6 Oct 2026 · 11 min
Most people have a general idea of what's wrong with their full swing. But the putting stroke is so compact, it's much harder to diagnose when something is amiss. After chatting with putting coach Stephen Sweeney, LKD breaks down how some of the same DNA that makes your full swing can leak into your putting stroke. Crucially, LKD explains why certain putting grips might help fix some flaws.
E337 · 29 Sep 2026 · 14 min
"How do you break 80?" is one of the most common questions in amateur golf. If you’re consistently shooting in the low 80s, the easiest way to shoot in the 70s probably isn’t making more birdies. It’s avoiding double bogeys, improving your golf course management and making smarter decisions from tee to green. Luke Kerr-Dineen breaks down how to break 80 using golf statistics, shot-pattern data and simple course-management strategies that can help golfers shoot lower scores without changing their golf swing.
E336 · 25 Sep 2026 · 16 min
This isn't a full-blown "Tee it Forward" campaign. Rather, it's a training tool designed to help familiarize yourself with new situations, particularly better scoring. LKD breaks down the full range of benefits from playing a much shorter course than you might be used to.
E335 · 21 Sep 2026 · 15 min
You might think paying attention is easy. And to some degree, you're right. But there are different types of attention, and knowing how and when to turn them on and off can save you energy and strokes during your round. LKD breaks it down.
E334 · 18 Sep 2026 · 12 min
At its core, golf's 'North-South' Problem is a lesson in course management. It boils down to this: with your wedges and short irons, which you use to hit the shots that affect your score the most, your miss will be greater long or short than it will be left or right. LKD breaks it all down with examples in this edition of Golf IQ.
E333 · 11 Sep 2026 · 19 min
LKD is back to finish answering your questions with Part 2 of this Golf IQ Mailbag. In today's episode, how to limit early extension, how to hit a push draw and more.
E332 · 7 Sep 2026 · 17 min
You asked. He answered. In Part 1 of the Golf IQ Mailbag, LKD runs through a handful of your questions, ranging from how to add spin around the green to whether you should change your grip to affect shot shape and what to do with the dreaded yips.
E331 · 4 Sep 2026 · 18 min
Swing thoughts are how you get better on the range. But a swing feel is how you transfer your progress to the course. LKD presents a buffet of swing feels from major champions and PGA Tour winners.
E330 · 28 Aug 2026 · 12 min
Matt Fitzpatrick is the most notable cross-handed chipper in the game today, but several tour pros employ the strategy. LKD dives deep on how it works for them, and why it can work for you, too.
E329 · 24 Aug 2026 · 11 min
Go to the driving range at a pro event and you'll notice a lot looks different than your local driving range — and we're not just talking about the stripe shows the players are putting on. LKD breaks down PGA Tour data on how many shots pros hit and what clubs they're hitting to give a clear picture on how the best in the world practice.
E328 · 21 Aug 2026 · 8 min
DIY-ing your own golf swing generally isn't advised. But Andreas Kali, coach to multiple tour pros, gave LKD a short checklist of body positions to note during the swing. Hit these body structure points and you'll generally be in a good position to deliver the club to the ball efficiently and effectively.
E327 · 14 Aug 2026 · 12 min
In this podcast episode of Golf IQ, Luke Kerr-Dineen breaks down Dr. Robert Grober’s study into the physics of the golf swing. Presented at Yale University, it discusses the idea of tempo and the right and wrong way to achieve it.
E326 · 7 Aug 2026 · 16 min
Draws are kind of an aspirational shot shape in golf. It doesn't come naturally to many players. Luckily, LKD is here to simplify things as he talks all things draw.
E324 · 31 Jul 2026 · 10 min
There are five numbers you need to know before you hit every approach shot. And knowing them, and how to find them, will make you a better player. LKD explains cover, actual, pitch, max and bailout numbers and why each is important.
E323 · 17 Jul 2026 · 7 min
LKD *loves* Lee Trevino, and for good reason. The 1971 Champion Golfer of the Year is a soundbite machine. In this episode, LKD breaks down Trevino's tips on how opening your stance might actually help fight your slice.
E322 · 13 Jul 2026 · 9 min
LKD *loves* Lee Trevino, and for good reason. The 1971 Champion Golfer of the Year is a soundbite machine. In this episode, LKD breaks down some tips from the six-time major champion on how to play Open Championship golf.
E321 · 9 Jul 2026 · 13 min
Match play is simple enough. Card a better score than your opponent on the hole, you win the hole. But what if you could only win the hole with a birdie or better? That's Birdie Sprint, and, as LKD explains, you'll see it a lot during pro-am rounds at PGA Tour events. Here's how you can play it and/or adapt it for your skill level.
E320 · 6 Jul 2026 · 14 min
Chris Gotterup just won for the fourth time on the PGA Tour in the last 53 weeks, and he's done it with an unusually open setup and steep swing. In this episode, LKD explains how steep swingers (*cough cough* Jack Nicklaus) have been successful and how you can too.
E319 · 2 Jul 2026 · 20 min
Keely Levins and Chris Powers return to share with LKD how their respective Golf Galaxy coaches helped them get better ahead of their big showdown. Each player brought their own swing flaws, but, with the help of their coach, they were able to create new, more productive habits.
E318 · 26 Jun 2026 · 19 min
Busy Golf Digest journalists Keely Levins and Chris Powers have accepted the challenge — to pair up with a team of Golf Galaxy coaches and fitters to analyze and overhaul their game and equipment, work hard over 90 days, and then square off in a high-stakes match to see whose game has improved the most.
E317 · 23 Jun 2026 · 16 min
Wyndham Clark vs. Sam Burns was the Sunday duel nobody really expected at Shinnecock Hills after Clark took a six-shot lead into the final round, but down the stretch, with Burns several holes ahead of Clark the final round of the 2026 U.S. Open became a real slugfest. How did these two players end up there after falling out of form in 2025? LKD spoke to each of them to find out.
E316 · 10 Jun 2026 · 13 min
The U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills is coming up and, as LKD explains in this episode, U.S. Opens are won by not making big mistakes. This is how pros plan their bail out strategies and why it works.
E315 · 5 Jun 2026 · 12 min
Facing a tight driving hole? You may want to tee the ball a bit lower than usual. On the other hand, if it's wide open, that's the time to "tee it high and let it fly." LKD explains why, backed up by his own experience and launch monitor data.
E314 · 3 Jun 2026 · 11 min
We all have them, tour pros. Here's what you can do, or, perhaps more importantly, not do, to keep a blowup hole or two from becoming a nightmare round.
E313 · 27 May 2026 · 14 min
The flight of the golf ball will tell you (almost) everything you need to know about your golf swing — what's going wrong, how you should fix it, and whether or not you've succeeded in your quest to do so.
E312 · 18 May 2026 · 16 min
Whether it was driver ball position from eventual champion Aaron Rai or a putting alignment technique from Justin Rose and putting guru Phil Kenyon, LKD learned a bunch of great lessons from pros at Aronimink.
E311 · 6 May 2026 · 14 min
Where are you gaining or losing strokes? Do you know? Do you hit it as far as you think you do? Maybe you hit it farther. Do you mesh with larger trends in the game or are you atypical? Arccos' annual Driving Distance Report is here to answer some questions. LKD breaks it all down.
E310 · 1 May 2026 · 11 min
As the weather warms up again, many of us will find ourselves facing our first greenside bunker shots of the season. That may scare some of us more than others, but even the most confident bunker players might need a refresh every now and then. Fear not: With the help of Golf Digest Top Teacher Joe Mayo, LKD explores how shaft lean can help players get the ball closer to the hole.
E309 · 27 Apr 2026 · 11 min
You asked for it, you got it. In this episode, LKD talks with former World No. 1, 2015 PGA Champion and short game aficionado Jason Day about different types of shots to play around the green and when to play each one ... and you might be surprised at how often certain shots come up.
E308 · 21 Apr 2026 · 18 min
Golfers often try to push too hard, too soon to make up for mistakes on the course. Sam Weinman talked to Rory McIlroy and Max Homa at the Masters about how and when they go about responding when things go south on the course. Their answers about patience and when to push might be surprising.
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