Watching Scottie Scheffler dominate through 36 holes at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson reminded me of something I've been preaching to my students for years: the shape of your backswing matters tremendously.

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 ...

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 ...