Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Alignment sticks are some of the simplest — and most useful — training aids out ...

Welcome to Shaving Strokes, a GOLF.com series in which we’re sharing improvements, learnings and takeaways from amateur golfers just like you — including some of the speed bumps and challenges they ...

Alignment sticks are everywhere on practice tees, yet many golfers still aren’t sure what they actually do. Their value isn’t in technology or complexity, but in how simply they expose setup and swing ...