At some point, thinking about golf practice brought me back to my earliest days on skates. Some background here would help: When I grew up playing hockey, most of the drills in practice emphasized isolated skills. The coach would line us up at one end of the rink and blow a whistle, and then we Read more…
My dad always used to say, “A steady drip caves the stone.” This little phrase fits how I want to manage my career—and I think it will help you with your golf. The “steady drip” concept to me means if you put in the effort, little by little, everything is doable. Big goals are awesome, Read more…
There’s something so satisfying about successfully executing a flop or lob shot. It suggests a level of skill that you might not have ascended to. If you watch the pros hit them, you might think this is a shot that requires technical precision, great hand-eye coordination and a whole lotta guts. I think that might Read more…
The good news about putting is, you’re probably already dedicating time to it. When you roll some putts before you tee off, that’s legitimate practice time—if you use it well. The key is to make the reps good reps, not just rapid-firing putts from hole to hole. I’m very intentional when practicing putting thanks to Read more…
The most common affliction in golf is not the slice but the driving range swing that has mysteriously vanished. For many players the typical practice session involves a bucket of balls, a series of swings and the occasional sense that a problem has been solved. If it rarely works out, it’s because this way of Read more…
Many average golfers avoid chipping unless they have no other choice. I get it; I have no problem with you putting from off the green when there are no obstacles in front of you, or hitting a low, running chip with a lower-lofted club such as an 8-iron when you need to clear a small Read more…
Every new piece of technology reveals something new and interesting about the golf swing. When it comes to grip pressure—meaning, how hard you should squeeze the grip while you swing—we started with word of mouth. Sam Snead’s famous ‘hold the club like a baby bird’ quote, and Tiger Woods talking about the time he used Read more…
Welcome to Lie Detector, a Golf Digest+ series where we use an ultra-slow-motion camera to help you properly identify and execute shots from various lies. Different lies, whether they be in the fairway, rough or bunker, require different techniques, but first, you must get better at identifying the lie that you have. Drawing a great Read more…
It’s too hot to think of a creative lede for this story. Although a mere 94 degrees, it feels like 100 (at least on the East Coast), and the temperatures in this heat wave are only going up for the rest of the day. It’s too warm to think, let alone play 18 holes. But Read more…
The bogeys and double bogeys at the U.S. Open earlier this month were usually attributed to the same factors: Oakmont’s dense rough and slick greens, plus a little bit of major championship pressure. No one thought to consider if the golfer might have had a lame breakfast. It would be a stretch to say the 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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