Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. When you see a great ball striker hit their irons, you’ll notice they almost ...

When you watch high-level golfers hit their irons, you’ll notice they typically take a chunk of the ground with them. That’s because when they are hitting the ball, they’re also hitting the ground, ...

The two-time major champion says that simply correcting this issue can instantly help you compress iron shots for purer contact. While it’s impossible to fix everything all at once, the first order of ...