Golf IQ

LKD is back to finish answering your questions with Part 2 of this Golf IQ Mailbag. In today's episode, how to limit early extension, how to hit a push draw and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You asked. He answered. In Part 1 of the Golf IQ Mailbag, LKD runs through a handful of your questions, ranging from how to add spin around the green to whether you should change your grip to affect shot shape and what to do with the dreaded yips. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Swing thoughts are how you get better on the range. But a swing feel is how you transfer your progress to the course. LKD presents a buffet of swing feels from major champions and PGA Tour winners. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Fitzpatrick is the most notable cross-handed chipper in the game today, but several tour pros employ the strategy. LKD dives deep on how it works for them, and why it can work for you, too. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Go to the driving range at a pro event and you'll notice a lot looks different than your local driving range — and we're not just talking about the stripe shows the players are putting on. LKD breaks down PGA Tour data on how many shots pros hit and what clubs they're hitting to give a clear picture on how the best in the world practice. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DIY-ing your own golf swing generally isn't advised. But Andreas Kali, coach to multiple tour pros, gave LKD a short checklist of body positions to note during the swing. Hit these body structure points and you'll generally be in a good position to deliver the club to the ball efficiently and effectively. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this podcast episode of Golf IQ, Luke Kerr-Dineen breaks down Dr. Robert Grober’s study into the physics of the golf swing. Presented at Yale University, it discusses the idea of tempo and the right and wrong way to achieve it. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Draws are kind of an aspirational shot shape in golf. They don't come naturally to many players. Luckily, LKD is here to simplify things as he talks all things draw. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There are five numbers you need to know before you hit every approach shot. And knowing them, and how to find them, will make you a better player. LKD explains cover, actual, pitch, max and bailout numbers and why each is important. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

LKD *loves* Lee Trevino, and for good reason. The 1971 Champion Golfer of the Year is a soundbite machine. In this episode, LKD breaks down Trevino's tips on how opening your stance might actually help fight your slice. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

LKD *loves* Lee Trevino, and for good reason. The 1971 Champion Golfer of the Year is a soundbite machine. In this episode, LKD breaks down some tips from the six-time major champion on how to play Open Championship golf. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Match play is simple enough. Card a better score than your opponent on the hole, you win the hole. But what if you could only win the hole with a birdie or better? That's Birdie Sprint, and, as LKD explains, you'll see it a lot during pro-am rounds at PGA Tour events. Here's how you can play it and/or adapt it for your skill level. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Chris Gotterup just won for the fourth time on the PGA Tour in the last 53 weeks, and he's done it with an unusually open setup and steep swing. In this episode, LKD explains how steep swingers (*cough cough* Jack Nicklaus) have been successful and how you can too. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Keely Levins and Chris Powers return to share with LKD how their respective Golf Galaxy coaches helped them get better ahead of their big showdown. Each player brought their own swing flaws, but, with the help of their coach, they were able to create new, more productive habits. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Busy Golf Digest journalists Keely Levins and Chris Powers have accepted the challenge — to pair up with a team of Golf Galaxy coaches and fitters to analyze and overhaul their game and equipment, work hard over 90 days, and then square off in a high-stakes match to see whose game has improved the most. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Wyndham Clark vs. Sam Burns was the Sunday duel nobody really expected at Shinnecock Hills after Clark took a six-shot lead into the final round, but down the stretch, with Burns several holes ahead of Clark the final round of the 2026 U.S. Open became a real slugfest. How did these two players end up there after falling out of form in 2025? LKD spoke to each of them to find out. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills is coming up and, as LKD explains in this episode, U.S. Opens are won by not making big mistakes. This is how pros plan their bail out strategies and why it works. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Facing a tight driving hole? You may want to tee the ball a bit lower than usual. On the other hand, if it's wide open, that's the time to "tee it high and let it fly." LKD explains why, backed up by his own experience and launch monitor data. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We all have them, tour pros. Here's what you can do, or, perhaps more importantly, not do, to keep a blowup hole or two from becoming a nightmare round. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The flight of the golf ball will tell you (almost) everything you need to know about your golf swing — what's going wrong, how you should fix it, and whether or not you've succeeded in your quest to do so. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Whether it was driver ball position from eventual champion Aaron Rai or a putting alignment technique from Justin Rose and putting guru Phil Kenyon, LKD learned a bunch of great lessons from pros at Aronimink. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Where are you gaining or losing strokes? Do you know? Do you hit it as far as you think you do? Maybe you hit it farther. Do you mesh with larger trends in the game or are you atypical? Arccos' annual Driving Distance Report is here to answer some questions. LKD breaks it all down. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As the weather warms up again, many of us will find ourselves facing our first greenside bunker shots of the season. That may scare some of us more than others, but even the most confident bunker players might need a refresh every now and then. Fear not: With the help of Golf Digest Top Teacher Joe Mayo, LKD explores how shaft lean can help players get the ball closer to the hole. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.