Is a little pause at the top of your backswing the ticket to improved ball striking? GOLF Top 100 Teacher Tim Cooke explains.

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Finding the correct positions during your backswing is crucial for your ...

I'm Luke Kerr-Dineen, Senior Editor for Game Improvement at Golf Digest and resident golf swing nerd. Golf IQ is my new weekly newsletter where I’ll share insight from some of the smartest people in ...

The setup is critical to allowing the club and body to move properly in the backswing. On tour, nearly every player starts with a soft trail arm. The right elbow for right-handers is slightly bent at ...

There are several key factors to consider when learning how to start the backswing in golf, especially as the combination of this and your ability to effectively initiate the downswing will ultimately ...