OK, let’s get the explanation for this image (above) out of the way. No, Gary Woodland is not seen here hitting a shot from the wrong green. This was his infamous chip on the 17th hole at Pebble Beach during the final round of the 2019 U.S. Open—a tournament he won, if you recall. We Read more…
When their side bend is insignificant or incorrect, you can pretty much bet the golfer is going to make poor contact with the ball and the flight will likely be a slice or a pull (those two mis-hits are related).
The topic of purposely putting away from a hole to show someone else in the group how his or her putt will break is a bit of a grey area for the Rules of Golf.
You’re looking here at Golf Digest’s No. 1 ranked teacher in America, Mark Blackburn. No, this isn’t what Mark looks like in his downswing. Here he’s modeling a classic fault—sliding. It’s what happens when your body drifts out in front of the ball’s position during the through-swing. Another classic mistake is swaying, which is when Read more…
If you’re guilty of pulling a practice ball out from time to time, you might wonder if you’re running afoul of the rules in terms of potentially using a non-conforming golf ball. And what about those X-out balls you can get for $20 a dozen?
Instead, you should be more focused on how they are supposed to operate with other parts of the body during the golf swing, says Ryon Bosscher, a Golf Digest Certified Fitness Trainer.
“In or out” and “on or off” are good things to know if you want to avoid mistakenly committing a penalty, because the Rules of Golf vary depending on what kind of marker is beside your ball.
Most golf instructors focus on improving a player’s backswing because a lot of flaws in the downswing occur as a result of starting from a bad position at the top, says David Leadbetter, one of Golf Digest’s Legends of Golf Instruction. “It’s an attempt to recover from a poor backswing,” he says. To take the Read more…
If you know a golfer who isn’t interested in hitting the ball farther, you might want to gather some friends and family for an intervention. Something’s not right.For the 99.9 percent of us who do want to crank more drives, improving technique will obviously do wonders, but so will a different approach to your workouts. Read more…
Chances are you recognize that the aerial photo above is of the first and 18th holes at the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland. As you take a look, you can see spectators walking across those two fairways on a paved road. You might wonder what happens when a ball comes to rest on Read more…
Any exercise is good exercise. That said, some exercises can be customized to be better for golfers, says Ben Shear, Golf Digest’s Chief Fitness Advisor. Simple adjustments to three classic moves can really give your game a boost. See below to learn how to modify them. This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
You might know some golfers at your club or course who have a habit of raking putts that are not “gimmes.” They might even pick up their ball after a hole has been decided in match play, even though they still had some work to do to earn the bogey they want to put down Read more…
You probably know that if a ball is on you line of putt, you can not only ask the owner to mark the ball, you also can have the marker moved off your line. It happens all the time. The last thing you want is a poker chip deflecting your ball away from the only Read more…
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