Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. Golf has changed tons over the last couple decades. Today’s clubs have far more ...

Golf Digest senior writer Alex Myers is on a one-year mission to see how good he can get at golf through daily training, practice and playing. Read more from his “Late Scratch?” series here. If ...

Use this more advanced version of the Is and Ts exercise to build shoulder and back strength for a more powerful swing and to prevent one of the most common injuries to golfers: rotator cuff tears.

This piece is part of a series of stories on the Gen Z-ificiation of golf and how the sport has evolved. Read all of the stories here. YOU CAN'T TALK about strength training in golf without talking ...

With golf season on the horizon, it’s not a bad idea to start prepping your body for better performance, says Kevin Duffy, one of Golf Digest’s 50 Best Golf-Fitness Trainers in America. “Not only will ...

We're not going to entertain the debate whether strength-training is beneficial for golf. In short, it is—big time. Literally thousands of trainers, golf coaches and elite players will tell you that ...

Succeeding in golf is as much about mental fortitude as it is about innate ability and execution. How you react when things start to go awry on the course is the difference between great golfers and ...

Shoulder injuries are the second-most common injuries Golf Digest Certified Fitness Trainer Lauren McMillin sees. (The most common are to the lower back.) A shoulder injury could end your season, but ...

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The One-Leg Shoulder Abduction and Extension exercise improves balance while strengthening the shoulder to improve the range of motion in your golf swing and help prevent rotator cuff injuries. This ...

LA Times Studios can help you train and fuel smarter with expert workouts and nutrition strategies sent to your inbox. Instruction is led by national director Devan Bonebrake, an experienced coach, ...