Look closely at how any of us play golf and you’ll find traces of where we play, too. Example: My home course is tight and has small greens, which I miss with enough frequency that it’s made me a versatile chipper. Friends who play golf courses with steep bunkers tend to be better out of Read more…
This will take a little patience, but please bear with us: Many elite swing coaches and biomechanists agree that if you want better sequencing in your swing and to hit the ball farther, copy the short and quick way Jon Rahm takes the club back. The reason? You probably can’t. Merely trying to copy Rahm’s Read more…
Of all the factors that can contribute to hitting a slice, clubface awareness doesn’t get enough attention. A lot of amateurs will point to the face being open at impact, which is correct, but they don’t know how it arrived that way or what it feels like. Here’s an easy drill you can use to Read more…
If you were to poll 100 middle-to-high handicappers and ask them what their favorite iron is, I’m betting at least 80 of them would say their 7-iron or 8-iron. Why? These clubs have ample loft so they are easy to get up in the air. Plus, they are short enough to make consistently good contact Read more…
Most golfers are so focused on swing mechanics, especially to get more distance off the tee, that they don’t spend near enough time working on their short games. Think about it: If you could be just a little better on simple chips and pitch shots and reduce your number of three-putts, you might take six Read more…
Where the Rules of Golf can be a little unclear concerns actions taken in a bunker that some might consider testing the surface or improving the conditions affecting the stroke. Let’s review what is and isn’t a penalty.
Fairway woods often spook the higher-handicap players I teach, especially when they have to hit shots off tightly mown grass. The tension starts at address, and things get worse when they swing. Often it’s an all-arms move on a steep path that usually produces a low line drive if contact is solid. That’s no way Read more…
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The most frustrating thing about improving your golf swing isn’t getting it right in the first place—it’s stopping it from changing when it does land in a good spot. That’s what Viktor Hovland has spoken so candidly about over the past few seasons. But he’s finally on the right side of it Read more…
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – There’s one strange and specific skill that the European Ryder Cup team is light-years ahead of the U.S. team. That skill is driving range gamesmanship. What is driving range gamesmanship, you say? Well, as I said, it’s strange and specific, but the European teams have been dabbling in the dark arts for Read more…
Mark Blackburn was voted No. 1 by his peers on Golf Digest’s 2026-’27 ranking of The 50 Best Teachers in America. In this series, “What the Pros Do That You Don’t,” Blackburn highlights the key adjustments that tour players make to play the right shot at the right time. The best wedge players typically flight Read more…
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