Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Alignment sticks are some of the simplest — and most useful — training aids out ...

Palm Beach, Fla.— If I had to put a percentage on it, I'd say upwards of 97 percent of professional golfers use an alignment stick (or something very similar) on the driving range. Honestly, that ...

Top-rated golf teacher Ryan Young shares an easy hack to help improve your aim and alignment off the tee. Amateur golfers often focus on general areas instead of precise targets when it comes to their ...

Aiming and alignment are certainly hot topics in lessons and golf schools. Many golfers assume they should naturally be able to do this, rather than realizing it is a learned and earned skill that ...

For most of golf’s history, the markings on a golf ball were an afterthought. A small sidestamp, maybe a logo, and if you were serious about putting you pulled out a Sharpie and drew a line along the ...