When you watch high-level golfers hit their irons, you’ll notice they typically take a chunk of the ground with them. That’s because when they are hitting the ball, they’re also hitting the ground, ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. If you want to hit crisp iron shots, you have to make ball-first contact. When you do ...

Elite ball-strikers in golf hit iron shots that just sound different than most amateur or beginner golfers. That’s because they know how to compress it for crisp and powerful contact. Meanwhile, most ...

The two-time major champion says that simply correcting this issue can instantly help you compress iron shots for purer contact. While it’s impossible to fix everything all at once, the first order of ...

Your sternum should be centered above the ball at address. Golfers who tilt their upper body away will struggle to compress the ball. Swing Thought: Align the buttons of your shirt directly over the ...