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Instruction, equipment advice, course guides and the rules of golf — practical reading for every handicap.
Every course has different greens, and the same greens change with the weather and the time of day. A putt that rolls perfectly on your home course can race six feet past on slick tournament greens…
"I want to get better at golf" is a wish, not a plan. Golfers who improve consistently usually know exactly what they are working on and why. Good goals give your practice direction, help you measure…
Many good golfers say they never hit a shot without first "seeing" it: the start line, the height, the curve and where the ball will land. Visualisation, or mental imagery, gives your body a clear…
What you feel in your golf swing and what you actually do are often very different. You may feel that you are making a full turn or keeping your posture, but video tells the truth. With a smartphone…
A push starts right of the target and keeps going straight right. A pull starts left and keeps going straight left. Unlike a slice or hook, there is little curve, which tells you something important…
"Swing plane" is one of the most-used phrases in golf instruction, and one of the most confusing. Simply put, it describes the angle and path the club travels on around your body. A club that swings…
A standard splash shot from a good lie in a greenside bunker is very learnable. The trouble starts when the ball plugs in the face, sits on a downslope, rests in wet, compacted sand or is 40 yards…
The ball has gone by the time you reach your follow-through, so it is easy to think it doesn't matter. But the finish is the result of everything that came before it. A balanced, complete finish…
Good golfers finish their swing balanced on their lead foot, with almost all their weight forward and their trail heel up. Many club golfers finish with their weight on the back foot, falling…
Hitting the ball straight is great, but controlling its height is what lets you play in the wind, get over trees, hold firm greens and keep the ball under branches. Good golfers can hit the same club…
A topped shot is one of the most frustrating in golf. You make what feels like a decent swing, but the club strikes the top of the ball and it scuttles along the ground for a few yards. It is…
Long irons, usually the 2-, 3- and 4-iron, have a reputation as the hardest clubs in the bag. With little loft, long shafts and small heads, they punish mishits and are hard to get airborne. Many…
