When learning to swing a golf club, there are a few things you should know to set yourself up for success.

GOLF Top 100 Teacher Jim Murphy explains how to still maintain good contact despite hitting your ball from a golf divot.

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Don’t swing too hard. When you swing too hard, you move your head and don’t hit the ball squarely. And that's how we get out of a divot. Unfortunately, we all get some bad breaks on the course.

If you don't take a divot on your approach shots, you're probably pulling up onto your back foot during the downswing. Here's Butch Harmon's favorite drill for learning to take good divots.

Michael Answers Facebook Questions from viewers to help them improve their golf swing with great tips and drills to practice on the course.

Take more club, and set the ball forward in your stance. Angle your shoulders parallel with the ground, and aim a bit right (you'll tend to hit this shot left).

This week, PGA Master Professional John Fiander of Sleepy Hollow explains how to take a good divot with your irons.

Golfers love to practice. But have you ever wondered how the pattern of your divots on the practice range tee affects the golf course? With every swing of an iron, a divot of turf is usually removed.