We all probably know this saying: Failure to prepare is to prepare for failure. For better or worse, the same can be said about the golf swing — which is why you must have a pre-shot routine. While ...

Any golf professional will tell you that a consistent pre-shot routine is a primary key to playing good golf. But for some players — especially beginners — it can be difficult to decide how to best ...

Most recreational golfers don’t have much of a pre-shot routine. They simply step up to the ball and hit it. There’s no structure or consistency in what they do in the moments before their swing. Then ...

A solid pre-shot routine is often talked about in the game of golf. Routines and rituals are an important aspect of every sport and in fact, we all have routines and rituals in our daily lives as well ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Two local golfers turned ...

David Vogrin stood over an 18- to 20-foot downhill putt at Quail Hollow with Jason Day’s putter in his hands and Jason Goldsmith directing his attention. Goldsmith, Day’s performance coach, asked ...

What does your warm up routine look like before you make your first swing of the day? Do you get out of their car, drive a cart to the range, do a couple of static stretches and think you are good to ...

Ask any serious golfer and he's sure to tell you, "Yep, golfers are pretty much freaks." Why this candid response? While golfers may look the model of collectedness on the outside, what is going on in ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Sam Burns is right in the thick of it at Oakmont. A week removed from his playoff ...