I'm Luke Kerr-Dineen, Senior Editor for Game Improvement at Golf Digest and resident golf swing nerd. Golf IQ is my new weekly newsletter where I’ll share insight from some of the smartest people in ...

With good reason, a lot of amateur golfers solely focus on their backswing when trying to improve their swing, trying to master the perfect takeaway in order to stay on plane all the way through ...

Here’s a fact: If your golf swing doesn’t start right, there’s a high probability that your result will be poor. Unfortunately, most amateur and beginner golfers ignore this simple rule, and focus on ...

One of the most popular golf swing killers is sliding in the backswing. For any golfer who regularly does this, you know that it opens up all sorts of issues in your swing sequence, leading to ...

Have you ever worked on a swing change with your instructor, felt like you really had it on the range, and then completely lost it the moment you stepped onto the first tee? Here’s the thing: It’s not ...

Want more power and control to your swing? Make what I call a “centered” turn, something you can learn quickly with this easy drill. Stand in front of a mirror at home without a club. Use a dry-erase ...

Many golfers struggle with backswing plane because they overcomplicate it. This video introduces a simple arm-lift drill that improves placement without forcing positions. The focus is on clarity and ...

You’ve got company, Ben. Tiger Woods tied Ben Hogan on the all-time PGA Tour win-streak list with his fifth consecutive victory, but it didn’t come easy. Woods made a 40-foot birdie putt on the second ...

Most golfers know the goal is to make a nice, big backswing turn. That's where the power is. But do it wrong and it can backfire. The goal of a good backswing isn't to turn. It's to load. To put your ...