There are several key factors to consider when learning how to start the backswing in golf, especially as the combination of this and your ability to effectively initiate the downswing will ultimately ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. The first move in any golf swing — the takeaway — is absolutely crucial. What you ...

GOLF Top 100 Teacher V.J. Trolio explains the dos and don'ts of the backswing. Try them yourself for better ball striking.GOLF V.J. Trolio, GOLF Top 100 Teacher We all know that you need to turn on ...

Wondering how to fix your golf swing? Top-ranked golf instructor Kelvin Kelley demonstrates how using a hammer can do the ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. Most golfers think of the golf swing in pretty binary terms — a backswing and a ...

Many average golfers struggle with their ball-striking because they don’t understand how to properly sequence their backswing. Oftentimes, the club gets out of position early in the takeaway and a ...

The vast majority of golfers have their lead arm bend or collapse during the backswing. This is something that many golfers know they do but have a tough time actually correcting. The reason for this ...

When they're striving for more distance, golfers often think that the longer the backswing, the better. There's an element of truth to that, but like so many things in golf, it's not *quite* that ...

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 ...

When you watch the Masters this year, you'll notice a few things. The emerald green fairways. The old school scoreboards. The azaleas. And maybe, even, the differing positions of players' right ...