Welcome to Shaving Strokes, a new 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 ...

It wasn’t until I took this job at GOLF last year that I got my first-ever golf lesson — and, to be honest, I didn’t know what to expect. Based in Seattle, I made the hour-long trek down to Chambers ...

Public opinion matters. Perception matters. This is a hard lesson for most politicians. The ones who think about it too much turn into finger-in-the-air, poll-watching ninnies. But the ones who ignore ...

I was never a great swimmer. After correcting a few common mistakes, I can now get a solid workout in the pool. By Erik Vance I’ve never been a good swimmer. I mean, I can swim. But what I do in a ...

Twelve years ago I gave birth to my first child. I called my mom at the first signs of sustained contractions. It was nine days before my due date and my mom had been planning to make the 8-hour drive ...