Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. The direction your ball travels is contingent on two factors: club path and face angle.

Not every drill you see on Twitter is worth copying. But sometimes, a good drill can be found. Like this one Padraig Harrington saw and shared, where a woman is hitting golf balls in a snowstorm. The ...

There are plenty of golf swing drills that can help you hit the ball better, but one of the more popular ones these days is something called the “Pause Drill” — which is exactly what it sounds like!

The frustrating part about being an average golfer is that my game lacks consistency — other than the fact that I consistently mishit the golf ball over and over. Why’s this happen? Because my ...

The dreaded three-putt. We've all likely faced one as golfers and it can really be a round-wrecker. But the key to minimizing three-putts is making your first putt the best putt. You want to leave ...

Apologies to tour pro Sebastian Munoz for being the poster boy for this article. He obviously is not someone who has balance or lower-body control issues when he swings. That said, if the contorted ...

So . . . you say you want to hit the ball farther? We have a tip for you. Distance is something every golfer wants to add to their game but it doesn't come as easy as swinging faster or with reckless ...