Many people take up golf and think they can play well from the outset.
Golf is a highly technical game that can take years to master yet we all expect to be playing a lot better than we do in a short space of time.
We expect to play consistently well with little or no practice, which is very strange because we would never expect that from most other sports.
All sports require skill, and none more encompassing than golf where a top round needs consistently good play on many holes and the right state of mind to allow that to occur.
Beginners luck is precisely that and unlikely to return to the golfer who doesn't put the time and the effort in to play regularly, practice regularly and learn from the professionals on the golf course and from the best books, DVD's and videos.
Taking shortcuts will land you in the bunker or the water and that is a fast way to put a dampener on your game.
The better your performance the more fun a round of golf will be as with any sport, and the only way that will happen is by applying all of the above recommendations to improve your levels of skill.
Where finances are a problem there are some excellent resources available offering instructions from the best golf pros in the world.
Most of this information is available relatively inexpensively, particularly on the Internet where information abounds.
There are also various golf aids available to help improve your swing even when you can't get outdoors.
Check out the major online golf stores and see what they have available, you might be surprised to see the help you can get with very little money down.
Also consider getting some good tapes to help you with mind control as all things being equal, the person who has the top few inches of their head in the right place on competition day will always win.
Showing posts with label 24 LAWS of Golf. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 24 LAWS of Golf. Show all posts
24 LAWS of Golf
LAW 1:
No matter how bad your last shot was, you should have Inner Peace
knowing that a worse one is yet to come. This LAW does not expire
on the 18th hole, since it has the supernatural tendency to extend
over the course of a tournament, a summer and, eventually, a lifetime.
LAW 2:
Your best round of golf will be followed almost immediately by your
worst round ever. The probability of the latter increases with the
number of people you tell about the former.
LAW 3:
Brand new golf balls are water-magnetic. Though this cannot be proven
in the lab, it is a known fact that the more expensive the golf ball,
the greater its attraction to water. Expensive clubs have been known
to be partly made with this most unusual natural alloy.
LAW 4:
Golf balls never bounce off of trees back into play. If one does, the
tree is breaking a LAW of the universe and should be cut down.
LAW 5:
The higher a golfer’s handicap, the more qualified he deems himself as
an instructor.
LAW 6:
A golfer hitting into your group will always be bigger than anyone in
your group. Likewise, a group you accidentally hit into will consist
of a football player, a professional wrestler, a convicted murderer
and an IRS agent — or some similar combination.
LAW 7:
All 3-woods are demon-possessed. Your Mother in LAW does not come
close.
LAW 8:
Golf balls from the same “sleeve” tend to follow one another,
particularly out of bounds or into the water. See LAW 3.
LAW 9:
The last three holes of a round will automatically adjust your score
to what it really should be.
LAW 10:
Golf should be given up at least twice per month.
LAW 11:
All vows taken on a golf course shall be valid only until the sunset.
LAW 12:
Since bad shots come in groups of three, your fourth consecutive bad
shot is really the beginning of the next group of three.
LAW 13:
If it isn’t broke, try changing your grip.
LAW 14:
It’s surprisingly easy to hole a 50-foot putt when you’re lying 8.
LAW 15:
Counting on your opponent to inform you when he breaks a rule is like
expecting him to make fun of his own haircut.
LAW 16:
Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts.
LAW 17:
It’s not a gimme if you’re still 4 feet away.
LAW 18:
The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a
straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large
tree.
LAW 19:
You can hit a 2-acre fairway 10% of the time, and a 2-inch branch 90%
of the time.
LAW 20:
Every Time a golfer makes a birdie, he must subsequently make a double
or triple bogey to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the
universe.
LAW 21:
If you want to hit a 7-iron as far as Tiger Woods does, simply try to
use it to lay up just short of a water hazard.
LAW 22:
There are two things you can learn by stopping your back swing at the
top and checking the position of your hands: how many hands you have,
and which one is wearing the glove.
LAW 23:
A ball you can see in the rough from 50 yards away is not yours.
LAW 24:
Don’t buy a putter until you’ve had a chance to throw it.
No matter how bad your last shot was, you should have Inner Peace
knowing that a worse one is yet to come. This LAW does not expire
on the 18th hole, since it has the supernatural tendency to extend
over the course of a tournament, a summer and, eventually, a lifetime.
LAW 2:
Your best round of golf will be followed almost immediately by your
worst round ever. The probability of the latter increases with the
number of people you tell about the former.
LAW 3:
Brand new golf balls are water-magnetic. Though this cannot be proven
in the lab, it is a known fact that the more expensive the golf ball,
the greater its attraction to water. Expensive clubs have been known
to be partly made with this most unusual natural alloy.
LAW 4:
Golf balls never bounce off of trees back into play. If one does, the
tree is breaking a LAW of the universe and should be cut down.
LAW 5:
The higher a golfer’s handicap, the more qualified he deems himself as
an instructor.
LAW 6:
A golfer hitting into your group will always be bigger than anyone in
your group. Likewise, a group you accidentally hit into will consist
of a football player, a professional wrestler, a convicted murderer
and an IRS agent — or some similar combination.
LAW 7:
All 3-woods are demon-possessed. Your Mother in LAW does not come
close.
LAW 8:
Golf balls from the same “sleeve” tend to follow one another,
particularly out of bounds or into the water. See LAW 3.
LAW 9:
The last three holes of a round will automatically adjust your score
to what it really should be.
LAW 10:
Golf should be given up at least twice per month.
LAW 11:
All vows taken on a golf course shall be valid only until the sunset.
LAW 12:
Since bad shots come in groups of three, your fourth consecutive bad
shot is really the beginning of the next group of three.
LAW 13:
If it isn’t broke, try changing your grip.
LAW 14:
It’s surprisingly easy to hole a 50-foot putt when you’re lying 8.
LAW 15:
Counting on your opponent to inform you when he breaks a rule is like
expecting him to make fun of his own haircut.
LAW 16:
Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts.
LAW 17:
It’s not a gimme if you’re still 4 feet away.
LAW 18:
The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a
straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large
tree.
LAW 19:
You can hit a 2-acre fairway 10% of the time, and a 2-inch branch 90%
of the time.
LAW 20:
Every Time a golfer makes a birdie, he must subsequently make a double
or triple bogey to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the
universe.
LAW 21:
If you want to hit a 7-iron as far as Tiger Woods does, simply try to
use it to lay up just short of a water hazard.
LAW 22:
There are two things you can learn by stopping your back swing at the
top and checking the position of your hands: how many hands you have,
and which one is wearing the glove.
LAW 23:
A ball you can see in the rough from 50 yards away is not yours.
LAW 24:
Don’t buy a putter until you’ve had a chance to throw it.
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