I’ve coached a lot of players over the years, and one thing I tell every serious golfer: great ball-strikers don’t just move the club — they move the ground. Footwork is everything. Your feet control, ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Hitting the ball hard (and far) requires you to have a fast swing speed. The ...

The average golfer will swing their club about 94 times over the course of 18 holes, and some 26.6 million golfers took to the links in 2023. All of those swings tend to add up to a lot of injuries.

For most golfers, sneaking off to the range for more than an hour per week isn't really feasible. Most of our golf swing practice is going to be done at home: In our garage, or yard, or in front of ...

This episode explains how to use the ground to generate more distance and consistency in your golf swing. We explore how pressure shifts, footwork, and ground forces create power from the ground up, ...

It was dark outside, and after a long day, Rory McIlroy grabbed a wedge from his bag. "I haven't seen the ball flight in two weeks," Rory told me, "so this should be fun." The ball flight itself ...

Elite athletes like Stephen Curry apply mental resilience and routine to excel in golf. Familiarity with swing mechanics in sports like hockey and baseball also helps. Personal coaching and consistent ...

In 2025, I spent another year working like a scientist studying tour pros like lab rats making their way around a maze.

Ask golfers how the Rules of Golf impact their round, and almost all will say that they add strokes to their score. It’s not an unreasonable perspective. We are conditioned, especially in sports, to ...