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5 articles tagged “distance”.
If you've ever played golf in the mountains, you'll know the feeling: your 7-iron sails over the green, and drives seem to fly for ever. At high elevation, the air is thinner, so the ball meets less…
Watch a powerful golfer and you'll notice that the hips lead the way. They turn in the backswing, start the downswing and are already open to the target at impact, while the arms and club follow…
"Release the club" is one of the most common pieces of golf advice, and one of the most misunderstood. Some golfers flick their wrists at the ball from the top of the swing; others hold on so tightly…
The driver is the longest, lowest-lofted and least forgiving club in your bag — and the one most golfers would most like to hit well. A good drive sets up the whole hole: a short iron into the green…
Every golfer wants more distance. Longer drives leave shorter approach shots, shorter approaches mean more greens hit, and more greens mean lower scores. But the most common way golfers try to gain…
