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 ...

Putts account for about half of the total strokes in a round of golf, so statistically it makes sense to focus on the flatstick if you want to drop your scores and have a big breakthrough this season.

Daril Pacinella is the Director of Instruction of his golf academy at Longhi's Golf Facility in Southwick Mass. He has been a golf pro for more than 40 years and has been honored by Golf Magazine as ...