Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. The grip is an absolutely essential fundamental for swinging the golf club with ...

Learning how to grip a golf club properly is essential when you're looking to play consistent golf. For many beginner golfers, though, they often don't understand simple fundamentals that can help ...

You may think how you hold the club is important. (Actually, it is.) But our study shows that how tightly you wrap your mitts around the handle — or how lightly — is the real difference-maker. We ...