The words “chip” and “pitch” are often used interchangeably to describe shots hit around the green, but they’re actually two different types of shots with distinct...
For many golfers, the most coveted shot in golf is the draw, that beautiful shot that starts down the right side of the fairway and curves back...
One of the things I’m asked most often by my students is “How to get my shots to back up like the pros?” When this question...
Many golfers fight “thin” shots, “skulled” shots and “topped” shots at some point — even the best golfers in the world. All of these shots occur when...
We have all heard about the fundamentals of golf: Grip, alignment, ball position and stance width. These are the keys to a good setup, which put...
I do give Rory some slack. For one reason: He’s 23! To be No. 1 in the world at anything is tough but at 23 it...
John Jacobs, the great British instructor and one of the greatest teachers of all time, was one of the first to ask the question: “What is...
As most you know, I am a full time teaching professional and regularly write about instruction. But after watching the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am this...
Video is a great tool for teaching and learning golf. It replaced the naked eye in golf instruction, and is used by teachers world wide. A video...
Let me bore you with some statistics: The average handicap in this country is 18 for men, 28 for women. But that’s misleading, because the real average golfer...
I have written a number of instructional articles over the years, and created quite a few “how-to” videos as well. I always enjoy sharing tips with my...
Last time we had fun analyzing Dustin Johnson’s toe hook and the reaction of the broadcast team at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. But I have...
At the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Dustin Johnson hit an ugly quacker (read snap hook) off the tee on Tuesday afternoon that was headed in the...
A lot of golfers, when describing the “problem” with their swing, say something like, “I know I have a chicken wing, I just cant stop doing...
It’s almost PGA Tour time again, and as the guys head to Hawaii next week many of them will be working hard to get their games ready for...
“I know I cast the club, I just cannot stop doing it.” That’s one of the most common things I hear on the lesson tee. So...
In his book, The Plane Truth for Golfers instructor Jim Hardy says there are at least two ways to swing the golf club: Around the body...
Ben Hogan stories are the stuff of legends in the game of golf. “Hey did you hear the one about why Hogan couldn’t play 36 holes in one...
The longest walk in golf is from the lesson tee to the first tee. How can you retain what you have learned and take it to...
Editor’s Note: Dennis Clark, a PGA Master Professional, is the most widely read and commented instructor on the GolfWRX Featured Writers section. He has been writing...
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive, as the Zen Masters would have it. It has been said that golf is a very jealous...
When I’m working with students on their short games, I see too many players who are trying to play high shots around the greens. It’s a...
Golfers hear a lot about release, but I honestly believe that most people do not have a good understanding of what it actually means. Here’s a...
Slicing and hooking are nothing more than club face (in relation) to swing path issues. If the golf club is coming from inside and the club...
Most networks that cover major golf tournaments have a high-speed camera that shows slow-motion replays of golfer’s swings — mainly impact — during the broadcast. It...
There is a great line in one of my favorite books, Golf in the Kingdom, where the protagonist Shivas Irons (one of the greatest fictional golf characters ever) says: ...
You can learn a lot about your swing by starting at the bottom. Every swing has a low point and knowing yours can help you understand...
A few months ago, Dennis Clark wrote the popular instruction article “Three golf swing myths that can hurt your game.” Here are five more golf swing myths: 4....
Golf is a game of the earth. It is played on fields that were there long before any architect laid a golf course on them. It...
Some years ago I was watching the great Spanish professional Jose Maria Olazabal hitting balls on the range at Bay Hill. I was struck, not only...
To most of us golf seems like a deliberate, planned exercise where we act on the ball or we initiate the motion upon it. But unlike...
Last time I talked bout some common myths about the golf swing; things you might hear at the hot dog stand or 19th hole. This article...
There is an ancient proverb which says: “May you live in interesting times.” In golf instruction these are THE most interesting times. Like any other discipline...
Golf is the only game with more teachers than players. Go to a driving range and you will find any number of well intentioned (but not...
