Marino's Golf

Does your golf glove look like it just came out of the oven? Is it especially frayed and worn near the bottom? If so, you’re gripping the...

Tour players don’t like to discuss how they shape shots. They simply shape them, whether it’s by "thinking" fade or, maybe, "feeling" a...

You’ve made high-lofted fairway woods and hybrids your primary tools for approach shots, and why not: They’re easier to hit longer and...

If you’re like most older players, you’ve gradually lost some flexibility over the years, and that can often show up in an inability to...

Getting past parallel (as I’m doing here) isn’t about extending your arms back higher or farther, or forcing a shoulder turn your body...

According to TrackMan statistics, the average 7-iron clubhead speed on the PGA Tour is 90 mph. The average male recreational golfer, on...

Quick-whipping your hands is the fastest way to weak shots and more sidespin. When you do it right, your club-face and right-wrist angles...

Today’s longest hitters tend to swing the club past parallel at the top of the backswing. But that doesn’t mean it’s the best technique...

To hit the ball half the distance that you normally would, rotate your body about a quarter of the way back and bring your hands up to...

Getting past parallel isn’t about extending your arms back higher or farther, or forcing a shoulder turn your body isn’t capable of...

If you’re the kind of golfer who makes freenside bunker shots look easy, but back up 15 to 20 yards and find it almost impossible to get...

You play well, but you want to shave those last few strokes off your handicap. Pitching it closer is a guaranteed way to save shots every...

You may suffer from a poor setup. To fix this, take an issue of magazine and lay it on the ground, with the front and back covers face...

SETUP: GO EXTRA WIDE Take a wide stance (as you might use with your driver), open the clubface and tilt the shaft back. This position...

The game’s longest hitters do a tremendous job loading and storing energy in the backswing, which they then unleash into the ball. The...

Take your normal setup, with the ball slightly ahead of center in your stance, then lift your head and pick out a cloud or other spot...

Make putting practice less of a chore by turning it into a personal competition. Does putting practice feel like a chore? Make it fun —...

Fixing your slice is cause for celebration—it means less frustration, more fairways hit, and lower scores. Of course, banana balls have...

When it’s useful: The ball sits in a steep-sided bunker. It’s so steep, in fact, that you’d have to squat like a sumo wrestler in order...

Straight Hitter: You keep the ball in play, but a lack of distance puts pressure on your game. THE KEY Instead of worrying about how many...