At the Ping Proving Grounds in Scottsdale, Ariz., I talked through my G440s 4- and 5-hybrid with a couple of Ping experts.

Hybrids, which are also known as rescue clubs, started to gain popularity in the late 1990s/early 2000s (remember the Cobra 'Baffler'?) Designed in a way that makes them more forgiving and easier to ...

For you golf-history buffs, the photo above is of Todd Hamilton at the 2004 Open Championship. You might recall that en route to his victory, he often hit bump-and-run-type shots from off the green ...

Editor’s Note: This is the latest in a weekly Q&A feature from The Golf Channel’s Chief Technical Advisor Frank Thomas. To submit a question for possible use in this column, email ...