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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Welcome to Golfer-to-Golfer, where we try to learn from all different kinds of avid players out there, in hopes that the rest of us can take away something that might improve our own games. There’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

If there’s one question every amateur golfer wants answered, it’s how to increase club head speed — since we all want to bomb tee shots like pro players do. So what’s the secret to unlocking more ...