Articles by Sam Weinman

A self-absorbed golfer’s guide to attending the Masters

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The secret to the perfect swing thought

This article first appeared in Low Net, a Golf Digest+ exclusive newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email at [email protected]. I am a sucker for a good swing thought. There are hundreds I’ve utilized over the years, many of them Read more…

It’s time to talk about shanks

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The idiot’s guide to course management

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I’ve become the annoying training aid guy

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How to be a less miserable golfer

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Good news! You probably have the wrong clubs

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How I’ve added real distance this winter

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We unearthed these 50-year-old indoor tips—how well do they hold up?

The balls fly farther, the greens roll truer, and the clothes aren’t quite as laughable, but one thing golf still hasn’t figured out in the last 50 years is how to get around winter. Snowbird jaunts and 50-degree heat waves asides, most of the country is still stuck inside with its proverbial noses against the Read more…

Introducing Low Net, a golf newsletter for the rest of us

Hey! I’m Sam Weinman, Golf Digest’s Digital Editorial Director. My Low Net newsletter will take on the typical dynamics faced by average golfers like me—why we can hit it great on the range then terribly on the course; why we make dumb decisions late in rounds; how we can still get better even when it Read more…

The Best of Golf Digest in 2023

Every year around this time we’ve pieced together a “Best of” Golf Digest review, but it was often using the traditional framework of the best-read articles on our website. While that’s still a big part of what we do, we thought it important to expand our retrospective to include the broad and creative assortment of Read more…