Before every shot, every golfer makes the same decision: they judge distance. In the fairway, range finders, GPS devices and even the occasional sprinkler head help calculate the distance to the flag.

Emotional distance is often described as coldness, avoidance, or a lack of care, but psychologists suggest that, for many people, it functions as a quiet form of control over internal experience ...

To see success with putting, distance control is everything. Sure, it helps to have the ability to read greens and to understand slopes, but when your speed is precise, you make a very difficult sport ...

A truly essential skill for scoring well is controlling distance on the greens and getting your first putt close enough to tap in. Distance control starts with solid technique and a simple principle: ...