Golf Instructions

[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 […]

[ad_1] Some holes you have to play a few times before you understand the options. There’s real nuance to the design so it takes your full attention, along with a bit of trial and error, to figure out the most efficient way to align your skills against its particular challenges. I love that kind of

[ad_1] 12 Days To Better Golf: 36 lessons to make your game better | Start Now → A lot goes into a good golf swing. Everything from posture to grip pressure to rhythm to swing speed—they all matter. But one thing that’s often overlooked is the path the club takes down to the ball. In

[ad_1] A lot of my improvement as a PGA Tour rookie has come from observation, followed by trial-and-error sessions in which I work something new into my game. It was this process that was key to my first tour victory this year at Torrey Pines. Like a lot of young power players, I had a

[ad_1] You can confirm what you’re doing (or should be doing) with your golf swing using technology such as a TrackMan radar or a BodiTrack pressure mapping system. But you don’t need those devices to make a bunch of useful adjustments from the types of data they gather. Here we’re going to talk about some

[ad_1] When you scroll down and see Brooke Henderson’s driver swing, you’ll probably think If I tried that, I’d be in the hospital. Knowing the physical limitations of the typical amateur golfer, we won’t disagree. But even if copying her physicality isn’t realistic, her mental approach to driving is worth considering. “I’m not technical at

[ad_1] Xander Schauffele wasn’t the most famous player at the Tour Championship, and he wasn’t the biggest. But after shooting 65-68 on the weekend at East Lake, the 5-foot-10 165-pounder took home the tournament win and $3.5 million. Like the guy who ended up winning the FedEx Cup, Schauffele produces lots of power from a

[ad_1] We’ve all been there: You’re playing with a couple of really big bombers, and you’re trying to keep up. After they blow it way by you on a couple of holes, you start swinging harder to pick up extra yards. But the harder you go after it, the shorter your tee shots go. What

[ad_1] Being a great putter doesn’t mean you’re rolling in bombs all day. Sure, that would be nice, but quality putting is about distance control from long range and precise aim on the short ones. From inside five feet, the biggest problem I see is a careless routine. It drives me crazy when golfers step

[ad_1] Down the stretch on Sunday at the PGA Championship, there were a lot of big moments. The putt that hovered on the lip before falling at 10, the chip-in on 13; you can’t win a tournament with one swing. That being said, there was one that stands out. On the tee at No. 17

[ad_1] If you’ve ever entered into a semi-deep conversation about the golf swing, you’ve probably heard or uttered the phrase “swing plane.” It’s one thing to have people tell you your swing plane is off, but it’s another to have a drill that can actually show you when you’re off-plane. LPGA rookie Nelly Korda practices

[ad_1] Developing golfers, even total beginners, will sometimes hit a shot that does exactly what they dreamed it would do. Long, high, straight. They love it. But immediately they think, How’d I do that? They don’t know, so they just keep swinging until another good one magically comes along. It’s a waiting game. The truth

[ad_1] You’re not always going to have a clear shot into the green. It’s just a reality of golf. I miss fairways, the other guys on tour miss fairways, and you and your buddies miss fairways. The difference between tour pros and weekend golfers is that we have specific strategies for every situation when our

[ad_1] If you’re a beginning golfer, you know—or are about to discover—that the amount of how-to advice out there is overwhelming. How do you know where to start? How can you cut through the clutter and find out what’s most important for you? This five-part plan from lesson leader GolfTEC and its director of instruction,

[ad_1] Marc Leishman closed the door this time. Two weeks after letting a late lead slip away in Boston, Leishman lapped the field at the BMW, shooting rounds of 62-64-68-67 to break the tournament scoring record and beat Justin Rose and Rickie Fowler by five. Driving was a big piece of the puzzle for the

[ad_1] This September, Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J., hosts the Presidents Cup. It was designed by Tom Kite and the late Bob Cupp, who was one of my first design associates. Putting your tee shot in play on the par-4 18th (below), which will be the 14th for the match-play event to

[ad_1] Most golfers think the harder you swing, the farther you hit the ball. Well, yes and no. All else being equal, that caveman mentality checks out: Move club faster; club hits ball; ball goes farther. But adding violence to your swing creates a slew of other variables, most of which you don’t want to

[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio — The bogey hurt, he couldn’t deny it. And he didn’t hide it. From the middle of the fairway at the par-4 18th hole at the Scarlet Course at Ohio State University Golf Club, Ben Crane pushed his approach to the green into a deep bunker on the right, on the short

[ad_1] The Tour Edge Exotics line initially grew from a surprisingly powerful fairway wood introduced in 2004 and known as the CB for “Combo-Brazing” (see below). The term referred to a unique, distance-boosting process in which the titanium cup face was fused to the heavier steel back of the club without having to weld the

[ad_1] Driving the ball longer makes golf a lot more fun, thanks to shorter approach shots, easier pars and bragging rights with your buddies. Plus, who doesn’t love giving the ball a good, healthy rip? But power is elusive; sometimes the harder you try, the shorter you hit it. In this video series, PGA Tour