Welcome to Play Smart, a game-improvement column that drops every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from Director of Game Improvement content Luke Kerr-Dineen to help you play smarter, better golf. I’m a ...

Arm-lock putting is one of the most controversial topics in the world of golf equipment right now, especially in the wake of Xander Schauffele’s recent comments. While Schauffele says he thinks the ...

Matt Kuchar’s leadership position atop the FedEx Cup standings might have you wondering whether you should be considering adopting some of his equipment habits, most notably his arm-lock style of ...

While Matt Kuchar – the current FedExCup points leader -- is the man behind the recent resurgence in the arm-lock putting method, a couple of amateurs named Spider and the Ace Man also deserve a ...

Conventional. Cross-handed. Anchored. Claw grip. Side saddle. The list of putting styles seen on the PGA TOUR goes on and on. The pros will go to great lengths to improve their putting. With the ...

When it comes to putting, an ordinary grip sometimes just won't cut it. That's why some golfers, including the best in the world like Scottie Scheffler this week, turn to unconventional grips to ...

Some golfers, for a variety of reasons, like to use what have come to be known as "anchored" putters. They come in two forms, belly putters and long putters, and they both involve pressing the ...

DUBLIN, Ohio – Xander Schauffele began the week ranked ninth on the PGA Tour in strokes gained: putting. Most players with that kind of lofty advantage would be more than happy to leave well enough ...

Odyssey Golf wasted little time in responding to the proposed ban from the U.S. Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient on anchoring putters. In a statement released Friday, the company announced the ...

Orlando, Fla.— Brian Tennyson remembers the last round of the 2019 British Amateur Championship at Scotland’s fabled North Berwick Links. He hit every par 5 in two, drove one par-4 green and had ...