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 new 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 ...

Palm Beach, Fla.— If I had to put a percentage on it, I'd say upwards of 97 percent of professional golfers use an alignment stick (or something very similar) on the driving range. Honestly, that ...

CHASKA, MINN. — Go ahead, name the fundamentals of a good golf swing. How long did it take until you said alignment? Along with grip and posture, instructors and professionals have long preached ...

Tommy Fleetwood’s go-to drill is simple. He grabs an alignment stick, lines it up with the angle of his shaft and sticks it in a device called the Swing Plane Perfector. This gives him visual feedback ...

A startup called Laced Golf thinks the biggest problem in your game isn’t your swing. It’s your aim. And they’re using shoe-mounted sensors to prove it. Laced Golf introduces shoe sensors to improve ...