Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. Every golfer should strive to hit the ball further. If you can squeeze a few extra yards ...

Are you standing too far from the golf ball? Too close? GOLF Top 100 Teacher Mark Durland has a test that can show you. The post How to tell if you’re standing the correct distance from the golf ball ...

Welcome to Shaving Strokes, a new GOLF.com series in which we’re sharing improvements, learnings and takeaways from amateur golfers just like you — including some of the speed bumps and challenges ...

If your 7-iron goes 150 yards and your 8-iron goes 140, what do you do when you’ve got 145 to the pin? Jump on an 8 and risk ...

In this video, PGA Professional Nick Drane talks about how to approach the length of your putting stroke for more consistency ...

Every golfer loves to see their tee shots flying high down the fairway, but sometimes high is too high. It’s true that some nice hang time off the tee is a key ingredient in overall driving distance, ...