If you’re unsure about where your golf ball position should be for certain shots, this easy test from top-ranked golf ...

Scottie Scheffler had to add an extra 50 yards to an approach shot at the Open. His description hit on what we love about links golf.

Q: In your article about topping woods, you say position the ball back in your stance; for instance where you would play you play your 5-iron. Where is the proper place to play all your irons ...

He says the key to turning a 7-iron into a 5-iron, making ball-first contact and taking a divot after, lies in understanding how to use the ground as a leverage post.

2. 5-iron Woods moves to the middle ball. “When I hit a 5-iron it’s probably another ball,” he says. That means he’s now about a ball forward from the middle of his stance for a mid-iron.

When setting up, whether you're hitting a long iron or short, the low point of your swing will stay the same if your ball position is constant.

With an iron, you should be hitting down and compressing the ball. Look at the picture below - this shows where my hands are at impact with the driver and an iron, which with both clubs is ...

In this edition of Play Smart, GOLF.com editor Zephyr Melton explains how he's teaching himself the perfect ball position with each club. The post How I’m teaching myself the perfect ball ...

Ever watch Ben Hogan striping iron after iron with that perfectly controlled ball flight? Or see how effortlessly players ...

Speaking of his golf ball landing softly on the greens, Horschel also uses a special Titleist prototype golf ball that’s designed to spin a bit more.

Golf shot tips are different than golf swing tips. Shot tips are all about the ability to adapt to lies, control ball flight ...