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Ogilvy: All that really matters is what the ball does
Like just about every golfer, I suspect, I have spent my life searching for a better golf swing. It all started when I was very young, at a time when I was lucky enough to receive some vital lessons from great club professionals.
14 May 2025
Video lesson: Stop hitting chunky shots now
Are you having trouble hitting the ball cleanly?
14 Feb 2024
Video lesson: Turn, don't slide through impact
A lot of golfers move too much in the downswing in order to get more power to hit the ball further.
13 Dec 2023
Tested: Mod-Swing training aid
Get your swing in order with the easy to use Mod-Swing
25 Oct 2023
Video lesson: Your checkpoint for a better setup
A balanced address position is crucial for any golfer to make a good swing.
12 Sep 2023
Video lesson: Make the ideal takeaway
The takeaway in the backswing is critical as it sets the tone for the rest of the swing, influencing swing path, clubface alignment and rhythm.
13 Jun 2023
Video lesson: The REAL reason why you lift your head and hit bad shots
How many times have you heard, or been told by a playing partner, to keep your head down after you have duffed a shot?
16 May 2023
Day finding his way back with a little help from his friends
It’s been a whirlwind few years in the wilderness for Jason Day, including the loss of his mother to cancer, chronic back problems, ongoing swing changes and self-doubt that left the former World No.1 pondering what was to come in the future.
22 Feb 2023
Swing Study: Jon Rahm
Spain’s Jon Rahm has continued on from his victory and eight PGA Tour top-10s last year with victory in the 2023 Tournament of Champions. Here, we examine his unique swing and analyse its finest attributes that make him one of the game’s great ball-strikers.
9 Jan 2023
Swing Study: Min Woo Lee
The two-time European Tour winner has a swing that impresses all that witness it first-hand. Here, there are plenty of good lessons to learn from Min Woo’s powerful, yet efficient, action.
28 Sep 2022
Swing Study: Jordan Spieth
The World No.13 has a swing that is uniquely his. It’s not textbook but it obviously works given he has won three majors and 16 titles around the world and he’s only 29. Here’s what you can take away from his swing.
7 Sep 2022
Swing Study: Louis Oosthuizen
It takes a lot to get Tour players to stop a practice session to watch a fellow player. Tiger Woods always generates plenty interest, as does Adam Scott and Bryson DeChambeau.
9 Jun 2021
Reader help: “Please cure my shank”
One of the great dreads for any golfer is hitting a shank.
22 Apr 2020
Reader help: Busting the 'straight left arm' myth
For right-handed golfers, one of the greatest myths in this game is that you must have a straight left arm during the swing.
9 Apr 2020
Exclusive: Weedon’s Way
Tired of a golf game where your niggling back or hip dictates how you swing from round to round? English professional Reeves Weedon believes the best way to avoid golf injuries is to change the focus of your swing and has developed the ‘Lower Body Swing’ with outstanding results.
5 Mar 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Marc Leishman’s secret weapon
Marc Leishman has some ground to make up if he is to catch Cameron Smith and win his first major title at home in today’s final round of the Australian PGA. And if he is successful it could well be a shot that Leishman has and few others possess that could prove the difference.
2 Dec 2018
Focus On The Finish
To build your confidence for a repeating swing, I recommend you first focus on your finish.
25 Mar 2011
Vary your swing length
One of the best ways to tidy up your long game is by practicing different length pitch shots.
15 Oct 2010
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