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10 articles tagged “drills”.
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…
For many golfers, a slight draw — a shot that curves gently from right to left for a right-hander — is the dream ball flight. It flies powerfully, runs on landing and looks like the shot of a good…
There is no better feeling in golf than a pure strike: the soft click of the ball compressed against the clubface, a shallow divot in front of where the ball sat and a shot that flies exactly as you…
Most golfers only practise when they are at the course. But time, weather and money often get in the way — especially in winter, when courses close, days are short and driving ranges are cold. The…
The slice is the most common miss in golf. Most amateur golfers fight it at some point: the ball starts left of the target (for a right-handed golfer), then curves sharply to the right, losing…
The backswing lasts less than a second, yet it sets up everything that follows. A good backswing puts the club in a position from which a powerful, accurate downswing is easy. A poor one forces you…
Chipping is the fastest way to lower your scores. Every golfer misses greens — even skilled players miss several a round, and most club golfers miss far more. Each time you do, a good chip can turn a…
Putting accounts for a large share of the strokes in a typical round — often well over a third. Yet most golfers spend almost all of their practice time on the range. If you regularly three-putt, the…
Walk along any driving range and you will see the same scene: golfers hitting driver after driver as fast as they can rake the next ball over. It feels productive. It is mostly exercise. Studies of…
The golf swing can look complicated: a fast, rotating, two-second motion with dozens of moving parts. But every good swing — whether from a tour professional or a smooth-swinging club golfer — is…
