Welcome to Play Smart, a game-improvement column that drops every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from Game Improvement Editor Luke Kerr-Dineen to help raise your golf IQ and play smarter, better golf.

This common trail elbow position in the backswing could be costing you power and distance, but we asked an expert PGA Advanced professional to help you fix it ...

Welcome to Shaving Strokes, a GOLF.com series in which we’re sharing improvements, learnings and takeaways from amateur golfers just like you — including some of the speed bumps and challenges they ...

Synchronicity is one of the most important aspects of a good golf swing. It's going to be really difficult to hit quality shots if your upper body is leading the way in the downswing or if your arms ...

When they're striving for more distance, golfers often think that the longer the backswing, the better. There's an element of truth to that, but like so many things in golf, it's not *quite* that ...

Swinging with your arms is half the battle when it comes to a proper golf swing. Here's how to transfer your weight to your lead leg in the downswing to avoid the dreaded arm swing. Having proper ...