Butch Harmon is a Golf Digest Teaching Professional and No. 1 on our list of America's Best Teachers. Harmon runs the Butch Harmon School of Golf, at Rio Secco, Henderson, Nev.
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A quick setup checklist for every type of shot
Do you often struggle knowing how best to set up for every type of shot? Butch Harmon offers easy-to-remember answers
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Two quick fixes to stop hitting fat and thin shots
Try Butch Harmon's secrets to stop hitting fat and thin shots
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A better way to approach breaking putts
If your last look is at the hole, you probably won’t get the ball started with enough room to break.
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Three keys for better control with your pitch shots
Butch Harmon's advice for your short game: 'Don't baby it. Limit your backswing, and give it a firm strike."
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How to make your chip shots land soft and stop fast
Butch Harmon walks you through how to chip with touch.
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Butch Harmon's checklist for overcoming first-tee jitters
"My only thought: Throw it over the catcher's head."
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Use Butch Harmon's keys to simplify bunker shots
"Resist the urge to dig. Ball forward, and slide under it."
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Driving for Distance: Players today know that carry beats roll
If you're looking to gain distance, take a note from today's tour players and focus on getting more carry.
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What Pure Feels Like: Three moves to help you find the sweet spot
Are you searching for that feeling of hitting a perfectly pure golf shot? These three moves from Butch Harmon will help get you th …
Short Game
Butch Harmon on mastering the short-sided bunker shot
When you're in a bunker with no green to work with, Butch Harmon says you need to open the face and slide it under the ball.
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When the Chipping Gets Rough
Butch Harmon says what when you're chipping, you should match your setup and swing to the lie
Slice fix
Butch Harmon's two-step slice fix
To fix a slice, Butch Harmon says, “Don't look at the trouble right. Look where you want to go.”
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Hit More Greens
Follow Butch Harmon's advice on how to hit more greens: Start by taking an extra club, and then focus on the strike.
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Butch Harmon: What I’ve Learned From My Players
The best lessons my players have taught me and how they can help you
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Be A Better Lag Putter And Control Your Distance
To become a good lag putter, you might have to reconsider the way you think about the stroke.
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3 Ways Tour Players Program Good Results
Over the years, Butch Harmon has worked with some of golf's best players. Here are a few strategies he's seen them use that set th …
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How To Make The Ball Curve
Don't make hitting a draw or a fade complicated. Decades ago, Jack Nicklaus described a simple way to shape shots, and it's every …
Butch's Clutch Putting Clinic
Be Like Tiger: Beat Pressure With A Relentless Routine
Tiger Woods is the best pressure putter I've ever seen, and his routine is unwavering. Work to make it part of your game and you'l …
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How To Stay Aggressive From Short Distances
The key for short wedges is to get into a good setup and make a backswing that allows you to accelerate through the ball.
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Finding Control Off The Tee
Finding Control Off The Tee: Distance without control isn't worth much. Pick your target, commit to it, and play your normal shot …
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Butch Harmon's Simple Setup Tips Will Eliminate Chunks Or Skulls
Forget the swing. It's all about the setup. Read on to see Butch Harmon's setup keys that'll keep you from chunking or skulling it …
Looks Easy, Plays Hard
Score On A Drivable Par 4
When you're looking at a drivable par 4, you can bet there's something else that makes up for the lack of distance—like a brutal g …
Timeless Driver Keys: Basics On Setting Up For Power And Accuracy
A few basics you can't mess with: The trick is to play the ball up but keep the shoulders square.
Pure Your Iron Shots
Butch Harmon: Hit Crisp Irons Like A Pro
If you want to hit your irons well, Butch Harmon says there are 3 musts at impact: forward, down and through.
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Butch Harmon's Greatest Driving Lesson
The No. 1 teacher in our biennial ranking helps tour pros and weekend golfers become great drivers.
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Two Skills For Great Putting
Being a great putter doesn't mean you're rolling in bombs all day. Sure, that would be nice, but quality putting is about distance …
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Slicers: Try to Hook It
Doing the opposite will fix that miss to the right
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Train With Alignment Rods For Better Accuracy
To get a handle on where your shots are going, focus on starting direction. This is a great drill for monitoring your setup, which …
Do This, Not That
No-Chunk Chipping: Stand Closer To Simplify Your Swing
One small change for better chip shots.