How Much Distance Does a Slice Really Cost You? (The Math Will Hurt)
Every slicer has done the mental math on the tee: “If I could just hit it straight, I'd be 20 yards farther up there.” You're underestimating it. Considerably. A slice takes distance away through four separate mechanisms, and they stack. Then it takes strokes away through a fifth mechanism that never shows up on a […]
Ball Position and Stance Fixes for Slicers: What to Change Before Saturday's Round
Article-At-A-Glance: Fix Your Slice Before Saturday A golf slice is caused by a combination of an outside-in swing path, an open clubface at impact, and poor pre-shot setup — and most of it starts before you even take the club back. Ball position and stance alignment are the two most overlooked slice fixes, and you […]
TaylorMade RSi 1 vs Performance Golf RS1: Why These Are Completely Different Clubs
If you've searched “TaylorMade RS1” or “RS1 golf club” and ended up looking at a confusing mix of iron sets, putters, and wedges from completely different manufacturers, you're not alone. This is one of the most common search confusion problems in the current golf equipment market — and it costs golfers real time as they […]
Open Clubface vs. Out-to-In Path: Which One Is Actually Causing Your Slice?
Article-At-A-Glance: What's Really Causing Your Slice Your slice comes from one of two causes — an open clubface at impact, an out-to-in swing path, or a combination of both — and fixing the wrong one wastes your time on the range. Clubface angle is the dominant factor in where your ball starts and curves, accounting […]
Putter Lie Angle Explained: How It Affects Your Setup, Stroke, and Which Putter to Buy
Article-At-A-Glance: What Lie Angle Actually Does to Your Putting Putter lie angle is the angle between the shaft and the sole of the putter — and getting it wrong quietly causes left and right misses on every single putt. Most putters ship with a lie angle of around 70 degrees, but that number is just […]
The Traffic Light Method: How to Read Your Ball Flight and Diagnose Your Slice
Article At A Glance: Stop Guessing Why Your Ball Curves Right A slice is caused by one of two things: an open clubface at impact, an out-to-in swing path, or a combination of both — and each has a different fix. The Traffic Light Method gives you a simple, repeatable system to diagnose exactly what […]
Best Putters for Mid Handicappers in 2026: 7 Options That Actually Lower Your Score
Mid handicappers (index 10–20) lose more shots on the green than anywhere else — the right putter can realistically save 3–5 strokes per round without changing your swing. Mallet putters dominate for mid handicappers because their high MOI forgives the off-center strikes that are common at this skill level. Zero-torque putters like the L.A.B. Golf […]
Why You Slice Your Driver But Not Your Irons (And What It Tells You)
It's one of golf's most common — and most confusing — patterns. Your 7-iron flies reasonably straight. Your hybrid is fine. But put the driver in your hands and the ball peels off into the right rough like it's magnetized. Golfers usually draw one of two wrong conclusions from this: either “my driver is broken” […]
RS1 vs S7K Putter: Which Alignment Technology Actually Helps More?
Both the Performance Golf RS1 and the S7K Stand Alone putter are marketed to the same broad audience — recreational golfers who are losing strokes on the green and want technology to help. Both are sold primarily through direct-to-consumer channels with aggressive video advertising. Both claim to solve alignment and consistency problems that conventional putters […]
I Strengthened My Grip and Now I Hook It: Fixing the Over-Correction
Strengthening your grip closes the clubface at impact — but too much rotation turns a fix into a hook factory. The difference between a productive strong grip and an overcorrected one comes down to knuckle count and forearm rotation through the ball. Your swing path, ball position, and forearm roll all need to sync with […]