Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. Being able to shape the ball in both directions is a huge advantage when you get to the ...

On the driving range, one often sees advanced golfers meticulously practicing a particular shape of shot. Their aim is to build an armoury that enables creative shot making. After wayward drives, bad ...

Shot shaping is a skill that really sets the top players apart. If you can hit the ball with some consistency, whether that’s a draw or a fade, you’re already on your way to becoming a scratch golfer.

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. When you watch the pros competing each week, you’ll notice they seem to have total ...

Jordan Spieth’s natural shot shape is a high, sweeping draw. It has served him well throughout his career, but most club golfers tend to find it a far more difficult shape to master. With 13 PGA Tour ...

Discover the five golfers who built championship-winning games around one trusted shot shape. From Rory McIlroy’s explosive power draw to Dustin Johnson’s controlled fade and Collin Morikawa’s ...