Head position in the golf swing varies by shot and affects contact quality. 18-time major champion Jack Nicklaus once claimed head position is "the most important thing" to hit better golf shots.

Since becoming GOLF’s Instruction Editor, one of the more common questions I hear from people involves golf-ball position and its importance. Since I’m not an actual golf teacher, not to mention a top ...

Martin Laird reacts after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th green to win the 2007 Athens Regional Foundation Classic Sunday, April 22, 2007, at the Jennings Mill Country Club in Bogart, Georgia.

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. So, you want to become a more consistent golfer? It all starts with the ...

Your set-up is the be all and end all of what we can or can’t do in the golf swing. If you set up in a way which is not functional for what you’re trying to do, you’ve got no chance from the minute ...

Welcome to Shaving Strokes, a GOLF.com series in which we’re sharing improvements, learnings and takeaways from amateur golfers just like you — including some of the speed bumps and challenges they ...