Ray Gafford

In the course of his rounds, every golfer is confronted with situations in which he must hit a shot on a higher or lower trajectory than he would normally achieve. He needs a higher trajectory, for instance, to get...

Whenever you see a pro hole a putt of 20 feet or over, you can be sure that, regardless of the player's skill, luck also played a considerable role in the proceedings. Even the finest putter doesn't expect to have...

In this age of soft, heavily watered greens, the lofted approach with the nine-iron or wedge has become standard for most golfers, and many automatically play this type of shot even when the situation calls for the...

The part played by the left arm—the controlling factor in the good golf swing—starts at address. It should be neither stiff, rigid, nor locked in joint at the elbow but it should be comfortably extended. Throughout...