technique…
THE LEADING EDGE
The three things you need to escape the sand with Michael Breed
Here's your greenside sand lesson in two words: speed and bounce. Splashing a ball out of a bunker takes more power than you might think—that's the speed part. And to use that speed effectively, the club has to…
PUTTING
David Leadbetter's secret to great putting
Whether it’s a 50-footer across the green or six feet to shoot a new personal best, imagine feeling comfortable and confident over every putt. Now, anyone can become a better putter with a new, simple approach from…
TOUR TIPS
Justin Thomas can make you a better sand player, and here's how
I'm hitting my sand shots closer now than in years past. Before the break, I was leaving them inside seven feet on average—and I was converting more, too. I think the improvement comes from the way I work on these…
DISTANCE
One driver swing thought for longer and straighter drives. With Michael Breed
A lot of golfers have been told to keep the trail elbow close to the body on the backswing. I can't think of a worse driver swing thought. With the trail arm cramped going back, the golfer has a very narrow swing and a…
THE SHANKS
How To Cure The Shanks. With David Leadbetter
We know, we know. You don't even want to talk about the shanks for fear bringing the subject up will cause you to catch them. But like it or not, you might find yourself in a situation where you're going to want to know…
PLAY IT SAFE
Be A Better Lag Putter And Control Your Distance. With Butch Harmon
In golf, your instincts can get you into trouble. A good example is when you have a long putt. The tendency is to think you have to hit the ball harder than normal. That mind-set leads to a short backstroke and a…
GIMME ONE THING
How to adjust your swing to clear the trees
As a golf instructor, I’m supposed to tell you that going for the green by hitting a middle-iron shot over tall trees is too risky. It’s better to punch out and play for a one-putt par. But part of the…
BIOGOLF
The secret move top golfers make at the top of the swing for more speed
The closer you examine tour players’ swings, the more subtleties you’ll discover. One such move is so indiscernible in real time, you have to replay it in slow motion or see a 3-D rendition to verify…
INSTRUCTION
Simplify your driver swing for effortless power with Gerina Piller
I hear a lot of people say to shift all your weight away from the target when you take the driver back and then shift it back to your front side on the way through. I'm sure that works for some, but my swing doesn't have…
PLAY YOUR BEST
Pitch It Better With Less Wrist Action with Butch Harmon
On pitch shots the No. 1 skill is controlling distance. If you work that back, the key to distance control is making predictable contact with the ball. Hitting it fat or thin — even a little — puts your…
HIT THE GREEN
Stop missing greens. With Tommy Fleetwood
When you're hitting your irons great—and getting them closer to the hole—the game sure seems easy. You're not putting pressure on your short game and adding the stress of constantly grinding for pars and…
TOUR TECHNIQUE
Why tempo is key to smashing a 3-wood
When you're standing on the tee with your driver, I’m sure you’re not thinking about distance control. It’s all about how far can you hit it. A 3-wood is a different story. Whether you’re using…
IRON CLAD
My advice to make second shots matter. With Brooks Koepka
I feel like my accuracy stats with irons are a bit misleading. I play fairly aggressively week to week and fire at a lot of pins. So I might miss more greens than other pros, but I'm still only a few yards from the…
ESCAPING FROM THE SHORT SIDE
Lob shots made easy. with Mario Guerra
You fired at the flag but missed. Now your ball is in the rough, and you've got about five feet of green between you and the hole. Your best—and probably only—option for getting up and down is a lob shot.…
SIMPLIFY YOUR SHORT GAME
Pitching with touch. With Michael Breed
Next time you go to the range, hit some short wedge shots, and hold your finish after each swing. Here's what I want you to look for: The clubface should point slightly upward, with the toe closer to the target line…
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