Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Alignment sticks are some of the simplest — and most useful — training aids out ...

When the club travels too far across the ball (out-to-in) or too far from the inside (in-to-out), the ball must curve to ...

Palm Beach, Fla.— If I had to put a percentage on it, I'd say upwards of 97 percent of professional golfers use an alignment stick (or something very similar) on the driving range. Honestly, that ...

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 ...

Top-rated golf teacher Ryan Young shares an easy hack to help improve your aim and alignment off the tee. Aim and alignment in golf is no easy task — especially for amateur golfers who tend to just ...

I've been dealing with a persistent issue in my golf swing recently: Like many golfers, I tend to hang back on my right side during my downswing. This can cause me to get handsy and occasionally hit ...

Aim and alignment in golf is no easy task — especially for amateur golfers who tend to just focus on a general landing area rather than something very specific as a target. During a recent on-course ...