Whether you call it a reverse bounce-back or a more vulgar option, we’ve all done it: We have a great hole or stretch of holes, and we immediately blow up, giving all the shots back. The issue is we’re uncomfortable with going low. That’s the mental hurdle that three-time major champion Padraig Harrington solves by Read more…
For many golfers, a three-foot putt is anything but a gimme, especially when the pressure is ratcheted up and the putt is for birdie or a crucial par to extend the big weekend match. The mistake a lot of amateurs make with this length putt is that they don’t hit the ball firm enough. They Read more…
At a PGA Tour event, nothing much a player does is left to chance, especially when it comes to a pre-round warm-up. Unless the range is completely packed and there are no options, a player is going to do whatever he can to set a stage that lets him get his preparation done fully and Read more…
Caddyshack is a great golf movie. But Tin Cup is probably my favorite golf movie. The plot is nice and clean. It’s fairly believable on the Hollywood Believability scale, and the plot twist at the end is surprising, original, true to the character, yet still gives a nice feel-good factor.It’s why my eyes perked up Read more…
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]. My favorite example of people not understanding handicaps is from the golf tournament I organized on my wedding day. Working Read more…
What separates the South Korean from many golfers is that he’s able to swing aggressively through impact, letting the clubface close noticeably without fear of hooking the ball.
Golf tips are great, but one of the complexities of getting the most out of them is context: Apply even the best information at the wrong time or in the wrong amount, and it’s like dropping in on a movie right in the middle. It can be hard to pick up the story, and you Read more…
How many times have you finished a round and said, “I should have shot lower today”? As a mini-tour player, Scott Fawcett was tired of making strategic mistakes, so when Columbia Business School professor Mark Broadie helped develop the PGA Tour’s Strokes Gained statistics in 2011, Fawcett created a quantifiable course-management system called DECADE Golf. 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…
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