Shaving Strokes

This tip will help your warmups be more effective and enhance your range practice

Bridges Cup competitor Jonathan Bale shows golf analyst and coach Simon Holmes a great stretch to do before warming up on the range. He also explains what you should be doing before you arrive to the course for the most effective warmup.

Approach Shots
joe plecker demonstrates how to find the center of your stance
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Find the center of your stance for better contact with your irons

Finding the true center of your stance will help you hit better shots with your irons. GOLF Top 100 Teacher Joe Plecker shows you how.
Instruction
golfer hits shot out of fairway bunker
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6 shots amateurs never practice — but they should

There are a number of shots that amateur golfers never practice. Here are six from Top 100 Teacher Tom Stickney that will help your game.
Bunker Shots
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This common mistake kills your bunker game. Here’s how to fix it

Having trouble escaping the sand? You might be hitting too far behind the ball in the bunker. Here’s how to fix that flaw.
Fitness
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How high-tech mobility analysis diagnosed this golfer’s swing flaws

In this edition of Shaving Strokes, Top 100 Teacher Tom Stickney explains how he used Proscreen AI to help diagnose a student’s flaws.
Instruction
One move great players make around the greens
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This sneaky ‘toe tap’ move will improve your chipping instantly

Want to boost your short game? This simple drill will teach you to properly shift your pressure on delicate wedge shots around the green.
Instruction
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Simple course-management tips for breaking 100, 90, 80 and par

Want to break through a scoring barrier this season? Follow these simple tips from GOLF Top 100 Teacher Joey Wuertemberger.
Driving
aldrich potgieter hits a tee shot

Want to hit longer drives? Use this drill to increase your attack angle

Hitting longer drives can be achieved by increasing your attack angle. Here’s an easy drill to practice that.
Instruction
james hong demonstrates three different ways to use alignment sticks when practicing

3 smart ways to improve your golf swing with an alignment stick

In today’s edition of Play Smart, GOLF Teacher to Watch Teacher James Hong shows us three ways to use alignment sticks when practicing.
Approach Shots
andrew rice demonstrates an ppen clubface during the downswing

Making this critical ball-striking error will kill your iron play

In this edition of Play Smart, we hear from GOLF Top 100 Teacher Andrew Rice on a critical ball-striking error — and how to fix it.
Short Game
How to hit Akshay Bhatia’s spinny pitch

Stop it on a dime: Akshay Bhatia’s 3 keys for spinny pitch shots

PGA Tour pro Akshay Bhatia’s 3 simple keys helped me master his signature spinny pitch shot—and transform my short game.
Putting
cameron young hits putt during the 2025 canadian open / chart showing effective hole size

This useful chart shows the perfect speed for making putts

In today’s edition of Play Smart, we look at a useful chart from instructor Erik J. Barzeski that shows the perfect speed for holing putts.
Driving
hand reaches down and tees up golf ball

How high should you tee up your golf ball? Try these 2 tricks to find out

In today’s edition of Play Smart, Top 100 Teacher Debbie Doniger explains two ways you can determine the optimal tee height with your driver.
Instruction
tony ruggiero demonstrates how to grip golf club

How hard should you grip the golf club? Top teacher explains

In this edition of Play Smart, GOLF Top 100 Teacher Tony Ruggiero explains how hard you should be gripping the club.
Approach Shots
Hit a draw on command with Xander's shot-shaping keys

Hit a draw on command with Xander Schauffele’s shot-shaping keys

Producing a right-to-left shot shape has always felt impossible — until I watched GOLF’s Warming Up episode featuring Xander Schauffele.
Driving
rory mcilroy hits a driver during the 2025 players championship
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Use this swing thought to belt long drives off the tee

Looking to add some distance to your tee shots this summer? Try this method from GOLF Top 100 Teacher V.J. Trolio.
Approach Shots
erika larkin demonstrates ball-striking drill
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Remember the 3 ‘Ls’ for more crisp contact with your irons

Use this drill from GOLF Top 100 Teacher Erika Larkin to hit more crisp shots with your irons. Here’s how it works.
Instruction
a drill for powerful strikes on the golf course
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A drill to groove a power release for powerful strikes

If there’s one key to producing crisp, powerful strikes, it’s getting your pressure to the front side as you swing through impact.
Short Game
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The 2 key releases to handle these important pitch shots

You’re going to hit shots off tight lies and fluffy lies. A slight adjustment for each makes all the difference in the world.
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lessons from junior golfers that will improve your game
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5 lessons from junior golfers that will improve your game

Discover the key habits and smart strategies junior golfers use — and how they can help you play better, smarter golf.
Bunker Shots
Collin Morikawa holes out from the bunker on the 1st hole during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday.

A buried lie bunker trick to escape the sand

Your ball is buried in the bunker, surrounded by a ridge of sand. What do you do to escape? Here’s your guide.
Instruction
a top teacher hits an iron during a drill
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An easy warm-up routine to improve your smash factor

The most effective use of those precious minutes before go time is to hone your smash factor. Here’s how to do it.
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This tip will help your warmups be more effective and enhance your range practice

Bridges Cup competitor Jonathan Bale shows golf analyst and coach Simon Holmes a great stretch to do before warming up on the range. He also explains what you should be doing before you arrive to the course for the most effective warmup.