Articles by Butch Harmon with Peter Morrice

November 21st, 2025

Butch Harmon: Stop pulling your shots

I know it feels powerful, but this miss does more harm than good. One move a lot of golfers make to create power is using the upper body to start the downswing. The problem is, it causes the trail shoulder to shift outward, and the club goes with it, setting up an out-to-in path. The Read more…

October 2nd, 2025

3 short-game tips from golf’s most legendary coach

Most golfers are so focused on swing mechanics, especially to get more distance off the tee, that they don’t spend near enough time working on their short games. Think about it: If you could be just a little better on simple chips and pitch shots and reduce your number of three-putts, you might take six Read more…

July 25th, 2025

Butch Harmon: 3 Keys To Stop Skied Drives

Adjust your setup and downswing to avoid the balloon ball

June 24th, 2025

Legendary Advice: Learn To Stop Skulling Your Irons

Until you trust that the loft on the clubface will send the ball up when you make solid contact, trying to lift it can be a tough habit to break.

March 26th, 2025

The 2025 Masters: Sundays With Butch

The real stories of six unforgettable Masters Sundays from inside the ropes

November 24th, 2024

How to fix this shot that feels great but sends the ball off line

One move a lot of golfers make to create power is using the upper body to start the downswing. The problem is, it causes the trail shoulder to shift outward, and the club goes with it, setting up an out-to-in path. The result often is a slice, but sometimes the player squares the face to Read more…

November 19th, 2024

Lob wedges are great, if you don’t try to use them like this

When you try to smash a lob wedge, you really only hit the ball higher, not further, and higher brings more variables into play and means you have to fly the ball right to your target.

November 12th, 2024

How to get rid of ‘skied’ drives and grab some more distance

Every golfer loves to see their tee shots flying high down the fairway, but sometimes high is too high.

November 1st, 2024

To stop skulling iron shots, you have to learn to trust ‘down means up’

Until you trust that the loft on the clubface will send the ball up when you make solid contact, trying to lift it can be a tough habit to break. Here are three keys to focus on.

July 23rd, 2024

Butch Harmon: My Take On Steph’s Swing

Last July, Steph and I played a round at Cypress Point. I gave him a few ideas for his game, but he didn’t need much. His swing is solid, and what a gentleman.

June 21st, 2023

Fix It Fast, Fix It Forever

How to survive SIX common faults on the course and eliminate them for good when you practise.

January 24th, 2022

Power play: How we fixed Danielle’s driving and how it can help you.

When Danielle came to me two years ago, she had the driver yips. There was a stretch of hitting big pushes to the right or snap-hooks to the left, and she had started changing her swing out of desperation. To her credit, she was trying to do the opposite of what was natural, thinking her Read more…

November 23rd, 2021

Butch Harmon: Driving lessons

What you can learn from the best drivers I ever coached.

April 15th, 2021

Pop your putts: Why a shorter, firmer stroke works great

Let’s get rid of that long, lazy stroke, and just pop it.