A three-hundred yard drive counts the same number of strokes as a five-foot putt. If you miss the putt you end up taking two strokes to get the ball into the hole from five feet away. That's why making short…

Hall of Fame golfer Ben Hogan hooked the ball early in his career and often found trouble, especially when that hook occasionally turned into a snap-hook. In response, he worked tirelessly to learn to hit a controlled fade that allowed…

David Leadbetter has been the golf instructor to some of the world's greatest players including Nick Faldo, Ernie Els, Nick Price, Greg Norman, Darren Clarke, Michelle Wie, Lydia Ko and too many more to name. Leadbetter described his time with…

Recently in Golf Magazine, Jordan Spieth discussed how he believes the key to regaining the consistent good play that characterized his record-setting 2015 is to engage in less conversation and take less time between shots. For the past year, Spieth…

You've been told, no doubt, that to hit your best drives you must impact the ball in the club's sweet spot. Yet equipment manufacturers claim more forgiveness than ever on off-center hits. You may not lose a shot quite so…

An often overlooked way to score well is with good iron play. Everybody says a great short game is the best way to lower your scores. But if you can get more accurate with your irons you'll hit more greens…

Bunker shots continue to confound many golfers. They've been told it's actually an easy shot. Since the idea is to not even hit the ball, they've been told it's the shot with the most margin for error. They know that…

You may not pay too much attention to what your right thumb (for right-handed golfers) does during the golf swing. But many everyday players take their grip with the right thumb right on top of the shaft in what many…