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Working with the USGA, we identified the most improved golfers in America. Here's how one used an incentive for new clubs to lower his scores.

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Korda, a one-time major winner at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, joins Lexi Thompson, Lydia Ko and Brooke Henderson as the latest LPGA star to appear in the game.

This is the fourth in a Series of simple adjustments that you should explore to improve your game. Your swing thoughts should be embedded in your brain so that you don’t need to hash them out every time you setup for your next shot. Rushing your backswing will destroy your performance.

Avoid an abbreviated Back-Swing: Use a 2 or 3 foot takeaway waggle to feel the right rotation of my shoulders and hips before you start your actual swing. It will give you a new feeling for the start of your swing because you are making this wake-up move with your shoulders and NOT just your arms.

Add enough time in your backswing: Your speed and cadence will depend on how easy it is to keep a straight leading arm, to rotate your shoulders and hips as you add wrist lag before your transition. You will be amazed as I am that when you take more time for your backswing you can create a lot more power and distance.

Shallow Your club at the top: Haney, Leadbetter and Ballard are all teaching golfers to loop their club down at the top of their swing to shallow the club and avoid slicing from over the tip swings. Bowing your wrist down at the top will help you shallow your swing.

Avoid Early Extension: Swing through your ball with the transfer of weight to your leading foot so that your iron sweeps the grass after impact and your driver launches upward after it passed the bottom of your swing. We all want to extend our knees after impact but you can’t afford to get excited and extend them too early. Use your knees to push forward instead of rushing to spring up.

MyGolfSpy Ball Lab is where we quantify the quality and consistency of golf balls. Today, we’re reviewing the 2023 Srixon Z-Star. To learn more about our test process, click here.

About the Srixon Z-Star

The Srixon Z-Star is the softest of the company’s premium (“tour”) offerings.

According to Srixon, the standard Z-Star should be the lowest-flying of its three Z-Star models. Iron spin is listed as high (as it almost always is). Greenside spin is listed as the highest within the Z-Star family.

All of the balls we purchased were made at Srixon’s Indonesian factory. The data we’ve collected to date suggests (though it does not prove) that quality control isn’t quite as good as it is in the company’s Japanese factory.

Srixon Z-Star Construction

The Srixon Z-Star is a three-piece ball with a 338-dimple urethane cover.

There is a lot of cool gear in the golf equipment world that doesn’t always fit neatly into Most Wanted Tests or Buyer’s Guides. You still want to know how it performs. In our We Tried It series, we put gear to the test and let you know if it works as advertised.

What We Tried:

The Cole Haan OriginalGrand spikeless golf shoes. Cole Haan is known for making fashionable and comfortable dress shoes but their foray into golf has been rather slow. 

Who Tried It:

Connor. Director of Soft Goods Testing and resident sneakerhead. I believe golf is better with a pair of cool shoes and comfortable joggers. 

Cole Haan Golf Shoes: When Did This Become A Thing?

Nearly 80 years ago, Cole Haan patented their first golf shoes. After fizzling out in the 1980s while FootJoy reigned supreme, the brand turned the focus on its bread and butter: dress shoes. 

Fast forward to 2021. Cole Haan decided it was time to hit the links once again … this time (hopefully) for good. 

The 2023 John Deere Classic kicks off this week in Illinois. Here's how to watch the event, including a full TV schedule and tee times.

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Full 2023 John Deere Classic tee times for Round 1 on Thursday, featuring Cameron Young, Denny McCarthy and more.

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Michelle Wie West, who will retire after this weekend's U.S. Women's Open in Pebble Beach, California, told reporters Tuesday, with regards to her finish, that she hopes "it's in the final group with everyone watching. That would just be so incredible."

This week is Michelle Wie West's final U.S. Women's Open. It's also Rose Zhang's first U.S. Women's Open as a pro.

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Our 2023 U.S. Women's Open viewer's guide features full tee times and TV and streaming schedules to watch the action from Pebble Beach.

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Sergio Garcia's quest to play in his 25th straight Open Championship ended Tuesday when he failed to qualify for the season's fourth major. Among those who did make it: Alex Fitzpatrick, Branden Grace and Charl Schwartzel.

Prior to her first U.S. Women's Open as a pro, Rose Zhang explained why the 4th hole is her favorite at Pebble Beach.

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A golf betting expert's 10 favorite wagers for the John Deere Classic, which kicks off Thursday at TPC Deere Run, in Silvis, Ill.

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Speaking at the John Deere Classic, defending champion J.T. Poston details his pre-tournament preparation, which could benefit most amateurs.

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In honor of the first U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach, Callaway and TaylorMade created special-edition staff bags for their players.

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In an appearance on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio’s “Gravy and the Sleeze” on Monday, Butch Harmon had high praise for Rickie Fowler.

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GOLF Top 100 Teacher John Dunigan explains why the 7-iron is the ideal warm-up club, and shares ways to use it to get loose before a round.

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In the years since earning Mark Cuban's investment on 'Shark Tank,' Kanga Coolers have become a must-have accessory for summer fun.

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Working with the USGA, we identified the most improved golfers in America. Here's how one went from shooting in the 90s to breaking 80.

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