Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. This column came to life with one singular goal in mind: helping our readers become ...

The golf swing takes about one and a half seconds to complete, and the clubhead travels over 50 feet as it circles the body. In a short amount of time, the golfer is shifting weight, producing wrist ...

Ben Hogan may have the most famous golf swing in the world. His long, flowing motion was a sensation in its time, and remains a sensation to this day. Most golfers have seen Hogan's golf swing ...

It was 1948 when Ben Hogan's first instruction book, "Power Golf," hit the shelves. It was an iconic manual that popularized many of the golf swing ideas we take for granted today. Hogan's unique ...