Welcome to MythBusters, a Golf Digest+ series where we explore answers to some of golf’s most common questions through a series of tests with golfers and robots. Sometimes definitive, other times less ...

Being able to curve a drive on command is one of the most useful shots in golf. It can help you navigate doglegs, play away from penalty areas and counter the effects of wind. Many pros favor one type ...

Nick Faldo shared a great tip on how to set up to shape your shots more efficiently. Controlling the shape of your shots is key to gaining greater versatility on the course. A fade causes your golf ...

It's the course architect's job to make golf exciting, so he prepares a progression of tests, some requiring the ball to curve to the left, some to the right and some to fly straight. For a ...

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 ...

There are quite a few different ideas for hitting a fade (a shot that curves left to right for right-handed players) and a draw (curves right to left). But one of the simplest ways is to control the ...

This week Mark Lye, PGA professional and Golf Channel analyst, provides a great tip on how to hit a draw and fade, something we can all use when trying to work the ball. Mark mentions in his tip that ...

The fade and the draw are shots that are required on the golf course and are created by a change in the swing and not by a change of the club face position. There is a big difference technically ...

Don Sargent, Jr. is the Director of Instruction and Scioto Country Club and a GOLF Top 100 Teacher. After playing and teaching golf for over fifty years, I continue to learn every day. Most golfers ...