Golf Preparation
June 23rd, 2009 Senior Golf
Golf is a game of ups and downs – one minute you are playing the game of your life and the next you can’t do a thing right. So what’s the easiest way to achieve a more consistent golf game? The obvious answer is through practice, because most of us if we are being honest do not practice our golf game anywhere near enough.
I appreciate this is not easy; we all lead busy lives and find it difficult to spare the time for practice right? So if you can’t find the time to get to the driving range or practice ground at your golf course, then you have to be better prepared when you do go to play your weekly game of golf.
I see it all the time, hurtling down the road at the last minute grab the golf equipment, run to the first tee and before you know where you are your handicap has been used after 6 holes. Ask yourself how many times you have played the back nine better than the front nine. The majority of golfers will say the back nine, and the simple reason being, they have warmed up by then and are playing at their normal pace and in control.
Check out these tips for your golf preparation.
1. Get to the golf course earlier than you would normally; give yourself an extra 20 minutes before you tee off. This will allow you to relax and organise yourself for the game ahead.
2. Use the extra time to stretch those golf muscles, use 2 clubs together and gently practice the movements in your golf swing, slowly building up to a full swing.
3. The few minutes you then have left should be spent on the practice putting green getting used to the speed of the greens for the day. If you can hit a few practice chips around the putting green, although a lot if not all golf clubs don’t allow it.
4. Reaching the first tee a few minutes before teeing off is very important, this will give you time to exchange cards with your partners, arrange terms of your game for the day etc and it will allow you to organise yourself and prepare for the first swing of the round.
Giving yourself the extra time to do this will get your round off to a better start and not the usual frantic dash to the first tee with stiff muscles trying to make a decent swing, then finding yourself off to the usual bad tee shot and resulting poor golf until you warm up and play your normal game.
DON’T DO IT !!!!!!!!!
Do yourself and your golf game a huge favour by following these few tips in golf preparation, and give yourself the best chance to enjoy those precious few hours on the golf course. Your leisure time is priceless, so make sure you get the best out of your game of golf.
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