In this detailed golf lesson, our experienced instructor breaks down the essentials of proper stance and ball position ...
Envision this scenario: You’ve hit the fairway off the tee, navigated the hole with expert-level course management, and just missed a green-in-regulation, so all that’s left for par is getting ...
Maybe it’s just the 13 handicap in me coming out, but I’ve really struggled with 50-yard wedge shots lately — and many amateurs can probably relate. For only being half a football field away from the ...
Welcome to Shaving Strokes, a 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 they ...
In an article about three months ago, I detailed what the bounce off a wedge is. But knowing what bounce is and knowing how to use it on short game shots are two different things. Most golfers know ...
During a recent golf trip to see Wik at Claremont Golf Club in Portland, OR, I asked him something most amateur golfers struggle with: What is bounce on a wedge, and how should you use it in the short ...
Like many amateur golfers, I really struggle hitting short-game shots — which is only adding unnecessary strokes to my scorecard each round. But the real trouble starts once I get a wedge in my hands, ...
Having a blind shot in golf is always nervy. But having one within 75 yards of the green adds even more pressure — since most ...
86-year-old Lee Trevino made a spectacular eagle two with a wedge on the par-4 13th hole during the final round of the PNC Championship this past weekend. Playing with his son Daniel, the six-time ...
It’s a hard truth many golfers don’t like to admit: You hit about four greens a round. Tops. On the other 14 holes you’re missing greens right, left, long and short. That’s a bunch of short-game shots ...