You may be wondering: how in the world am I supposed to make this swing thought stick if my brain and body may not even have time to react? Great question! Here’s how…
Scott Hoch was one of the best ball-strikers throughout the 1980s, and had he not missed a two-foot putt at the 1989 Masters, he would’ve had a green jacket to show for it. Hoch got on the PGA Tour in 1980 and quickly established himself as one of the best Greens in Regulation players on Read more…
This article originally appeared in the Golf IQ newsletter, which is available exclusively to Golf Digest+ subscribers. You can subscribe to Golf Digest+ right here. This was one of the more impressive swing transformations I’ve ever seen. It’s a friend of mine, who struggled with a severe over-the-top move and hit wicked slices because of Read more…
It’s something of a growing trend, signaled by one word. Here’s Wyndham Clark saying it following his U.S. Open win last year: “I’m working on my own on my golf swing…I don’t have a swing coach. That’s helped me own my swing and own my game. I worked with some great coaches, and they were Read more…
Most golfers know the goal is to make a nice, big backswing turn. That’s where the power is. But do it wrong and it can backfire. What you need to know The goal of a good backswing isn’t to turn. It’s to load. To put your body in a position where you can push and Read more…
The thing is, there’s a right way and a wrong way to do this drill. Do it the wrong way, and it can make your putting stroke a lot worse without you even noticing.
Here’s some serious catnip for golf nerds. A top player—specifically, Rory McIlroy—is fussing around with not one, but two different training aids on the range of the DP World Tour’s BMW PGA Championship this week. So what are these training aids? What do they help with? Why is Rory using them? Great questions! Let’s break Read more…
Here’s a video of Fuzzy Zoeller hitting a drive at the 1984 U.S. Open, which he went on to win. Look closely. Did you see it? It happens before Fuzzy makes his backswing. He sets the clubhead behind the golf ball, then slides the clubhead severely away from him, so much that the heel is Read more…
How do you swing a golf club that’s too short for you, while you’re in the middle of a massive growth spurt, and still manage to play elite-level amateur golf? That was the problem for six-foot-eight-inch (6’8″) Christo Lamprecht, one of the most intriguing amateur golfers in the game. He won the Amateur Championship in Read more…
This article originally appeared in the Golf IQ newsletter, which is available exclusively to Golf Digest+ subscribers. You can subscribe to Golf Digest+ right here. My boss, Sam Weinman, whose name you may recognize from his award winning Low Net newsletter, is a very nice, supportive guy. Except during a round of golf we played Read more…
Unless it’s noticeably strong, the direction the wind is blowing is more of an afterthought on the green for most golfers. Though maybe it shouldn’t be.
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