Research for the Titleist Performance Institute found that golfers’ grip strength isn’t just important in its own right, it correlates with overall strength.
Researchers found that skilled golfers had a higher angle of attack (meaning they hit up on the ball more), and faster clubhead speed than the group of average golfers.
[ getty images: Andrew Redington ] Jason Day is on the comeback trail, a journey he hopes will lead him back to world No.1. But in order to accomplish that task, Day is going to have to forge a new path. And it’s his golf swing that holds the key. Speaking to the media ahead of the Read more…
Earlier this week on the Golf IQ podcast we broke down a few ugly stats about regular golfers’ games. Not as a way of draining confidence from average golfers. But instead, to learn why these mistakes happen, and crucially, how to prevent them.
If you’re wondering why limited hip mobility is a bad thing for your golf swing, Dave Phillips explains that it can cause two common faults that make hitting the ball consistently more difficult.
On Thursday at the 2023 Masters, we got the best of golf’s rules process. A couple of sensible conclusions that didn’t result in penalties for anyone involved, despite some initial questions.
Chasing more distance is something all of us should be doing, basically all the time. But while the benefits are clear, there are also a few ways it can backfire if you approach the task incorrectly.
If you’re struggling with solid contact, it’s probably a low-point issue. The low point of your swing is either two far behind the ball (causing you to hit chunks) or too far ahead of the ball (causing tops and thins). There are two common mistakes that cause those to happen.
Rory McIlroy continued his statesman-like role in the game this week by speaking out on the USGA and R&A’s plan to implement a model local rule at the professional level that would have the likely effect of reducing the distances off the tee for pros to the tune of 15 to 25 yards.
Brad Faxon has forgotten more about golf than the rest of us will ever know, and thankfully, he’s never shy about dispensing his lifelong knowledge on social media.
Golf’s powers-that-be made a very big announcement today about one of the most politically-charged topics in the golf industry: The question of whether its time to roll back the golf ball.
Australian Golf Digest
