Ron Kaspriske

1 week ago | golfdigest.com | Ron Kaspriske

It’s common to think of training muscles or muscle groups individually. You do dumbbell arm curls with the intent of getting bigger or toner biceps, right? Squats are for the glutes. Use the leg-extension machine to make the quadriceps firm. There’s nothing wrong with this mind-set, especially if you have very specific goals in the gym. However, golfers might want to change their thinking if their visits to the gym are performance-oriented for the golf course.

1 week ago | golfdigest.com | Ron Kaspriske

Among the countless changes to the Rules of Golf in the past five or six years is the terminology used to describe certain things or situations. For example, using the term “all square” in match play when describing a situation when neither side is up. That is soooo pre-2019. The term is now simply “tied.” Also, you’ll be tempted to say you’re in a “water hazard” when it goes into a pond or stream, but your ball is actually in a “penalty area” according to the USGA and R&A.

2 weeks ago | golfdigest.com | Ron Kaspriske

This list of major-championship winners who swing a golf club with their lead wrist in flexion at the top of the swing (bowed, bent toward the palm) is pretty impressive. Dustin Johnson, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa—even Arnold Palmer and Lee Trevino did it in their heydays. If you wonder why so many golfers do it, it's because it does a lot to square and deloft the clubface at impact without any split-second hand manipulations.

2 weeks ago | golfdigest.com | Ron Kaspriske

If you play golf on a course with a lot of trees, what we're about to describe might sound a little too familar: It's not uncommon to hit a golf ball toward the tree line only to see it disappear into the branches, needles or leaves and never come down. Palm trees are especially stingy when it comes to returning golf balls to their proper owners. Just ask Sergio Garcia (below).

3 weeks ago | golfdigest.com | Ron Kaspriske

Rory McIlroy plays by the rules, but that doesn't mean he hasn't found himself in a handful of interesting rules dilemmas over the years—especially when standing in bunkers. You might recall his 2009 bunker incident at the Masters. After leaving a bunker shot in the sand on the par-4 finishing hole, McIlroy appeared to have kicked the sand in frustration (a two-stroke penalty).