Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. Fundamentals are the key to a solid golf swing. The foundations built by solid ...

Your grip is the foundation of every golf swing, and small mistakes can lead to major ball flight issues. This segment identifies the most common grip errors—like weak or overly strong hand positions, ...

Which golf club grips are best? Golf is both fun and challenging. The most subtle nuances in your golf swing can make a big difference in your score. The same holds true for your golf equipment — ...

Golfers may enjoy trying out the latest club technology and seeing if they can gain some extra distance from a new golf driver design. However, without the proper grip, golfers often will be wasting ...

Learning how to grip the golf club can be complex for lots of amateur or first-time players. That’s because many of those newer golfers envision a golf shaft to be similar to a baseball bat, where one ...

One of the most important fundamentals in golf is mastering your grip. Fitness guru and Professional Long Driver Averee Dovsek simplifies the basic interlock golf grip. While there are many ways to ...

On a scale of 1-10, how tight is your grip pressure in the golf swing? The tricky part about measuring it is that it’s highly subjective. One golfer’s “loose” grip might feel like another player’s ...

The Reverse Taper putter grip from GolfPride has a wider lower section designed to anchor the top hand for stability and reduce tension in the lower section. Tension. Wrist-flipping. Instability. A ...

Who It’s For: Golfers who want a softer feeling, more-cushioned grip that still provides traction. The Skinny: The new CPX is the softest performance grip Golf Pride has ever made, and with a new ...

What you need to know: Golf Pride’s latest putter grip varies the thickness in the opposite manner of conventional grips, with the thicker part on the bottom-hand area and thinner in the top-hand ...