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Have you ever wondered if the exercises you’re doing and the speed training you use genuinely increase club speed? Recent research sheds new light on this topic and it might change your golf training regimen.

Background

Two recent studies provide valuable insights:

Associations Between Physical Characteristics and Golf Clubhead Speed: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis (Sports Medicine, 2024): Analyzed 20 peer-reviewed studies involving golfers from amateur to professional tour players.Associations and Within-Group Differences in Physical Characteristics and Golf Performance Data in High-level Amateur Players (Applied Sciences, 2024), specifically assessed how physical tests relate to golf performance.

Although we have to recognize every golfer is unique, recent findings strongly indicate that focusing on explosive strength, especially in your lower and upper body, will help your quest for more clubhead speed.

Lower-body explosive strength

How high can you jump? It turns out that the higher you can jump, the easier it may be to increase your clubhead speed.

“Jump impulse” (the force you apply quickly into the ground) had the strongest connection with higher clubhead speeds. Exercises to improve your jump impulse include the Squat Jump where you squat first, pause briefly and then explode upward as high as possible.

Do you have a low-handicap player in your life with an upcoming birthday or anniversary but you’re not sure what to give them? This list features seven great gift ideas that are sure to put a smile on their face. Whether their bag or wardrobe needs an upgrade or they love the grind of daily practice, a pick from this list will put you at the top of their favorite list, hands down.

Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond

The Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond was just named our 2025 Most Wanted Driver and for good reason. Ranking in the top five for distance and accuracy, the Elyte Triple Diamond provides the low-handicap player in your life with a club that weaponizes the tee box. Add in the ability to fine-tune weight placement via front and rear ports to prioritize low spin or stability and you’ve got a winner.

Rhoback Hesi Performance Hoodie

Known for their superior comfort and everyday style, Rhoback pulls out all the stops in the Hesi Performance Hoodie. Four-way stretch provides full range of motion, allowing for a free and full swing while the modern comfort fit allows for seamless transition to day-to-day wear. Upgrade their wardrobe with a gift they will use on a daily basis.

Tour Striker Smart Ball

The Smart Ball from Tour Striker is one of the most well-known training aids on the planet. Renowned instructor Martin Chuck designed the Smart Ball to help golfers get the arms and body working together in the swing, leading to more consistent ball striking. With Tour pros like Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose utilizing the Smart Ball in their range sessions, any low-handicap player is sure to find it beneficial.

Titleist 2025 ProV1

The Pro V1 has been the most-played ball on the PGA Tour for years for good reason. It flat outperforms. Titleist just released the 2025 version so what better time than to gift the player in your life with the one piece of equipment used on every shot?

Take advantage of Fairway Jockey's 24-hour flash sale on Thursday. Get 20% off premium pre-owned clubs like Miura, Callaway, Ping and more.

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As much as we love debating which courses are the best, we also enjoy arguing over which clubs have the finest 19th holes.

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How to watch the 2025 Valspar Championship on Thursday, including full Valspar Championship TV coverage and streaming info.

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Nicolai and Rasmus Højgaard, the top twins in golf, are big-hitting, trash-talking Ryder Cup hopefuls. Here are 10 things they taught me.

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Lexi Thompson and Rickie Fowler are two of the most popular golfers on the planet. Here's the part of each other's games they wish they had.

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Ping’s innovative specialty clubs — the BunkR and ChipR — aren’t for everyone, but they do provide significant performance benefits.

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Richard Globensky was sentenced to one year in prison Wednesday for transporting millions of dollars' worth of stolen Masters tournament memorabilia, including one of Arnold Palmer's iconic green jackets.

In today's edition of Play Smart, GOLF.com editor Zephyr Melton explains how one simple tip helped him add swing speed.

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From cowboy ribeye to chili, the Texas native and two-time Masters winner left his mark on the menu for this year's champions dinner in Augusta.

Slicing the ball happens primarily because of poor fundamentals at setup. Here's how you can fix them and start hitting it straight.

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I visited the range at the latest Champions Tour event and came away with four lessons on golf gear — and life.

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Scottie Scheffler didn't hold back when asked about the possibility of unification between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf.

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Ryan French joined GOLF's Subpar podcast to discuss the Monday-qualifying beat, getting to know Aaron Rodgers and more.

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Scottie Scheffler said he's confident his game is headed in the right direction heading into next month's Masters.

Scottie Scheffler revealed his “Masters Club Dinner” on Tuesday ahead of the event — and there was a small wink and an edit.

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Rory McIlroy is off to a great start with the Masters looming, while Scottie Scheffler is catching up. Here's what we saw at the Players and what it means.

If your desired internal state during your next round is fearlessness, contentment and confidence, then read this article about an approach to create freedom that has helped my players improve performance in tournaments.

Fear is in the imagination

Since the emotion of fear comes from predicting something that hasn’t happened yet, you could say that it only exists in your imagination and it’s not actually real. Because it’s somewhere in our minds that this round could go badly and negatively impact our future, it affects how we think and feel in the present.

We fear things such as missing out on qualifying, losing ranking points, and losing respect from others. Because we view these outcomes as harmful to us, they become bigger in our minds and we focus on what we can do to avoid that possibility, making us nervous and tense.

Something that is certain is that the outcome is always uncertain

Think about this. No matter how good you become, you will never have complete control over the outcome of your shots and your rounds. If the best players in the world can miss a 4ft putt, then this is just one small example of how unpredictable the outcome is and will always be.

In other words, there is a whole array of possible outcomes for every shot, every hole and every round. Your next round could be your best round ever. It could be a solid, steady round. It could be below average or you could shoot a high score. You just don’t know.