A truly essential skill for scoring well is controlling distance on the greens and getting your first putt close enough to tap in. Distance control starts with solid technique and a simple principle: ...

How many of us mid-to-high handicappers often struggle with decelerating the putter? As much as we don’t want to admit to doing it, it’s a common issue that’s crushing your short game — and adding ...

When putting, many amateurs think that line is more important than distance control, but that is false. You can have a good line, but if you hit it 20 feet past the hole, it is a wasted effort.

Before every shot, every golfer makes the same decision: they judge distance. In the fairway, range finders, GPS devices and even the occasional sprinkler head help calculate the distance to the flag.