12 Days to Better Golf

If you’re like most golfers, the quickest way to improve your game is to get back to basics. In this 12-video series, that means setting the first building block for the short game and the full swing. In this video, teacher Brian Schorsten shares some putting tips and keys to making solid strikes with the wedges.

In this video, Golf Digest Best Young Teacher Brian Schorsten demonstrates a few drills to improve your ball-striking and short putting.

Sometimes the best way to improve your game is to oversimplify. This goes for the short game and the long game, and teacher Jason Guss covers both in this video. Here are some chipping basics and tips on how to use your body in the full swing.

Golf Digest Best Young Teacher Jason Guss shares two drills: one that will help you shift your weight in the full swing and one that will promote consistent chip shots.

Every golfer wants to hit the driver long and straight and pitch it close to the hole. There are a few simple keys that can rev up your driver swing and dial in your pitching motion. Here, teacher Trillium Rose covers some basic instruction in these two critical areas.

It’s time to hone your driving and pitching skills. In this video, Golf Digest Best Young Teacher Trillium Rose will show you how to sharpen your wedge contact and add speed with the driver.

The fundamentals of good iron play are critical for developing golfers or those needing a refresher. And hitting less-than-full wedge shots is a skill every golfer needs. In this video, teacher Jason Sedan shares tips on sequencing the iron swing and controlling the wedges.

After you learn the basic swing positions with the irons and wedges, use these two drills from Golf Digest Best Young Teacher Jason Sedan to groove solid strikes in both areas.

Two of the more common challenges amateurs face are getting a 3-wood in the air from the fairway and eliminating the dreaded three-putt. In this video, teacher Renee Trudeau O'Higgins shows you ways to improve your fairway woods and roll long putts close.

In this video, Golf Digest Best Young Teacher Renee Trudeau O'Higgins demonstrates drills that will help you improve your lag putting and flush those fairway woods.

Most golfers want to hit a draw with the driver, and every golfer needs help hitting better pitch shots. Here, teacher Joe Compitello discusses some simple tips on becoming a competent pitcher and learning to hit long, high draws off the tee.

Learning to trust that you’ll hit a draw takes practice, especially if you’re used to hitting a slice. It’s also tough to know whether you’ll cover the right distance on pitch shots. In this video, Golf Digest Best Young Teacher Joe Compitello helps you with both skills.