Early extension's one of the most common — and most damaging — golf swing flaws amongst amateur and beginner golfers. Unfortunately, many players don’t realize it’s a silent swing killer, leading to ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you play smarter, better golf. Your arms and hands are essential in determining the overall success and effectiveness ...

According to stats from the AI-driven Mustard Golf App (which you can download right here), about 17 percent of all golfers measured suffer from early extension as their primary swing thought. Early ...

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 ...

So what is early extension? It’s when your hips move toward the golf ball in the downswing, which leads to your arms being out of position, which then forces last-second compensations that ruin both ...