All my life I had been using practice swings, and the more I thought about why, the less sense it made. Sometimes I’d do two practice swings. Sometimes one. I hit good shots after bad-feeling practice ...

Don’t take a practice swing, Jeff Ritter says. Instead, take a rehearsal swing. But actually rehearse. Think school play. “The whole point of a rehearsal is to make sure you’re not going to suck,” ...

The way you practice golf goes a long way in determining the outcome during a round. So if you’re the mid-to-high-handicapper who loves trying to bomb drives at the range, great — but you may just ...