Many golfers struggle to compress their iron shots because the low point of their swing occurs behind the golf ball. For solid iron contact, the club must strike the ball first and then the ground, wh ...

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 ...

Ask pros what their favorite lie is for hitting iron shots, and they’ll say, “The tighter, the better.” Ask a typical amateur, and they’ll likely describe that cushy quarter-inch-high cut of grass ...