golfdigest.com
You’ve probably played a round or two with someone who hit a ball into a penalty area and then proceeded to drop outside his or her entitled relief area. In some cases, the drop was so egregious, the player gained a huge advantage from where they should have dropped. We’re not here to discuss the awkwardness that can come from confronting a player or alerting a rules official about an improper drop. You can make that call, but you wouldn’t be wrong if you did. For now, let’s simply discuss the c…
5 months ago
golfdigest.com
Golfers experience all sorts of panic—first-tee anxiety, playing with the boss, watching an errrant shot heading toward a house—but one of the worst is experiencing back spasms in the day or hours before a round of golf that you really want to play. There are several things you can do to make sure you, at least, have a chance of getting through the round. A hot shower or heat packs can help. Anti-inflammatory drugs such as naproxen sodium or ibuprofen help calm things down. Even walking gives yo…
5 months ago
golfdigest.com
It happens all the time. During a casual round, someone will dunk one in a pond marked as a penalty area. The player will then proceed to pull out another ball, declare it a provisional and play it. Clearly, the point is to save time; the intent being that the golfer can go forward and see whether the original ball really is underwater or not and keep things moving. Seems like the logical way to play, right? Well, not really. The problem here is that hitting a provisional ball in this kind of si…
4 months ago
golfdigest.com
With the Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup being held in back-to-back weeks, now is a good time to review the Rules of Golf and highlight some of the unique aspects that only apply to match play. Understanding these rules won’t just make watching these two team match-play events more enjoyable, but also will allow you to use them to your advantage the next time you’re playing in a match-play competition of your own—or at least will keep you from getting into some awkward situations with your opponent(s)…
4 months ago
golfdigest.com
There’s a widely believed theory—known as the principle of least effort—which might explain why you struggle to make a good golf swing. The theory suggests that people instinctively choose the path of least effort when performing any activity. You don’t zigzag from your car to the front door, right? You walk straight in. Same with golf. When you swing a one-pound golf club, your instinct is to use only your arms because that’s all the effort you need. Unfortunately, this is where instinct fails…
4 months ago
golfdigest.com
If you’re experiencing pain, soreness or inflammation in any of the joints of your arms (wrists, elbows, shoulders), check your golf glove. Is the padding around the heel pad heavily worn or even ripped? If so, you might have found the reason for your issues. Not only is it important to hold a golf club correctly if you want to generate power and allow it to “release” through the impact zone, it also reduces the stress placed on the joints of the arm. Those joints experience all sorts of differe…
4 months ago
golfdigest.com
Hey, look what I found! A souvenir. There’s no way this golf ball belongs to anyone playing golf right now. So I might as well give it a new home in my pocket. You’d think people would be smarter than that. But they aren’t. Just ask Nelly Korda about nearly losing a golf ball to a thoughtless person. It happens quite a bit on the pro tours; a spectator sees a ball, has no clue that it’s likely a ball in play, and scoops it up. Fortunately for the pros, there’s usually another spectotor or marsha…
4 months ago
Search by beat, location, outlet & position to find the right journalists for your story.
Sign up for freegolfdigest.com
You need stable legs to make a powerful swing, but lower-body stability doesn’t require hours in the gym doing Olympic lifts or other complicated exercises. You can build a sturdy platform to swing from in your living room. Start by doing these body-weight-only exercises (see below). Do eight to 12 reps of each move, then switch the supporting leg and do them again. Fit these into your schedule a few times a week, and you should start to feel how it allows you to use your legs to make a more pow…
4 months ago
golfdigest.com
Before things get testy, let’s just start by saying we have great respect for the members of a golf-course maintenance crew. They arrive for work in the middle of the night, endure long hours in high heat for low pay and often do so at the risk of being struck by a golf ball or reprimanded because they “got in the way” of some snobby foursome at a private club. That said, maintenance crews do make mistakes every now and then, and those mistakes can leave golfers frustrated and guessing what to d…
3 months ago
golfdigest.com
Tightness in the shoulders and upper back is a common issue for golfers, especially ones who spend a good portion of their non-golf time in a seated position. In fact, it’s not uncommon to see massage chairs set up at tournaments and golfers getting worked on like stock cars at a pit stop. Here’s the thing: While a massage certainly feels great, it’s not going to make the issues go away long term, says Golf Digest Certified Fitness Trainer Lauren McMillin, who works with golfers in the Madison,…
3 months ago
golfdigest.com
Before we get into the nitty-gritty of what happens when golf balls collide, let’s take a moment to appreciate that not all breaks in golf are bad. Just ask Louis Oosthuizen about his hole-in-one at the 2016 Masters. His tee shot caromed off J.B. Holmes’ ball on the green and that put it on a trajectory to fall into the cup. The Rules of Golf clearly addresses what to do if you hit a shot from off a green and it hits another ball on the green. Rule 11.1 says to play your ball as it lies. Or, in…
3 months ago
