Golf Rules: Cleaning and Lifting Your Ball on the Course

Questioncan you tell other golfers you are lifting and cleaning when youn are in mud AnswerHi, Under the Rules of Golf, one cannot clean a ball unless it

Maintaining Wrist Angle on Downswing for Increased Distance

QuestionQUESTION: Eddie, Do you have any advice for me on how to hold onto the angle thats created between my forearm and clubshaft on my downswing?  

Golf Rules: Free Drop for Obstruction by Fences - Explained

Questionare fences considered a free drop when it is obstructed a swing AnswerHello peter setthaboupha: You have a free drop if a fence is immovable objec

Improve Long Putting: Tips for Golfers with a Handicap

QuestionHello, I have handicap 6,8 and work hard on my game. Since few months I loose 1-3 points on long putts. From distance above 30 feets I almost all t

Golf Rules: Dropping Ball from Lateral Water Hazard into Sand Trap

QuestionI play a hole where the right side of the hole is a water hazard bordered by a sand trap (No grass in between).  If I want to drop two club le

Driver Swing Analysis & Troubleshooting: Shank & Fade Fixes

QuestionQUESTION: Kind of fuzzy, but any comments would be great! Ive been really struggling with a shank sometimes as well as a really bad fade with my

Golf Swing Analysis: Addressing Draws, Pulls, and Power Loss

QuestionMore swings today: I tried feeling like I was taking the club straight back. This way, I didnt turn my hands open in the takeaway. I hit draws a

Golf Industry Career Transition & Re-entry Strategies

QuestionHi Michael! I have been in the golf industry since 1996. Not something I originally wanted to do, but fell in love with the sport. I started out pl

Best Golf Clubs for Improving Iron Play: Blades vs. Cavity Backs

QuestionHi. Im struggling to decide which clubs to purchase. i play with blades which were hand me downs from my granddad, and are from the 1980s (golden

Golf Rules: Ball Movement Before Swing - Is There a Penalty?

QuestionHey Jim, Today before I hit my second shot from the rough I placed the club head a couple inches behind the ball as normal before my back swing.

Golf Rules: Overruling a Playing Partner on Out of Bounds?

QuestionIn a match play tournament between two golf clubs my playing partners declares my ball to be in bounds after lining up the posts from both sides.

Fixing a Golf Slice: Understanding and Correcting a Fade

QuestionHi Robb... My name is Jaunne, Im a left handed golfer and am strugling with my drives...i seem to be fading 90% of them and am not sure why.do you

Penalty for Hitting the Wrong Ball in Medal/Stroke Play

QuestionI understand that hitting the wrong ball earns you a two stroke penalty but I am not clear whether the incorrect stroke counts as well.  For e

How to Achieve a Shallow Divot with a Higher Ball Flight - Golf Swing Tips

QuestionHello Michael, I would like to take a shallow divot with my iron shots. I am tall so I have fairly upright swing (not too upright) which produces

Putter Stroke Rules: When Does a Putter Count?

Questionin a recent game my partner putted short of the hole some 3inches, he then proceed to strike the ball from astride with the toe of his putter strik

Optimal Tee Selection for Mixed Handicap Golf Groups in Maine

QuestionWe are an informal travel group of about 40 players: playing weekly at various courses in central Maine.  Our players range in age from late f

PING II Wedge Degree Information (circa 1978) - Expert Advice

QuestionI have a Ping II (circa 1978) set of clubs that has a standard wedge.  What degree was this wedge set at? AnswerThe early PWs of most compani

Fixing a Draw: Club Path & Hand Drop in Your Golf Swing

QuestionHello, I have a question relating to the mechanics of my swing. I am currently a 3.1 handicap and I am playing college golf. I am attending a schoo

Golf Rules: Putting After the First Putt - Etiquette and Procedure

QuestionCan a player elect to carry on putting after his first put to put out even if he takes another two puts .Does he have to ask permission from his fe

Which Golf Club is Hardest to Hit? Expert Advice

QuestionI believe the hardest clubs to hit in bag are the 3 wood off the deck, and then the Driver anytime. My friend says the driver is the easiest.