How did the game of golf (the subject of our cover article) get started? Nobody knows. Some trace it back to early Roman times and a country game called paganica. A ball or stone was hit with a stick toward a goal. That would seem to be forerunner of field hockey. What makes golf distinctive is...

1. To synchronize your swing, start with your normal address position and grip... 2. And move the clubhead away from the ball first, before you swing your arms. One of the basics in golf instruction is the concept of a "one-piece" takeaway -- the club, arms and body moving away from the ball...