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All golfers read golf magazines and blogs to find easier ways to improve our game. We have all heard about miracle copper infused gloves and socks as well as CBD gummies to calm your mind. But how about a few tips that add MEAT to your game. These tips improve your swing for more consistent swing control. The kinds that help you avoid those mishits that creep into every game.

These tips are not mind games. They add control to prevent your wrists from bending & messing up your short game in chipping and putting.

Chipping Tip:
I have never noticed this, but even Victor Haviland occasionally uses this technique for his short approach chips to control the distance from his hands to his ball. When you add wrist hinge to your swing for more undercut you may never get the bend out of your wrists at the right time. Too much bend at the point of impact will shorten your distance to the ball and can cause THIN hits.

An easy way to avoid thin hits and to create a consistent bounce with your wedges is to use a shortened backswing while gripping with both hands SEPARATED. Yes, try chipping your short chips without OVERLAPPING YOUR HANDS on the grip. This will force you to lock your arms and push your club head through your ball. It’s like a putting stroke where your wrists stay locked though-out your limited backswing and follow-through.

Setup your practice swing with the leading edge of your wedge perpendicular to your target line and your hands slightly separated. Feel the control of your swing then move forward to your ball and make the same swing. For perfection every time!

As the guest at a private club, you're expected to dress appropriately and act politely. But which fees are you expected to pay?

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Earlier this week, Victor Dubuisson didn't just withdraw from LIV's tournament, he also announced his intention to retire from tour golf.

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In today's edition of Play Smart, we take a look at how different temperatures affect carry distance with your driver.

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Golf's ruling bodies are changing the equipment testing to make sure the golf ball goes shorter for everyone from Tiger Woods to the amateur who plays public courses on the weekend.

In a letter to PGA Tour members, commissioner Jay Monahan said the Tour does not support the USGA and R&A's golf-ball rollback.

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Several equipment manufacturers sounded off on the golf-ball rollback that's expected to go into effect in 2028.

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The USGA and R&A announced Wednesday their long-awaited plan to roll back the golf ball. Here are 5 things every golfer needs to know.

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The golf-ball rollback plan is officially moving forward. Here's how many yards golfers can expect to lose with the newly conforming balls.

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Golfers will likely see the ball fly shorter in some form or fashion down the road. But what about the driver impacting the ball?

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In case you missed it, the USGA and the R&A intend to roll your golf ball back.

This rollback has been discussed ad nauseam since Friday when word first leaked that the USGA/R&A would be informing ball manufacturers exactly what the “new” ball will be allowed to do. Opinions have ranged from rage to elation, depending on which side you are on.

Many of the arguments for and against the rollback in the cesspool that can be social media have ranged from rational/logical to nonsensical/ill-informed. Our goal today is to take a step back and look at something that’s in short supply in times like these.

Facts.

We’ll throw some observations into the mix because that’s how we roll. But it’s our hope you’ll be able to glean enough information to understand what’s actually happening.

What We Tried

Titleist T150 Irons. The slightly stronger-lofted player’s cavity-back iron in the new Titleist T-Series lineup.

Your Titleist T150 Tester

Chris Nickel. MyGolfSpy Director of Business Development who is only asking for an iron that looks and feels like a muscle-back but plays with cavity-back levels of forgiveness. Is that really too much to ask?

Context and Primer

Sometimes in a club fitting, you end up where you were expected to but not necessarily for the anticipated reasons. It’s both the journey and destination, people. That serves as your synopsis of my Titleist T-Series iron fitting experience.

Generally, I’m a “player’s CB” sort of golfer who isn’t opposed to a bit more (or less) forgiveness as needed. I don’t have trouble generating a reasonable amount of ball speed (7-iron is +/- 120 mph) or height. If anything, I often end up with a 44-degree pitching wedge in order to produce a playable combination of trajectory and spin. This is the result of adding loft at impact, which is something I’m working to mitigate.

Also, for every golfer, there comes a point in the setup where you no longer have the swing speed to generate enough height and spin to justify a cavity-back or muscle-back iron. To toss out a juicy stat, more than 75 percent of Titleist tour professionals play at least two different iron models.

ReelGOLF may be a solution to a problem you never knew you had.

Or, more likely, ReelGOLF may merely be something really cool you never knew existed.

Or, and I may be going out on a limb here, ReelGOLF is a technological flashpoint that will change the way golf is shared and enjoyed.

If I was writing a prospectus for ReelGOLF, I’d probably go with that one.

But I’m not writing a prospectus for ReelGOLF. I’m writing an article on ReelGOLF. And I’d say the real story of ReelGOLF probably skips over the first point above and lands squarely on that second one.

Two-time American Express champion Jon Rahm wasn't among the early commitments for next month's event, as rumors continue to circle that the world No. 3 will leave the PGA Tour for LIV Golf. Rahm has not commented on his future in recent weeks.

Fans might see Tiger Woods only once a month this season, but his work behind the scenes shaping golf's future will be front and center.

Golfers wore tiny ShotLink-enabled clips on the back of their belts in the Bahamas, as the PGA Tour began gathering data at events outside the United States.

Tiger Woods climbed to 898th in the Official World Golf Ranking -- his highest since before withdrawing from the 2022 PGA Championship -- even though the Hero World Challenge had just 20 players and no cut.

All four PING Slam PLD Limited Edition putters are being released as a set.The four major-winning PING heads are packaged in a collector’s case.Only 35 sets available.Available Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. EST with a MSRP of $4,990.

Are you the ultimate PING fan or know someone who is? If so, then you will want to check out the PING Slam PLD Limited Collection.

You may recall PING released a limited-edition putter corresponding to each major in 2023. Thes putters commemorated the fact that PING putters were used by all of the men’s major champions in 1988. This is the only time in professional men’s golf when this has happened.

Hence, the PING Slam.

What Was the PING Slam Again?

As I said, back in 1988, PING putters were used by all four major champions. This is something that had never been done before and has not been done since. A “grand slam” if you will, just for PING putters.

Here is a recap of the winners and their putters:

Is it permissible to ask a player to come back and clean up the mess he left in the bunker? Rules Guy has the answer.

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