How far should you hit your irons? The answer depends more on your handicap than the number on the club. Using performance ...

Want to see what it takes to hit bombs? Join me, Averee Dovsek, for a day of professional-level preparation, incorporating functional training and time at the range with the goal of improving my ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. There are numerous ways to hit the ball longer. From speed training to getting ...

Yes, technology plays a big part in helping you hit it farther off the tee, but gaining distance is all about physics and the faster you swing the club the more ball speed you can create and the ...

I’m a big believer in using data to help my golf game, especially when it comes to the equipment I play. Time has robbed me of about 10 miles per hour of clubhead speed, putting me in the 95 miles-per ...

While working on my master’s thesis in biomechanics at Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales, I learned how one’s mind-set can impact driving performance. Of the 28 elite golfers I studied, those ...

The results are in and the data is irrefutable: Distance is king in golf, and there's no better time to build it than when you're young. Left to its own devices, our bodies begin adding muscle in our ...

In 2008, a year when he won both the PGA Championship and The Open Championship, Padraig Harrington, at 37 years old, averaged 296.3 yards off the tee on the PGA TOUR. That ranked him the 32nd longest ...