Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. There are numerous ways to hit the ball longer. From speed training to getting ...

Not every great athlete makes a great golfer. We’ve all seen it - the explosive basketball player who can’t find rhythm in their swing, or the track star whose foot speed doesn’t translate to clubhead ...

Adding swing speed has become a bit of an obsession for me. Over the last eight months or so, I’ve dedicated tons of time to hitting the ball longer off the tee, and the pursuit is intoxicating. You ...

Hitting the ball longer off the tee is something all golfers should strive for. As advanced analytics have illustrated, the more distance you have off the tee, the easier the game becomes. That’s why ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. Many amateurs seek more power and clubhead speed, hoping to gain distance with all of ...

Every weekend warrior wants to know how to increase club head speed for more distance, so the Rainmakers Golf crew asked top-ranked golf teacher Jake Thurm for some reliable tips! If there’s one ...

Speed training is all the rage on the PGA Tour, and for good reason. With a better understanding of where strokes are gained and lost throughout a round, the old adage of “drive for show and putt for ...

The results are in and the data is irrefutable: Distance is king in golf, and there's no better time to build it than when you're young. Left to its own devices, our bodies begin adding muscle in our ...

There is an old saying in golf that you drive for show and putt for dough. And if you want to have drives that put on a big show, you must have good club head speed. New research from the University ...

Golf Digest senior writer Alex Myers is on a one-year mission to see how good he can get at golf through daily training, practice and playing. Read more from his “Late Scratch?” series here. The best ...