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Swing your hands and club in a circle

The golf swing is a circle. You need to rotate your body and swing your arms up while hinging your wrists. Your body motion is incorrect if your clubhead does not travel in a circle.

Golf | 2016-04-06 16:54

Advice on boosting distance without sacrificing accuracy

For longer tee shots, you need to hit your ball in the middle of the clubface.

Golf | 2016-03-30 17:00

IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME

Jason Day lined up the winning 4-footer and the announcer whispered that it was a straight putt -- the key was to hit it firmly into the center of the cup, and when he did, it looked easy. But it wasn't.

Golf | 2016-03-30 16:58

Whacking your ball to the best of your abilities

There’s no “right” way to swing the club. But you cannot hit the ball consistently well unless you make sure your pre-swing preparations are correct.

Golf | 2016-03-23 16:53

IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME

What is happening when the greatest players on the planet lose control of the ball to the right (left for left-handers), and how can you avoid these un-civil rights?

Golf | 2016-03-23 16:51

Kim Sei-young captures 1st LPGA win of year

Kim cruised to a five-shot victory at the JTBC Founders Cup at Wildfire Golf Club at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, finishing the four-round event at 27-under 261. She lapped the field with a bogey-free final round of 10-under 62 and left world No. 1 Lydia Ko well back at 22-under.

Golf | 2016-03-21 11:00

Hinge your right wrist backwards to hit ball far, straight

A proper wrist hinge helps you swing your club back on the correct plane and hit your ball far and straight. To hinge your wrists properly, you need to avoid rolling your hands and your wrists clockwise, swinging your club back. This seems to contradict the forearm rotation stressed last week. But this may fit and suit you if you take a bent posture. You have a bent posture i...

Golf | 2016-03-16 17:42

IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME

On Sunday at the 16th hole of the Cadillac Championship at Doral, viewers witnessed something rarer than the Madagascar pochard: a shank by a pro golfer from a greenside bunker.

Golf | 2016-03-16 17:39

IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR GAME

I saw a bumper sticker the other day that read, "Miss Me Yet? Tiger." I thought, yes, I do miss Tiger, but I don't think he'll ever be dominant again because his body has let him down.

Golf | 2016-03-09 17:50

Let your left thumb sit under your club handle at the top

You need to rotate your forearms or roll your hands when making contact with the ball as you simultaneously turn your body. This will ensure you will hit your ball far and straight to the best of your abilities. Your forearm rotation, coupled with turning your body, helps you square your clubface as your club catches your ball, which also helps you stop lurching toward the ta...

Golf | 2016-03-09 17:09

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