Club Selection - Golf Tips and Videos

Your club loft determines the height and distance of your shots, and the lie sets the sole of the clubhead flat...

Golfers who struggle with distance control usually err because they just don't know what clubs work best for certain...

Pick your club based on what is in between your ball and the hole

You probably know that you'll produce very poor shots if you hit too high or too low on the clubface. What you...

Use a club that will allow you to land the ball in a consistent spot on the green and roll to the hole

PGA Pros know the exact distance that they hit each club and you should as well, go out to the range when it is...

Create perfect distance control on your short iron scoring shots by using a less lofted club with a shorter swing...

One of golf's most unpopular shots is the 40yard pitch shot. Usually, the problem from this range isn't so much...

Determine the ratio of the distance the ball must travel in the air to the ball rolling on the ground and select...

The first weapon I suggest adding to your arsenal that I guarantee will save you strokes immediately is a simple...

On tight driving holes a 3-wood may be a better play than a driver

When just off the green try your 3-wood to get a little air and a lot of roll

Traversing the course in as few strokes as possible requires knowledge of golf's intangibles--the little things...

The well-worn clichΘ "drive for show, putt for dough" is familiar to most golfers, but heeded by few. Hitting...

This looks tough, but it's actually really easy. Here I've found myself against a tree with seemingly no way to...

Maintaining your balance is key to playing a ball below your feet uneven lie

Golf is a game of variables. Changing weather and course conditions, among other things, means that no two rounds--in...

Golf is a game of timing and tempo--fragile elements that can easily be destroyed by slow play. Ideally, a round...

Belly putters are a great option for those players having a hard time making an arc with their putting stroke...

Your sand wedge is not always the correct club to use in a greenside bunker, always test out the weight and depth...

Show your kids that the sand wedge is the right tool for the job because it splashes sand out of the bunker and...

When faced with a buried lie in the bunker you must create a concussion in the sand in order to drive the ball...

Keep your body still in the shot and play it like a putt no matter what club you use

Short game shots differentiate the best juniors, so teach your kids this simple three-step guide to making chipping...

Use the same putting technique for all your simple chips around the green and just manage distance by your club selection

When just off the green you can either putt through the fringe or chip using one of these two chipping techniques,...

Analyze the green slope and speed in order to determine what trajectory and club is appropriate for the shot,...

Learn how to choose the right golf clubs and balls for your level of play

Every good golfer knows that golf is not all about mechanics. There is a strategy to playing the game, and the...

Controling your ball from the rough so that you can actually hit the green requires a steeper swing, gripping...

Certain situations like punching a ball out of trouble call for hitting a lower lofted club a shorter distance,...

When your ball settles down in greenside rough, it takes just the right touch to pull off a successful shot. In...

While the unfamiliarity of a new course may be your primary concern on your next golf vacation, you should consider...

One of the great things about the game of golf is the constant challenge it presents. As a professional golfer,...

There aren't many shots that touring professionals fear, but if you had to choose one, the buried lie bunker shot...

Adjust your spine angle to the slope, find your new contact point for ball position, take less club and aim slightly...

Practicing at the range with a mid iron, not your driver, and if you have too steep a swing plane, practice off a tee

Don't worry about the fairway bunker shot, especially if you have a decent lie. Because golfers assume they need...

The position of the ball in your stance is determined by your swing shape and the club you are hitting. Your wedge...

Your choice of shot is dependent on what kind of lie you have in the bunker and how high the lip is

When it comes to equipment, golfers have never had it so good. But while it's one thing to have a smorgasbord...

You've probably noticed hybrid clubs are a lot easier to hit than traditionally shaped long irons. The ball flies...

The ability to salvage par from a difficult situation around the green often is the difference between contending...

Remember to keep it simple and be conservative in the rough, if there is a lot of grass between the ball and the...

Bunkers add an endless source of diversion, excitement and strategy options to a golf course. Their position,...

Many golfers are unaware that backspin fights off sidespin. That is, the more your ball launches with proper backspin,...

By gripping down you change the effective loft of the club, causing the ball to go lower which is a perfect strategy...

Like all members of the PGA Tour, I play a lot of rounds with recreational golfers in various pro-ams and charity...

When faced with a course that has fairway surrounded by fescue first take a few practice shots to get familiar...

Play the ball forward, use more arms and hands and try former U.S. Amateur Champion Hank Kuehne's trick for selecting...

To successfully hit over hazards you must get the correct yardage and commit to a full finish

When stuck behind a tree your primary objective is to pick the correct club in order to get in below the limbs...

Take a lower lofted club, play the ball back in your stance and choke down

Play the ball back, aim right, close your clubface and swing inside out

The rounded bottom of the sand wedge allows it to bounce off the sand

"Welcome to Switzerland," a man in a white lab coat says as we near a door marked "R & D: Employees Only." Opposite...

Do not always use a lob wedge to chip around the green, sometimes using a hybrid with a putting stroke will provide...

As we all know, most strokes in golf are lost within 100 yards of the green. Of those strokes, more are wasted...

Learn how to use the lob/flop shot when trying to hit the ball high and land softly onto the green

Long bunker shots sometimes require a different club than the sand wedge, generally the ball will travel one third...

A full bunker shot travels about one third the distance of a regular shot, so when you have to clear 30 yards...

Unlike regular bunker shots, with the long bunker shot you are not trying to fly the ball to the hole you want...

Use your putting technique with a lofted club to clear the fringe around a green, and select your club based on...

Though golf courses aren't flat, most golfers hone their fundamentals on the even, manicured surfaces of a driving...

Playing well from within 100 yards is a must if you want to score well. You have to know what it takes to not...

Make golf more enjoyable and play better by playing like the pros, try teeing it up from the shorter tees so that...

Putt when 1 or 2 feet off the green with short grass and chip using a loftier club as you get further off the green

If short chips around the green aren't your specialty, consider a shot that resembles a putt rather than a chip....

Many amateurs tend to give a lot of attention to their swing mechanics on the practice tee. There will always...

Tour pros thrive in bunkers, almost always giving themselves good up-and-down opportunities. Many will play their...

Be more creative around the green by practicing different clubs and shots to the same pin location to improve your short game

Open your clubface, aim left and swing outside in

We've all seen pros get upset when they get out into the fairway after a perfect drive only to find their ball...

Players who want to be successful have to know how to control their ballflight, especially when playing into a...

On tough shots don't let tension and pressure ruin your frame of mind, create a line of commitment away from the...

The word "fairway" comes from a nautical term that describes a safe passageway through potentially dangerous waters....

Open the club face at set up and during your backswing and turn your body slightly through impact

Use a 7 iron instead of sand wedge to keep the ball low and roll to the green

With Las Vegas having more than 50, Palm Springs with 100-plus and the Phoenix/Scottsdale/Mesa area totaling somewhere...

Everyone has advice, it seems, for your golf game. Well, what if the advice you were receiving was from a pro...

When faced with a difficult lie from deep rough plan your recovery shot to get yourself back in play, analyze...

Angle body more up the slope and swing a little harder

Wedges are the paintbrushes of golf. Shots hit with a wedge are an artistic expression of a player's short game....

Okay, so you've missed the green by a few feet and are left with a fluffy, unpredictable lie. Situations like...

Golf course designers place hazards on their courses to penalize you for hitting errant shots. Fairway bunkers...

Use a steeper swing plane so that you can dig in to the sand and most importantly keep your weight forward throughout...

If you've ever been humbled after having your stroke analyzed at one of those high-tech putting studios, you know...

When it comes to irons, golfers tend to get picky. Reason being, irons are quite sophisticated and each set is...

There's a reason why the distance from within 100 yards is called the scoring zone. It's the "make it or break...

It doesn't matter if it's a long par-3, a short par-4 or a reachable par-5, making the right shot choice first...

One of the basics of shotmaking is understanding the art of applying spin to the golf ball in special ways. If...

Club trajectory is severely affected on downhill shots. Take a more lofted club, adjust your weight and chase...

Depending on whether you are a hooker or slicer, making a minor adjustment to your setup and having a plan before...

The average PGA Tour player misses the green roughly 35 percent of the time. Yet using the median birdie average,...

There is a huge gap in natural ability between the novice and the professional. Yet as a golf instructor and PGA...

Golf is the only game that requires proficiency with a wide variety of instruments. While tennis, hockey and baseball...

Long irons are necessary tools for going low. Take, for instance, the Long Iron Express--a low, boring rocket...

The golfer today can choose a driver with just about any shape: square, traditional, scoopback or even triangular....

One of the strong points of my game is driving, but that doesn't mean I'm not prone to slicing or hooking. Either...

Probably the most important piece of your equipment is your golf shaft, where technology advancements have made...