Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Hip turn is a crucial component for generating power in your golf swing. If you ...

I'll bet you didn't know that 2000s party hit 'Hips Don't Lie' by Shakira was about the golf swing, did you? OK, maybe that's not true, but I can't help but feel the Colombian singer-songwriter was on ...

In this edition of Play Smart, game-improvement editor Zephyr Melton explains how he's been using Sportsbox AI to fix his golf swing. The post This AI-powered app exposed the biggest flaws in my golf ...

It all originates from the hips! Have you every felt the ‘acheness’ in your hips during or after your round? Have you ever been in a lesson with your PGA pro who asked you to isolate your hip turn and ...

I recently received this question from a viewer. Katherine, I am a low handicap player looking to increase distance and accuracy. I was inquiring about exercises to increase the speed and power of my ...

In the first two parts of this series, we looked at how elite players train connection and balance to build a swing that holds up under pressure. In this third installment, the focus shifts away from ...

You're looking here at Golf Digest's No. 1 ranked teacher in America, Mark Blackburn. No, this isn't what Mark looks like in his downswing. Here he's modeling a classic fault—sliding. It's what ...

The average golfer will swing their club about 94 times over the course of 18 holes, and some 26.6 million golfers took to the links in 2023. All of those swings tend to add up to a lot of injuries.