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[ad_1] You’re just finishing up a triumphant summer of golf. Perhaps your handicap is down, you shot your best score in years, and now you’re bummed the leaves are changing. How do you preserve the skills you developed as you begin to prepare for winter “hibernation?” “It goes without saying you need to be preserving …

Golf instruction truths: How to keep your swing sharp in the offseason | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] Fairway-bunker shots are often the toughest shots for most amateurs. It’s easy to catch the ball a bit heavy, leaving you short of the green and putting you in scramble mode. And it’s just as easy to catch it thin, which can lead to real disaster if the ball stays in the bunker, setting …

How Tiger Woods hits the one shot you hate | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] There seems to be a consensus among some amateurs that higher shots mean better shots. Higher shots land softer, after all, and it takes plenty of speed to launch something way up there. Most amateurs would love to carry their drives farther and hit their 7-irons into the stratosphere. Tiger Woods, of course, has …

Tiger Woods on the one shot he wants to hit all the time | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] Sergio’s never been one to speak technically about his swing, but we’ve managed to compile some tips from him over the years. Here are what we deem the six most valuable. Check them out and see if you can apply them to your game: When you’re putting, don’t overthink it. As evidenced by his …

Sergio’s Six Best Instruction Tips | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] One of the (many) ways PGA Tour players are different is the employment of a team of specialists to help them with their minds, bodies and swings. It isn’t uncommon to see a swing coach, short game specialist, mental coach and trainer all working during tournament week to help a player extract the most …

How average golfers can benefit from this PGA Tour perk—without the bankroll of a tour player | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] Tiger Woods’ willingness and ability to shape approach shots has been unparalleled throughout his 20-plus-year career. Hardly any two iron shots look the same—Woods is always trying to achieve a specific ball flight that best fits the shot at hand. And it’s not just draws and fades; Woods constantly varies trajectory, too, which he …

Tiger Woods’ secret to hitting irons on the number | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] For all the daunting super-narrow tee shot corridors, forced carries and rough, something as subtle as grain could well be a PGA Tour player’s kryptonite. It’s a relatable struggle for average players—even if it’s a low-pressure money match with friends, just a hint of pressure can cause us all to mis-hit the touch shot …

This might be the scariest shot under pressure. Here’s how you can handle it | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] When it comes to nagging lower-back pain, stretching is a great start, but you need more than flexibility to have a healthy back. Warning: Back pain can indicate a serious problem that requires a doctor’s care, but for minor discomfort related to golf, adding strength training for the back into your routine can help. …

Try this simple exercise to protect you from back pain | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] When you beat Winged Foot into submission with 375-yard tee shots like Bryson DeChambeau did, it’s easy to overlook some of the more subtle skills he brings to the table, like putting. DeChambeau ranked 18th in strokes gained/putting for the week, and in the recently completed 2019-‘20 season, DeChambeau ranked 10th on tour in …

Why Bryson DeChambeau’s putting stroke works | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] The putting surfaces at Winged Foot this week are a little different than the greens most of us are used to playing regularly. These lightning fast, undulating greens have led to pros taking insane lines over massive swales and dips in these genius Tillinghast surfaces. While these putts take finesse and skill, with a …

U.S. Open 2020: How pros make putting really fast greens look incredibly easy | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] Your game might be decidedly less “outlierish,” but yes, you can actually still steal some elements of his swing and approach. “With all the drastic changes to his body and game over the last two years, it’s the change in Bryson’s swing cadence that is the most amazing thing for a tour player to …

U.S. Open 2020: Bryson DeChambeau’s new swing has elements any golfer should copy | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] You could go weeks without seeing a 7-wood on the PGA Tour, where players like Dustin Johnson carry a 4-iron 240 yards. But at Winged Foot, the combination of 500-yard par 4s and shin-high rough means many players are using 7-woods as mega-utility clubs. Yep, even World No. 1 Dustin Johnson. The fairway-wood option …

U.S. Open 2020: Why tour pros are using 7-woods at Winged Foot—and yes, maybe you should consider them, too | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] Golf has become increasingly numbers-oriented. With the ubiquity of launch monitors and force plates and advanced statistics, pros have more hard data than ever at their disposal. But for Tiger Woods, it’s never just about the numbers. In Episode 4 of My Game: Tiger Woods—Shotmaking Secrets, presented by Geico, he gives insight into his …

Tiger Woods on the feel side of playing par 3s | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] It won’t take long for the “What would you shoot at Winged Foot?” takes to start rolling in once we get a closer look at what kind of diabolical tortures the USGA has planned. As you speculate about whether or not you could break 150, we asked three top teachers who work at exceptionally …

U.S. Open 2020: Playing a really tough course? Here’s how to adjust your strategy and swing | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] Tour pros take in a great deal of information before hitting a shot into a par 3. What’s the raw yardage to the flag, the front of the green, and the back? Is it playing uphill or downhill, and how much? How much room do I have between the pin and the edge of …

What Tiger Woods wants to know standing on a par 3 | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] We’ve all done it. You get to the top of your backswing and feel the club in a wonky position, so you do your best to change your swing in real-time. The results are, more often than not, disastrous. Such a rash mid-move adjustment goes against every old adage about staying committed to the …

Tiger details last-second swing adjustments that’ll blow your mind | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] The 2020 FedEx Cup champion doesn’t have what would seem to be the most copyable swing. Dustin Johnson used it to go low at East Lake and win by three over Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele. But even if you can’t get your left wrist into Johnson’s signature position at the top, you can …

How to synchronize your swing like Dustin Johnson | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] Hitting a fairway wood off the ground has always been one of the harder asks in golf. The conventional wisdom—what’s been taught for decades—is that a player should “sweep” the ball off the turf rather than compressing it, like you would with an iron. If we translate that old adage to the current era …

Tiger Woods: You don’t need to ‘sweep’ your fairway woods | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] When you stand on the tee of a par 5, you should see opportunity. I certainly do. This season, I’m ranked second in par-5 scoring average on the PGA Tour, averaging 4.48 strokes per hole. But the desire to birdie these “gettable” holes means nothing if you don’t have a plan. And that plan …

Jon Rahm shares his secrets for scoring on par 5s | Instruction Read More »

[ad_1] The concept for Golf Digest Schools, a video-on-demand instruction program, is to bring together the best experts in the game to create comprehensive how-to video series and to make it all available to golfers anytime, anywhere. The content ranges from short clips on playing specific shots to step-by-step videos on improving a skill, like …

Golf Digest’s game-improvement hub gets a major upgrade | Instruction Read More »