Golf Instruction Videos

What are the basic actions a golfer should take to get a good read on his putt? Here are a few fundamentals of reading break on the putting green.

This video demonstrates the basic technique with a belly putter. Golfers who struggle with a conventional style of putting sometimes improve by switching to a belly putter, which is a longer putter that can be anchored against the body.

Golfers who struggle with a conventional putting grip have several alternative styles of putting to try. One is putting cross-handed, also known as "left-hand low." Here is a look at that style of putting.

What is the claw grip? It's an alternative way of holding the putter. If you struggle with a conventional putter grip, the claw might be worth trying.

Your golf ball is just off the green. Should you putt it, chip it or pitch it toward the flagstick? Here is a look at those options.

Not all driving range sessions are created equal. Golfers who use their bucket of balls to practice the right way will get more benefit from the activity. Here are some tips to make your time on the practice range pay off.

The position of the clubface at impact with the golf ball has the biggest effect on where the ball goes. The desired position is called "square," but the face of your club might be in an "open" or "closed" position. Here's what those terms means.

An "open stance" is a way of setting up to the golf ball that is desirable in some circumstances, but not in others.

A closed stance is an important position to use for hitting certain shots. Here is an explanation of what a closed stance is.

This clip takes a look at the square stance position and its effect on ball flight.

When teaching pros teach golfers the proper way to hold the golf club, they start by setting the golfer's hands in what is called the neutral position. This "neutral grip" is the standard starting point for holding onto and swinging a golf club.

The Neutral Grip video showed us what can be thought of as a standard grip. This video shows up two different positions in which the hands of the golfer are rotated out of the neutral position. Those grips are known as the strong and weak grips.