It’s true that a lot can go wrong in your golf swing, but once you improve your pivot—and by that we mean, the way you shift and turn during your swing—you’ll find a lot can start going right. Perhaps the biggest pitfall in amateur golfers’ swings is how they move from side-to-side during their swing. Read more…
With your trail foot dropped back, you’re so far away from the ball on the backswing that the only way to get back to the ball is to shift aggressively into your lead foot on the downswing.
During the offseason, for no real reason in particular, I opened the notes app on my phone after a productive range session and jotted down a few notes. In the months since that note has expanded, and has become perhaps the most important golf-related item in my phone. So helpful that I started asking pros Read more…
If you struggle with a slice, there’s a good chance you can spot why the moment you start your swing. Why? Because it’s one of the most common mistakes slicers make. They set up to the golf ball, then as they start their golf swing, they begin rolling the clubface open and inside with their Read more…
Every golfer has their go-to swing thoughts. They are the feelings that make a complex game simpler, and help a series of technical motions feel more natural. The goal for our new Swing Thought Finder was to ask the best golfers on the planet to reveal the feels they rely on in the heat of Read more…
Hitting good shots is great, but that’s not the name of the game in golf. Not really. Golf, as the cliche we all know goes, is a game of misses. The better your misses are, the better your scores will be. The problem is amateur golfers aren’t good at thinking about their misses. They’re lured Read more…
A few weeks ago a reader of my Golf IQ newsletter (which you can sign up for via Golf Digest+ right here), asked an interesting question. He was worried, in short, that one of his arms was so weak that it was slowing down his golf swing. As a right-handed golfer who does everything else Read more…
This article originally appeared in the Golf IQ newsletter, which is available exclusively for Golf Digest+ members.You can sign up for that newsletter, and more awesome content, by joining the Golf Digest+ community right here. Last week I was walking around Augusta National with my fellow newsletter writer Sam Weinman. We were talking about the Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Late last season, Scottie Scheffler was frustrated. The putts weren’t going in, and he felt lost. He was leaving wins on the table. Something needed to change. The change he needed was a putting coach, Scheffler explained. Specifically, the renowned putting coach Phil Kenyon, who teaches a host of players on the Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The only thing better than watching players on the back nine on Sunday at Augusta National is hearing players on the back nine on Sunday at Augusta National. Perhaps the best moment of the day in this regard came on the 11th hole between Max Homa and his caddie Joe Greiner. More Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — You need luck on your side to win the Masters. You can hit good shots at a bad time and lose. You could hit bad shots and win. Winning majors isn’t fair, and largely out of players’ control. But there’s one shot—or rather, one decision—that is firmly in their control. The tee Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga.—After admitting his terrible warmup session on Saturday transferred over to his third round, leading to Tiger Woods’ worst Masters round ever, the five-time green jacket winner leaned on some outside help on Sunday: His son Charlie. Ahead of his final round, the 15 year-old Charlie was serving as Tiger’s instructor on the range, Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — One of the wonderful things about the Masters is that it’s an event that transcends golf. People tune into the Masters who don’t watch golf on a week-in, week-out basis, which means they may be introduced to Scottie Scheffler’s golf swing for the first time. A move that has produced the best Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga.—I find it funny when golf fans get alarmed because a player working through something in his golf swing, especially during a major week. The truth is, most tour players are always working on the details of their golf swing, whether the rest of us realize it or not. For evidence, look no further Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Glance down the Augusta National driving range, you’ll find emerald green grass, bright yellow flags, caddies in white jump suits—and probably a golfer swinging with a ball between their arms. Practice while holding a large ball between your arms isn’t a particularly new drill, but it has become an increasing trend on tour recently, Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — With scores running high and rounds stretching long, Friday at Augusta National was not a day to thrive. The task during the second round was in some ways simpler. To survive. “It’s not a joy at all,” said Byeong Hun An, who comes into the weekend T-8, added. “It’s not fun playing Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jason Day was left of the green on Augusta National’s famed 12th hole, the most secluded part of the course. As his low-running chip steamed towards the hole, the television camera zoomed tight onto the golf ball. When it finally stopped short just a few inches from the hole, it revealed a Read more…
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