Marino's Golf

Forget all of that. If you want to land a 30-yard bunker shot close, leave your sand or lob wedge in the bag and hit the same exact shot...

You need to steepen your swing, and also gather enough clubhead speed at impact to rip through the grass without too much loss of...

At address, drop your trail foot (right for right-handed players) two inches away from the ball and flare that foot away from the target....

Fescue is a lot of things, tall, pretty, Scottish…and annoying, infuriating, terrifying. Chances are you don’t play links courses very...

You need to loft one, but you catch it in the teeth Faced with a short pitch over a bunker, your plan is to throw the ball up in the air...

Maybe you’ve had a few good holes and you’re starting to feel the pressure of carding a great round. Or maybe you’re four down in a match...

Avoid any confrontation by wiping your ball with a towel.

For a water hazard, a player has three options: Go to the designated drop area (not all hazards have this). Identify where your ball last...

Eliminate your hook with a simple grip change A strong grip is by far the most common error I see with players who curve the ball too...

The trick to hitting a failsafe non-left shot is keeping the path of the club slightly left of the clubface at impact.It doesn’t take a...

Instead, do what tour players do on an approach shot like this. Get three yardages: a safe number that puts you clear of the trouble, a...

Start by standing taller at address, and feeling free in your upper body, mainly the shoulders and neck. Center the handle of the putter...

The goal here is to visualize and hit a controlled shot that curves from right to left. Tee up on the left side of the teeing area, and...

Dig your feet in, keep your lower body stable and swing your arms with some soft wrist action. Look at a spot a few inches behind the...

The shank comes from having a weak grip, which leaves the face wide open at impact and exposes the hosel. (A weak grip means your hands...

Blew by you These errors pull the clubhead upward at impact and can cause you to miss the ball completely. If you whiff from time to...

You a heavy hitter? The solution is to move the low point of your swing farther forward. You want to feel that the shaft and your body...

Center your strike One trick will cure toe hits right away. When you practice, place a second ball just inside the heel of your iron....

Topping your tee shots? No worries — even the best golfers in the world roll one on occasion. A loss of posture — typically with your...

If you need to return an email, do so in between holes where you’re not holding up play. If a phone call is essential, bow out to a place...