Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. The shanks are perhaps the worst swing ailment in all of golf. They seemingly crop up ...

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Ed. Note: This edition of Play Smart was published in partnership with XXIO. The shanks are one of the most debilitating flaws in golf. Worse yet, they can pop up without warning. Anyone who’s ever ...

You've probably seen a shank in golf. If you're a golfer, you've probably hit a shank. And, in either case, as soon as you ...

To a non-golfer, the sport might seem deceptively simple. Just hit the ball into the hole? But once you grip the club and face the fairway, reality hits harder than a snap hook off the tee. Even ...

PINEHURST, N.C. — Johnson Wagner was beaming. This was back in April, and the 44-year-old Golf Channel analyst was asked about his first week broadcasting the Masters. “Pinching myself,” Wagner said ...