Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. I like trying to hit the ball hard. When I go to the simulator, I always carve out ...

There's this visual from an old Golf Digest article that I can't get out of my head—because it's great. It comes courtesy of David Leadbetter, and you can see it below. The legendary teacher is ...

This will take a little patience, but please bear with us: Many elite swing coaches and biomechanists agree that if you want better sequencing in your swing and to hit the ball farther, copy the short ...

There are two primary schools of thought in golf today when it comes to pivot motion. One believes that during the backswing, you load by shifting your center to the right as you rotate, then return ...

Here’s a fact: If your golf swing doesn’t start right, there’s a high probability that your result will be poor. Unfortunately, most amateur and beginner golfers ignore this simple rule, and focus on ...

Power in the golf swing comes from how well the body loads and stretches during the backswing. Many golfers fail to create enough separation between the hips and shoulders, limiting speed. This video ...

Speed golf isn’t something that most golfers even know about, but here’s why top-ranked golf instructor Christopher Smith swears it’ll help your game improve. With pace-of-play being a major talking ...

Many golfers have swing tendencies that, no matter how hard they try, they can’t get rid of. That’s why in this Golf Digest+ series, Matchmakers, Golf Digest No. 1 Teacher in America Mark Blackburn is ...