Emma Talley had never concerned herself with length off the tee until after her rookie season on the L.P.G.A. Tour.
She had always been an accurate hitter and that year, 2018, she finished 52nd on the money list, which earned her more than $420,000 in prize money. She had four top-10 finishes and was off to a great start as a professional golfer.
But playing among the best women golfers in the world, she began to wonder if her game could get even better if she could hit the ball farther.
“When I first came out here, I was a little above average distance-wise, but I wasn’t a long hitter,” said Talley, who will be at this week’s Amundi Evian Championship at the Evian Resort Golf Club in France.