Wind - Golf Tips and Videos

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

Playing in the wind is an essential part of golf, adjust your attitude and use these tips to enjoy creating the shot

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

Play this shot with a shorter swing and the ball a little back in your stance when hitting into the wind or in a cross wind

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

There's no single element that can ruin your game faster than a high-powered wind. It can turn a slight fade into...

Keep the ball low by taking more club, choking up, swinging softer and finishing low

When you want to hit shots under a headwind, don't play the ball way back in your stance and hit down on it harder...

Most golfers are slowly becoming aware of what is now one of America's finest golfing venues: the Great Lakes...

Choke down on the club slightly, keep the ball back in your stance, place 60% of your weight forward and finish low

Tee the ball up higher, hold your club above the ground, tilt your hands forward and swing level

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

Increase your accuracy and control by playing the ball slightly back in your stance and shortening your swing

Links golf requires the use of every club in your bag. It demands creativity, inventiveness and confidence. Moreover,...

When hitting into the wind or to a back pin having a low zinger shot like Tiger uses makes managing the golf course...

The knockdown shot is really a normal swing with less effort! The proper way to execute the knockdown is to stabilize...

Growing up in Oklahoma, my golfing buddies and I had more than our fair share of wind to deal with on the course....

Anyone remotely familiar with American golf instantly recognizes the finishing hole at the Harbour Town Golf Links...

New technology has created a need for changing you’re the height of your tee and in windy conditions you should...

You'll often face situations that will require you to hit the ball with a different flight pattern than your natural...

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It's not very much fun to get stuck on the fairway with a shotmaking opportunity and no idea how to execute the...

In the era of 460cc drivers with enormous clubfaces, knowing how high to tee the ball can be confusing. Are you...

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

Nothing beats a round of golf played on a warm, sunny day. But summer doesn't last forever, which means that at...

Ever wonder why most flagsticks are the same height? The answer to this question and others can be found in William...

Despite equipment advances, many of golf's grand stages still present a hefty challenge. Sure, some of them have...

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

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

Course management is one of the most important keys to lowering your scores, knowing how to address potential...

In the end, the shots I remember are the ones I had to manufacture, the ones where there was no chance to hit...

Tee the ball a little bit lower, keep the handle of the club back and make sure to take the club back a little...

Flexibility as you get older is very important, it lets you wind up your body to hit the ball with more power,...

What upstanding linksman wouldn't want to pay homage to the legends and legendary swings that have made the worldwide...

Make no bones about it--playing a round of golf without proper eye protection can wreak havoc on your vision....

To launch it high over a tree, I first look up to the sky (top photo, right). This helps tilt my shoulders away...

Golf is a funny game. Some days, your swing is near perfect. Other days, the club feels like a snake in your hands....

It seems the notion of working the ball--of intentionally curving the ball left-to-right or right-to-left--is...

When playing a par three bring the club you think you should hit and then one club on either side of it, then...

Sometimes when you play too safe with one shot, you set yourself up for an extremely difficult and dangerous next...

In strong winds make sure to take more club, play the ball back in your stance and shorten your swing from shoulder...

The old saying, when it is breezy swing easy could not be more accurate, take a three quarters swing, easy swing...

You'll soon be seeing a new type of golf club on store shelves. Thus far, it's in the form of a standalone driver...

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

Start reading a green as you approach it walking or riding up, read the slope from the low point of the green...

The area from 150 yards and in is called the scoring zone because by far the majority of golf shots come from...

Shallow par threes like number twelve at Augusta are very difficult because they afford no room for distance error...

Are you too steep? If you are, your ballflight is probably very high and left-to-right (slice), you take a divot,...

Part of becoming a great golfer is learning to control what you can and release any frustration over what you...

When you have a strong right to left wind use the tee box to your advantage, tee it up on the right side and aim...

Train under circumstances that exaggerate the stress you would normally feel on the golf course, hit off of bad...

How many times has the following happened to you? You're on the course, and you're swinging it great--easy backswing,...

Like playing pool, you have ball in hand eighteen times every round on the tee box, use it to your advantage and...

Golf ball fact: Most of the multi-layer, urethane-covered, high-performance models won't provide significant benefits...