Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. When I recently went to visit with GOLF Top 100 Teacher Jonathan Yarwood, we got on the ...

Unsure where the head position in the golf swing should be? Top-ranked golf teacher Mark Hackett shares his trusty guide.

When you’ve got an over-the-top golf swing, bad things tend to happen. The most common? Slicing the ball and leaving yourself with a difficult next shot — which usually piles on the strokes and adds ...

GOLF Top 100 Teacher Dave Phillips explains a drill from Padraig Harrington that teaches the proper release in the golf swing ...

Which golf swing analyzer is best? In all types of sports, data collection has become an important part of the game, helping players spot flaws and make improvements, and golf is no different. As an ...

Despite its reputation as a hobby for Florida retirees or wealthy businessmen, golf is quite a difficult sport to play competitively. Driving the ball down the range takes strength and power, and ...

The frustrating part about being an average golfer is that my game lacks consistency — other than the fact that I consistently mishit the golf ball over and over. Why’s this happen? Because my ...

You're probably looking at the wrong part of your golf swing. It's only natural when you watch a golf swing—either your own, or a pro's—to look at what the club is doing. That's the most important ...

One of my favorite Olympic sports to watch is Javelin. It's not just cool to watch a human being launch what is essentially a missile into the air using nothing more than their own strength, but it's ...

In today's edition of Play Smart, GOLF Teacher to Watch Christy Longfield explains the importance of consistent ball position. The post Why proper ball position is so important in the golf swing ...

Sports Illustrated polled players on a number of topics including whose swing they admire the most. A few names came up time and again. The always-smooth Adam Scott has a swing that is the envy of ...