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If you want to amuse yourself for an hour or two, bring up the concept of jacked lofts online.

Then get your popcorn, sit back and watch the internet’s golf Illuminati lose its collective mind.

Read through comments on Twitter/X, Facebook or Instagram and you’ll learn that, when it comes to conspiracies, loft-jacking is up there with the fake moon landing, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and the 1966 swap of a dead Paul McCartney with a live look-alike.

Play the White Album backward, man. It’s all there.

The internet does love to decry the abomination of jacked lofts. Purists wish the industry would standardize and return to “traditional” lofts, whatever that means. Today’s column, however, intends to stir the pot like a Waring blender.

Every golf course has that nasty hole with trouble down both sides. If you are standing on the tee box feeling slightly claustrophobic, resist the urge to pull out your long iron or hybrid. You still need the distance from the driver and, if you can learn to hit a “fairway finder” drive, you’ll have no issues keeping the ball in the middle of the fairway. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to hit a fairway finder drive.

What Is a Fairway Finder Drive?

A fairway finder drive is a controlled and reliable tee shot with your driver. Instead of downgrading to a 3-wood or a 3-iron, you take your driver and hit a consistent, accurate shot with minimal dispersion.

The fairway finder drive will likely not be your longest drive of the day. However, if executed correctly, it may be just a few yards short of a perfect drive and it will be a lot easier to control.

Most fairway finders are lower than standard drives but they can cut or draw depending on your natural ball flight patterns and clubface angle at impact.

Hit a Fairway Finder: Step by Step

Before we dive into this, make sure you know your go-to shot. Do you normally hit a fade, a draw or a cut? Keep that in mind as you walk through the fairway finder drive process. You can use it to your advantage.

What if I told you that you could get eight different club and ball data measurements from a device that fits in the palm of your hand? How about if I added that you could get that device for under $500?

If you’ve been looking to get into the personal launch monitor space but haven’t wanted to spend $1,000 or more, I’ve got the perfect way for you to get in the game. The Flightscope Mevo is currently on sale for $349 at Amazon.

Pocket Sized and Packs a Punch

Free software means no subscriptions requiredSyncs with your phone to automatically record and clip swing videos with data overlayFun games and challengesUse it indoors and outdoors

The Flightscope Mevo gives users eight different data points on their swing and ball flight, making it a powerful option at a very attractive price. A leader in the personal launch monitor space, accurate data at $349 is hard to beat.

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Tom Kim was fully exempt into the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open, but he relied on a sponsor's exemption to get into the field. What gives?

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Full 2024 Genesis Scottish Open tee times for Thursday's first round, featuring Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele and more.

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It's time for the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open. Here's how to watch on ESPN+.

Get an inside look at the GOLF team's Tuesday experience at The Renaissance Club, host of the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open.

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Stubbing a chip has got to be the most frustrating shot in golf next to missing a 3 foot putt (the way Rory McIlroy did at the US Open). We cover so much ground with our driver and irons and then waste so many shots when we try to finish our hole with a weak short game. Why is this so difficult? Sort out the right technique and you will save 10 to 18 strokes by hitting more one putt greens on every round.

Choose the Right Club for the Right Job;
Mid to High handicap golfers get frustrated hitting fat chips that often only dribble up to the green, so as an easy fix you may choose a putter to make your short approach shots. Choosing a putter to hit from off the green is the loser’s choice.
a. The grass surface is typically rough so you can’t control the direction with your putter.
b. Your mind is tuned into swinging your putter on the faster putting surface of the green . It’s extremely difficult to change your mental outlook when putting from off the green. You will most likely putt short or well past the hole.

When you are off the green use the right lofted wedge to clear the rugged grass, land on the green and roll to the hole. LEARN to use a wedge by practicing and using the right technique.

When pitching from off the green and especially on an uphill lie, practice for consistent success and to learn the flight and roll out for each of your lofted clubs.

Technique for Pitching Success up to 25 Yards:
At address, center the ball between your feet, position your chest forward of the ball (don’t think weight forward), think chest forward, allow your shaft to tilt forward and lift your club head slightly off the ground. From there, you should feel like you’re making an extended putting stroke.

Keegan Bradley said he was as surprised as anyone to be selected as captain of the next U.S. Ryder Cup team.

Golfer Joost Luiten of the Netherlands won't be going to the Olympics in Paris after all.

Do you like or maybe even love the TaylorMade Golf TP5 (and TP5x) pix pattern but wish it came in yellow?

Well, now it does.

Guys, there’s no tech story here (at least not above and beyond the one we’ve already told).

The selling point of these new TaylorMade balls is that yellow offers increased visibility and while that’s probably true, it’s also true that some people just like yellow golf balls.

Color is fun.

For the season thus far, Vokey WedgeWorks releases have been relatively straightforward. That is to say there hasn’t been anything we haven’t seen before. And while that’s perhaps not as exciting as new grinds with exotic finishes (heard of Slate Blue? The best finish), it’s reflective of an effort by the Vokey team to make lineup staples like the low bounce K Grind and L Grind available to golfers who want them, even when they’re not included in the stock retail lineup.

With the launch of the Vokey WedgeWorks A+ Grind lob wedge, we get our first taste of something different built on the SM10 platform.

The WedgeWorks A+ is the first new grind we’ve seen from Vokey in a while but it isn’t entirely unfamiliar.

As you may know, “grind” simply refers to the shape of the sole. With that, there are infinite possibilities, even if the real-world results are subtle modifications of the tried and true.

Case in point: The WedgeWorks A Grind launched in November of last year. Simply, an A Grind is an L Grind (one of Vokey’s staple low-bounce offerings) with the ribbon (the transition point between the center portion of the sole and the trailing edge) smoothed out.

The Americans went off the board for their 2025 Ryder Cup captain. 

Way off the board.

Keegan Bradley, at 39, will be the youngest American captain in more than 60 years. He is set to lead the U.S. side at Bethpage Black 14 months from now. 

The move is incredibly surprising on multiple fronts. 

For one, the Americans had been sticking with the European model of having assistant captains rise through the ranks to assume the head captaincy. Following Tom Watson’s disastrous 2014 captaincy, the following four American captains all had extensive experience as assistant captains in previous Ryder Cups. All of them were well past their playing primes while they were captain. The idea had been to establish a consistent model of how teams were constructed and led. 

Bryson DeChambeau is all the rage at the moment.

He won the U.S. Open for the second time and has become the greatest showman in golf. His 55-yard bunker shot on the 72nd hole will now go down as one of the most timely clutch shots in major championship history.

Unlike several prominent players who left the PGA Tour for LIV, DeChambeau’s decision has resulted in some of the best golf of his career while also allowing him the flexibility to create content on the side.

A big part of that content is DeChambeau’s bustling YouTube channel. When the final putt dropped at the U.S. Open, his channel had 695,000 subscribers. A few weeks later, that number has already exceeded 800,000 subscribers.

And it’s not just big subscriber numbers—the views and engagement on his videos are unprecedented for a player of his caliber. Just one week after posting about winning the U.S. Open, the video had over 700,000 views.

I know, you’re tired of slipping on every swing. I’m also going to guess that you’re tired of wet feet after a morning dew sweeper. It’s time to throw those old, worn out golf shoes in the trash. Today’s deal is going to get you into a new pair for under $90

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At $88, the UA Charged Draw 2 provides a combination of value and performance that is tough to beat. Pick up a pair today, your feet – and wallet – will thank you.

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Sub 70 Golf offers a diverse lineup of iron models including casted, hollow-bodied and forged heads, each catering to varying skill levels. Whether you’re after a super game-improvement model or a workable blade-style iron, Sub 70 has options to suit every golfer. In this Model-by-Model review, we will highlight all the current models available from Sub 70.

About Sub 70

Sub 70 is a well-known direct-to-consumer brand with a focus on exceptional customer service and quality pricing. Their release cycle is a bit more unpredictable, as it is with most DTC brands. They will come out with new products every few seasons but, as a newer brand, there is no set history or cycle on any particular model. That said, their irons are built to order, allowing full customization of grip, shaft, length, loft and lie.

Key Features for Sub 70

Sub 70 incorporates several key technologies in their irons to enhance performance:

VFT Face: A 1.7mm thin face resulting in improved distance and more consistent distances across the entire face.Hollow Body Technology: Used in various models to maximize forgiveness and distance.Forged Soft Feel: Present in their forged models to provide exceptional feel and feedback.Various finish options in several models.Some models are available with taper tip or parallel tip shaft options. 

Sub 70 Irons: Model-by-Model Overview

Sub 70 699 v2 Irons

Release Date: Jan. 6, 2023

Meant For: Mid- to high-handicaps seeking forgiveness and distance.

Keegan Bradley has been named U.S. captain for the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in New York, the PGA of America announced Monday.

Keegan Bradley — and not Tiger Woods — will captain the United States Ryder Cup team at Bethpage Black, as the PGA of America confirmed on Monday.

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PGA Tour amateur sensation Luke Clanton has something to say, two PGA Tour board members share stories, Bryson DeChambeau has a quick fix.

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