Behind the Swing

Winter training planner: answer 5 questions and get a weekly plan with specific drills for your living room, net, simulator or gym – weighted by Arccos data, with Shot Scope targets and calendar export.

Boys' trip, indulgence, family or handicap hunting: the golf trip finder shows you your ideal destination in 6 questions – with an honest per-person cost including flights and golf bag. Plus: 11 destinations compared on cost and 7 money-saving tips.

Tenerife, Algarve, Costa del Sol or Mallorca? Long-term climate data from weather services for eight popular golf regions from November to March – with a climate finder for your travel month and the extra distance you can expect on holiday.

Motocaddy says charge it fully, Allianz says 40–60%: how to get your trolley battery through winter properly, where to store it and when to top it up. With a winter plan calculator and calendar reminders.

What does the green card (Platzreife) cost, how does the exam work and what comes next? Everything beginners in Germany and Switzerland need to know – with a cost calculator for your first golf year and a checklist to tick off.

Enter your summer distances, choose the temperature – and instantly see how far you'll hit each club today. With a print function for your bag and download as a file. Based on TrackMan data.

Around 17,000 steps and 880 kcal on foot, just over 6,000 steps in a cart. A Swedish study of 300,000 golfers found a 40% lower death rate. What golf really does for your health – and whether trolley or carrying makes a difference.

From under a metre to almost 20 yards off: independent tests show huge differences between launch monitors. What to look for for your winter practice – and why expensive doesn't automatically mean more accurate.