When it comes to golf clubs most golfers are able to identify some pretty basic specs — length, lie angle, shaft flex, grip size — but one of the most important is often overlooked: shaft weight.

Chasing shaft lean can easily send the swing off course, and here we focus on the common mistakes that cause more harm than ...

True Spec Golf Master Club fitter Eric Hickman explains what different shaft profiles mean and why you should care about them ...

It’s true. Some of the longest hitters in the world eschew fairways in favor of massive distance. Seems the modus operandi for most modern players is to hit it hard, hit it far, then gouge it out from ...

When manufacturers put generic shafts in drivers, they are trying to fit the “average swing.” What are the odds that will fit you? Perhaps you should ask your 2.3 children. Point is, average might be ...

Dustin Johnson was stalking a 14-foot putt at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship like a leopard might circle around an unsuspecting antelope. As he address the ball, an NBC Sports ...

Data is everywhere in golf. In fact, golf was an early adapter. If you watch baseball and have been hearing references to “exit velocity” and “launch angle” when a player hits a home run, know that ...

For all the evolution in golf equipment in recent years (seen any 1-irons or metal spikes lately?), one truism has largely still remained. Graphite and composite shafts are for drivers and other metal ...

Editor’s Note: This is the latest in a weekly Q&A feature from The Golf Channel’s Chief Technical Advisor Frank Thomas. To submit a question for possible use in this column, email ...