Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. If you want to hit crisp iron shots, you have to make ball-first contact. When you do ...

When you watch high-level golfers hit their irons, you’ll notice they typically take a chunk of the ground with them. That’s because when they are hitting the ball, they’re also hitting the ground, ...

One of the best golf drills to improve clubface control and ball-striking is the "Gate Drill". Golf instructor Robert Randall says, “We’re trying to figure out centerness of contact.” By using this ...