One of the most common misses for an amateur golfer is topping the ball, leading to lots of frustration and, worse, unnecessary strokes to the scorecard. While there ...

Dunking a ball into water inside a penalty area happens to the best of golfers. And if any portion of the ball is still above the surface, some are tempted to avoid the penalty stroke and hit it out.

Reading the recent MythBusters story on whether you’ll hit it farther by swinging faster or by swinging more efficiently reminded me of a saying my old boss and mentor, Hank Johnson, had: “The ...

As a mid-handicapper, it can be tricky to learn how to compress the golf ball. It’s an acquired skill that requires superb fundamentals and great clubface control. But in order to consistently hit it ...

When you watch high-level golfers hit their irons, you’ll notice they typically take a chunk of the ground with them. That’s because when they are hitting the ball, they’re also hitting the ground, ...