Golf Instructions

[ad_1] The best way to improve your game is to figure out the areas where you need help and then go to work using a step-by-step approach. Pretty obvious, but worth mentioning because golfers usually get the process wrong. Most golfers love to chase the sexy skills—hitting it longer, playing a draw, etc. They skip […]

[ad_1] The Ultimate Guides: Short Game Get up and down from anywhere! Click to register → If you’re like a lot of golfers, the short game can be overwhelming. Every time you miss a green, you have so many little factors to consider—the lie, the trouble spots, the club, the swing. It’s not like grabbing

[ad_1] Ariya Jutanugarn was playing in the last group at the CME Group Tour Championship last Sunday, one of four players tied for the 54-hole lead. The 21-year-old from Thailand had risen to No. 1 in the Rolex Rankings earlier in 2017, but then struggled, missing five cuts in one eight-tournament stretch and finishing inside

[ad_1] A tie for 21st at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship didn’t rank with Tommy Fleetwood’s two 2017 wins in terms of raw ball-striking, but the result was enough to give Fleetwood the season-long Race to Dubai title and a $1.25 million bonus. Fleetwood won the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and HNA Open De

[ad_1] How well you hit your driver, if you’re like most golfers, is the biggest factor in how much you enjoy your round of golf. There might be more important statistical categories, but none more connected to what you love about the game. Good driving days are your best days. In this video series, Golf

[ad_1] Golf statistician Lou Riccio, who has been compiling data from average golfers for more than 30 years, says the ability to hit greens is by far the biggest determinant of a player’s score. Not driving distance, not putting—hitting good approach shots. Think about it . . . If you hit even a decent drive,

[ad_1] If you’re like a lot of golfers, the short game can be overwhelming. Every time you miss a green, you have so many little factors to consider—the lie, the trouble spots, the club, the swing. It’s not like grabbing your 7-iron from 140. It can be tough to commit to a shot and execute

[ad_1] Driving the ball well carries extra importance. Not only does it set you up to play a hole, but I bet you have an emotional attachment to the driver: Good driving days are your favorite days. You’re not alone. Some of the top players in the world feel the same way. We all step

[ad_1] If you look at ancient history in golf teaching—and by “ancient,” we mean 10 years ago—there were hints that the old green-grass, hands-on, eyes-on model was nearing its expiration date. Young people were less inclined to engage that way. Young, smart teachers were struggling to establish high profiles and fill their lesson books. The

[ad_1] With two wins and two second-place finishes—and moving to No. 1 in the world in the Rolex ranking—I’m having the best year of my career. But that doesn’t mean my golf swing is always perfect. There are times when I’m not hitting it nearly as well as I want. That’s when I go back

[ad_1] If you struggle with those less-than-full wedge shots and feel like you never know how far the ball is going to go, try my simple plan to make this a strength of your game. It’s all about distance control. Look at the two mini swing sequences of me hitting wedge shots. I’m regulating my

[ad_1] The 14th hole on the Outlaw course at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale (illustrated), a course I designed in 2003, is a downhill par 4 with a big green that measures just 255 yards from the middle tees and 338 yards at the tips. It’s what I call a relief hole, or one that’s easy

[ad_1] Most of the mistakes you’ll make in a round of golf are mental, not physical. I know, you’re thinking that’s an easy thing for a tour player to say—we all have pretty much honed a good swing. But I’d argue that if you reach a level where you hit a number of solid shots

[ad_1] 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 and desperate (“Noooo!”). Most amateurs, sad to say, are at the wrong

[ad_1] The big difference this year—winning five times, my first major (PGA Championship) and the FedEx Cup—was working hard on my putting consistency. I’ve always been a streaky putter. My great putting days are really great. But it’s about the bad putting days. You look at Jordan, Rickie or Tiger in his prime; their version

[ad_1] So many golfers hear that they should chase the ball to the hole with the putterhead to accelerate the club through impact and keep the putt on line. But that thought is actually counterproductive to making putts. The only thing chasing the ball should be you, after it goes in. Following that advice can

[ad_1] The teachers highlighted in BOLD are on the list of America’s 50 Best Teachers ALABAMA1.) Mark Blackburn (27), Blackburn Golf Academy at Greystone G. & C.C., Birmingham2.) Tony Ruggiero, C.C. of Mobile3.) Eric Eshleman, C.C. of Birmingham4.) Wayne Flint, Highland Park G. Cse., Birmingham5.) Brian Speakman, Greystone G. & C.C., Birmingham6.) Aaron Croyle, C.C.

[ad_1] The thing about practice is, whether you go to the range much or not, you always feel like you’re not practicing enough. Well, we’ve found a teaching pro who says you should forget about the range, that the secret to playing better is how you approach the game. He says you can lower your

[ad_1] When you think about game improvement, the image that probably comes to mind is giant buckets of range balls or marathon sessions on the practice green. But that’s just wasting time, says Will Robins, a Golf Digest Best Young Teacher in Folsom, Calif. Robins takes his students on the course and shows them exactly

[ad_1] What does a great golf instructor look like? It has never been harder to fit one into some kind of standard teacher template. The members of Golf Digest’s newest 50 Best Teachers list can certainly be found in the traditional places and playing their traditional roles—working with the greatest players in the world on