One of the aspects that many people fail to address on the golf course is remaining hydrated.
For many reasons, golfers fail to drink enough water to remain sufficiently hydrated and correspondingly their quality of play suffers.
Whether it is due to the inconvenience of needing to go to the toilet, or the fact that most people just don't even think about drinking enough water when they are playing, it is a fact that your game will suffer if you become, even slightly, dehydrated.
You don't need to consume gallons of water, but you do need to drink sufficient to maintain the correct balance of fluids in your body.
The hotter the climate where you are playing, the more likely you will need to address this issue, as you will be losing a lot more moisture from your body when playing in hot conditions.
It's quite simple to carry a water bottle around with you and get in the habit of taking a small sip before or after each time you play a shot.
One of the first areas to suffer from dehydration will be your mind - the way you think and concentrate.
Your levels of concentration will diminish rapidly as you lose hydration and as golf is a 'mind game' as much as anything else, you can expect your ability to play well to diminish accordingly.
You might find that the illusive handicap you have been shooting for and never quite achieved is actually 'sipping' not slipping away from you.
Yes - I said sipping because having regular sips of water as you play your round of golf might be all that you need to lift your game play to the next level.
I have seen it happen many times when people just weren't aware that they were lacking hydration.
Once they addressed the problem their scores improved - some quite dramatically.
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What is Golf Ball Compression?
Understanding golf ball compression will assist you in determining which balls you should be playing with.
Once you match your golf balls to your style you will notice an improvement in your game.
Sometimes a change of ball might be all you need to nudge your handicap in the right direction if progress has stalled recently.
The compression of the golf ball is measured by how tightly it is wound.
There are three main compression ratings with golf balls and they are named as follows.
Firstly there are the 80 compression balls, which are the softest of the balls on the market.
These are the balls that beginners love because they fly further than the other types of balls, and beginners love to see how far they can hit the ball.
They are also suited to a slower swing, which benefits the beginner.
Women and elderly players often prefer these balls too.
When these softer balls are hit, they compress somewhat and that gives them a slingshot effect, which assists in the distance they can be hit.
There is a downside to everything and softer balls offer less control.
The next category of ball is the 90 compression and as expected these are a mid range compression that offer more control with a little less distance.
And finally there are the 100 compression balls.
These are the hardest balls and because of this fact they require a faster swing to get the same distance.
These are the balls that the pros use because they offer the highest level of control and that is what they are more concerned with.
They are able to hit the ball with sufficient speed to get the required distance and they can take advantage of the added control that these balls offer over the other ball compressions.
It is a good idea to buy one or two of each type of ball and test to see which ones you prefer to use, as it is not set in rock that a slow swinging golfer must use a softer ball.
These are just guidelines that are commonly followed.
Once you match your golf balls to your style you will notice an improvement in your game.
Sometimes a change of ball might be all you need to nudge your handicap in the right direction if progress has stalled recently.
The compression of the golf ball is measured by how tightly it is wound.
There are three main compression ratings with golf balls and they are named as follows.
Firstly there are the 80 compression balls, which are the softest of the balls on the market.
These are the balls that beginners love because they fly further than the other types of balls, and beginners love to see how far they can hit the ball.
They are also suited to a slower swing, which benefits the beginner.
Women and elderly players often prefer these balls too.
When these softer balls are hit, they compress somewhat and that gives them a slingshot effect, which assists in the distance they can be hit.
There is a downside to everything and softer balls offer less control.
The next category of ball is the 90 compression and as expected these are a mid range compression that offer more control with a little less distance.
And finally there are the 100 compression balls.
These are the hardest balls and because of this fact they require a faster swing to get the same distance.
These are the balls that the pros use because they offer the highest level of control and that is what they are more concerned with.
They are able to hit the ball with sufficient speed to get the required distance and they can take advantage of the added control that these balls offer over the other ball compressions.
It is a good idea to buy one or two of each type of ball and test to see which ones you prefer to use, as it is not set in rock that a slow swinging golfer must use a softer ball.
These are just guidelines that are commonly followed.
You Don't Need to Pay Full Price for Golf Gear
Finding the right clubs is only half of the equation.
Now you have to pay for them!
Yes golf clubs are an expensive item, and in fact most golf gear, from apparel to trundlers can lighten your wallet in flash, so how do you get the golf gear that you want and need without breaking the bank?
Well first of all you need to find exactly what you really do need.
You need to try on the golf shoes, find out which golf clubs are best suited to your swing and only after you have found your most suitable golf solutions can you begin to look for the bargains that are available.
Obviously the best solution for getting a golf bargain is to look at the Internet Golf stores that are fighting for your dollar.
With lower overheads and reduced staffing expenses they are able to offer better deals than you might find at the local golf pro shop.
You can shop around in minutes armed with the information that you need for the equipment that you have decided to buy.
This can help you to buy items that were previously out of your price range and that can certainly be good for your game.
Even smaller items like golf balls are worthwhile shopping for online, as they will leave more money in your pocket for the all-important purchases at the 19th-hole:-)
The online good shops offer money back guarantees as you would expect from any store 'in the real world' and delivery is always prompt and right to your door (just like Father Christmas)
Besides, you won't feel quite so bad when the next golf ball ends in the water if you haven't paid full price for it will you?
Now you have to pay for them!
Yes golf clubs are an expensive item, and in fact most golf gear, from apparel to trundlers can lighten your wallet in flash, so how do you get the golf gear that you want and need without breaking the bank?
Well first of all you need to find exactly what you really do need.
You need to try on the golf shoes, find out which golf clubs are best suited to your swing and only after you have found your most suitable golf solutions can you begin to look for the bargains that are available.
Obviously the best solution for getting a golf bargain is to look at the Internet Golf stores that are fighting for your dollar.
With lower overheads and reduced staffing expenses they are able to offer better deals than you might find at the local golf pro shop.
You can shop around in minutes armed with the information that you need for the equipment that you have decided to buy.
This can help you to buy items that were previously out of your price range and that can certainly be good for your game.
Even smaller items like golf balls are worthwhile shopping for online, as they will leave more money in your pocket for the all-important purchases at the 19th-hole:-)
The online good shops offer money back guarantees as you would expect from any store 'in the real world' and delivery is always prompt and right to your door (just like Father Christmas)
Besides, you won't feel quite so bad when the next golf ball ends in the water if you haven't paid full price for it will you?
Even Tiger Gets Advice
When you know that the best golfer in the world takes advice from others it makes you wonder why so many people think they can play golf without any instruction.
Golf is a highly technical game that involves all aspects of the mind and body yet people still think they can 'sort it out' themselves.
The reality is; Tuition from a good golf professional, not one of your mates, can do more for your game than any amount of advice that you might get from fellow players.
In fact, getting advice from other players, no matter what their handicap is, could be the worst thing you could do.
You need someone experienced, who can see the faults in your stance and swing and then teach you what is needed to correct those problems.
The longer you continue to play with incorrect action the harder it will be to retrain yourself later on.
I had a golfing partner who had a tendency to slice the ball when he was driving and no matter what he tried to do to correct this he couldn't solve the problem.
Rather than get professional advice he changed his game to allow for this problem and would drive the ball allowing for it's expected flight path.
As would be expected, he would hit the occasional ball properly and watch as a lovely straight drive sent the ball sailing through the air to the other fairway.
What a waste of a good drive. He had the ability to drive a long ball but never got the direction right because he refused to get professional tuition.
The difference was probably something minor that he could have corrected and enjoyed the benefits of for the years of his golfing life.
If you have a consistent problem with any aspect of your game, seek advice and get it sorted sooner rather than later.
It will reward you with a more enjoyable game.
Golf is a highly technical game that involves all aspects of the mind and body yet people still think they can 'sort it out' themselves.
The reality is; Tuition from a good golf professional, not one of your mates, can do more for your game than any amount of advice that you might get from fellow players.
In fact, getting advice from other players, no matter what their handicap is, could be the worst thing you could do.
You need someone experienced, who can see the faults in your stance and swing and then teach you what is needed to correct those problems.
The longer you continue to play with incorrect action the harder it will be to retrain yourself later on.
I had a golfing partner who had a tendency to slice the ball when he was driving and no matter what he tried to do to correct this he couldn't solve the problem.
Rather than get professional advice he changed his game to allow for this problem and would drive the ball allowing for it's expected flight path.
As would be expected, he would hit the occasional ball properly and watch as a lovely straight drive sent the ball sailing through the air to the other fairway.
What a waste of a good drive. He had the ability to drive a long ball but never got the direction right because he refused to get professional tuition.
The difference was probably something minor that he could have corrected and enjoyed the benefits of for the years of his golfing life.
If you have a consistent problem with any aspect of your game, seek advice and get it sorted sooner rather than later.
It will reward you with a more enjoyable game.
Do You Slice?
The problem with most poor golf techniques is the fact that they get worse the longer they are left unaddressed.
Many people have a problem slicing the ball when driving off the tee than virtually any other area.
Go to and public golf course any day of the week and you will be sure to find someone slicing the ball.
Even players with single digit handicaps can slice the ball on a regular basis.
Some people even adjust their game to allow for a slice that they can't seem to cure.
The more most people try to cure their slice the worse it seems to get and even professional tuition from golf pros can take quite some time to resolve this issue.
And what makes it all the more frustrating is the fact that during the week when you were at the golf range all your drives where as straight as a die.
So you arrive at the course for your weekend game and it all falls apart again.
The majority of golfers just accept that they have a problem and do nothing about it, resigned to the fact that it is an inherent problem with their game that they can't seem to fix.
Unfortunately problems like this put a dampener on the pleasure you can get from your game, so it is certainly worthwhile addressing the issue.
Spending money on new golf clubs, or changing the types of golf balls you use won't solve the problem.
It needs to be addressed as soon as possible as it will generally tend to get worse.
The problem is so widespread that one golfer dedicated his time to a study of golf slices and created a guide to help people eliminate this problem and open up their opportunity for rapid improvements in their game.
It is called the 'Dave Way' and is well respected as getting many distraught golfers back onto the 'straight and narrow' - that being the center of the fairway.
If you have a problem with slicing the ball you need to address the issue with the help of your golf pro or the information that is available in Dave's guide.
By pinpointing what you are doing wrong, rather than guessing and possibly messing up more of your game, you can target the most common flaws that lead to this problem.
Just like practice and education can improve your short game, eliminating your slice when you drive will result in more distance and the ability to ensure that your approach to the green won't be coming from somewhere out in the rough.
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Many people have a problem slicing the ball when driving off the tee than virtually any other area.
Go to and public golf course any day of the week and you will be sure to find someone slicing the ball.
Even players with single digit handicaps can slice the ball on a regular basis.
Some people even adjust their game to allow for a slice that they can't seem to cure.
The more most people try to cure their slice the worse it seems to get and even professional tuition from golf pros can take quite some time to resolve this issue.
And what makes it all the more frustrating is the fact that during the week when you were at the golf range all your drives where as straight as a die.
So you arrive at the course for your weekend game and it all falls apart again.
The majority of golfers just accept that they have a problem and do nothing about it, resigned to the fact that it is an inherent problem with their game that they can't seem to fix.
Unfortunately problems like this put a dampener on the pleasure you can get from your game, so it is certainly worthwhile addressing the issue.
Spending money on new golf clubs, or changing the types of golf balls you use won't solve the problem.
It needs to be addressed as soon as possible as it will generally tend to get worse.
The problem is so widespread that one golfer dedicated his time to a study of golf slices and created a guide to help people eliminate this problem and open up their opportunity for rapid improvements in their game.
It is called the 'Dave Way' and is well respected as getting many distraught golfers back onto the 'straight and narrow' - that being the center of the fairway.
If you have a problem with slicing the ball you need to address the issue with the help of your golf pro or the information that is available in Dave's guide.
By pinpointing what you are doing wrong, rather than guessing and possibly messing up more of your game, you can target the most common flaws that lead to this problem.
Just like practice and education can improve your short game, eliminating your slice when you drive will result in more distance and the ability to ensure that your approach to the green won't be coming from somewhere out in the rough.
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The Most Common Golf Problem Is
The most common problem beginners have playing golf would surely be the slice shot.
This is where the ball curves through the air from left to right assuming the player is right-handed.
The flight of the golf ball is determined by the spin of the ball and a slice is caused by the ball spinning clockwise thereby causing it to travel in a clockwise arch.
The most common reason why this happens is people tend to lift their head when they strike the ball.
The action of lifting the head causes the face of the club to hit across the ball and not through it.
By hitting across the ball, you are essentially hitting the ball from the outside in and this is the action that causes the ball to spin clockwise.
If you tend to slice the ball try to keep your head down until after you have hit the ball.
By keeping your head down, and your eye on the ball to the point of contact you will play through the ball and your swing will remain straight, which will cause the ball to follow a straight path.
Keep your head down until after the ball has taken flight keeping your head and shoulders solid.
Another reason why you will get slice shots is by trying to hit the ball too hard.
In doing so you could be using your arms to pull the club in and this will also cause it to spin.
By hitting for less distance you can concentrate on getting the correct swing and playing for accuracy rather than length.
Try reducing your swing with these smaller shots to see if this starts to correct the problem.
As you begin to hit straighter you can begin to increase the length of your back swing and go for more distance.
Concentrate on accuracy first and distance follows.
That is a good rule to always play by.
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This is where the ball curves through the air from left to right assuming the player is right-handed.
The flight of the golf ball is determined by the spin of the ball and a slice is caused by the ball spinning clockwise thereby causing it to travel in a clockwise arch.
The most common reason why this happens is people tend to lift their head when they strike the ball.
The action of lifting the head causes the face of the club to hit across the ball and not through it.
By hitting across the ball, you are essentially hitting the ball from the outside in and this is the action that causes the ball to spin clockwise.
If you tend to slice the ball try to keep your head down until after you have hit the ball.
By keeping your head down, and your eye on the ball to the point of contact you will play through the ball and your swing will remain straight, which will cause the ball to follow a straight path.
Keep your head down until after the ball has taken flight keeping your head and shoulders solid.
Another reason why you will get slice shots is by trying to hit the ball too hard.
In doing so you could be using your arms to pull the club in and this will also cause it to spin.
By hitting for less distance you can concentrate on getting the correct swing and playing for accuracy rather than length.
Try reducing your swing with these smaller shots to see if this starts to correct the problem.
As you begin to hit straighter you can begin to increase the length of your back swing and go for more distance.
Concentrate on accuracy first and distance follows.
That is a good rule to always play by.
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Why Do You Need to Practice So Much?
Practicing your golf will train your mind and your body to perform on autopilot.
The less you have to think about the actions involved in your swing the more the likelihood you have of hitting the golf ball as you should.
There are so many different actions that you need to consider to hit the golf ball perfectly that in actual fact, there are too many things to think about all at once.
The only solution to having a good swing and hitting the ball correctly is to get as many of those actions drilled into your subconscious so that you don't have to think about them to perform them correctly.
It is just like riding a bicycle where you don't have to think about the action of actually peddling the bike.
You need to do the same for your golf swing.
Start with any aspect of your game and practice until you no longer have to think about it.
There is always a point in time where your practice will reach the stage that you start doing the right thing naturally and that allows you to concentrate on other areas of your play.
If you continue to chip away at the techniques that are needed, eventually you will be proficient in most areas.
Once you have mastered the correct golf techniques you get to enjoy the rewards of your efforts for years to come.
Time spent at the beginning of your career getting the basics right will be the best investment you could make.
The pleasure in golf is when you know that you have done well on the day and practice will ensure that you will do better more often.
The practice might not be fun but the results that it can deliver certainly will be.
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The less you have to think about the actions involved in your swing the more the likelihood you have of hitting the golf ball as you should.
There are so many different actions that you need to consider to hit the golf ball perfectly that in actual fact, there are too many things to think about all at once.
The only solution to having a good swing and hitting the ball correctly is to get as many of those actions drilled into your subconscious so that you don't have to think about them to perform them correctly.
It is just like riding a bicycle where you don't have to think about the action of actually peddling the bike.
You need to do the same for your golf swing.
Start with any aspect of your game and practice until you no longer have to think about it.
There is always a point in time where your practice will reach the stage that you start doing the right thing naturally and that allows you to concentrate on other areas of your play.
If you continue to chip away at the techniques that are needed, eventually you will be proficient in most areas.
Once you have mastered the correct golf techniques you get to enjoy the rewards of your efforts for years to come.
Time spent at the beginning of your career getting the basics right will be the best investment you could make.
The pleasure in golf is when you know that you have done well on the day and practice will ensure that you will do better more often.
The practice might not be fun but the results that it can deliver certainly will be.
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2. It Works All the Way to Your Subconscious
3. Relaxation at your Fingertips
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Learn How To Generate A Stunning 3, 726$ through Golf Betting
From The Desk Of: Phillip Lakin
Date: January 21, 2012
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Date: January 21, 2012
Dear Future Winner,
If you can invest just a few minutes right now, I am willing to showcase you exactly
how to extract thousands from the bookies through golf betting.
This is the most profitable, risk-free golf tipster online.
What you're about to witness is an incredibly potent service that not only minimises
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Electric Golf Cart Batteries - How to Make It Last Longer
If you are an avid golfer, you may find it expensive to replace
your golf cart batteries every now and then. But of course you can find
ways to make your electric golf cart batteries last long.
Maintaining your electric golf cart batteries is one of the important things you can do to make your batteries last long. Of course, efficient operation of your cart depends also on how you maintain your power source to avoid problems with running your cart as well.
If you are looking for simple and easy ways to maintain your battery to make it run efficiently and make it last long, here are a few things that you may find useful.
Of course, if you want to make your electric golf cart batteries last, you have to follow the manufacturer's prescribed manual and when it comes to the care, maintenance as well as the correct usage of your batteries. You may need to check out the time it needs to charge your batteries. You also need to check your power source regularly to check for leaks and other defects.
In maintaining this power source for your cart, it is important that you also have to have enough knowledge on how to take care of batteries. Keep in mind that maintaining the battery can be dangerous so make sure that you are well protected when cleaning the batteries. Protective clothing is a must when doing some maintenance work on your golf cart batteries.
Cleaning the battery and making sure that the battery terminals are clean are also simple ways to maintain the efficiency and long life of your battery. You can clean this with acid neutralizing chemicals that are readily available in the market. To have an efficiently running power source, you have to make sure always that the areas near and around the battery are clean and dry.
Charging also plays an important role in making your batteries last long. Golf cart batteries are different from your car batteries as they do not charge itself when in use.
So when you charge your batteries, you have to pay attention to charging time. For these types of batteries, a 3-phase charger with a setting of six volts can help make your power source last longer.
You can then set the charging voltage to 2.30 to 2.35 volts which can also help make your batteries last longer. A well charged battery will surely last longer than those that are not discharged properly.
Making sure that the power source is fully charged before use can also be a good practice to make it last longer. In most cases, a green light indicator will show that the battery is already fully charged. It is also important that you make sure the battery terminals are properly connected as well and make sure they are always clean as well.
Indeed, proper care and charging is always important if you want a long lasting battery for your cart.
Maintaining your electric golf cart batteries is one of the important things you can do to make your batteries last long. Of course, efficient operation of your cart depends also on how you maintain your power source to avoid problems with running your cart as well.
If you are looking for simple and easy ways to maintain your battery to make it run efficiently and make it last long, here are a few things that you may find useful.
Of course, if you want to make your electric golf cart batteries last, you have to follow the manufacturer's prescribed manual and when it comes to the care, maintenance as well as the correct usage of your batteries. You may need to check out the time it needs to charge your batteries. You also need to check your power source regularly to check for leaks and other defects.
In maintaining this power source for your cart, it is important that you also have to have enough knowledge on how to take care of batteries. Keep in mind that maintaining the battery can be dangerous so make sure that you are well protected when cleaning the batteries. Protective clothing is a must when doing some maintenance work on your golf cart batteries.
Cleaning the battery and making sure that the battery terminals are clean are also simple ways to maintain the efficiency and long life of your battery. You can clean this with acid neutralizing chemicals that are readily available in the market. To have an efficiently running power source, you have to make sure always that the areas near and around the battery are clean and dry.
Charging also plays an important role in making your batteries last long. Golf cart batteries are different from your car batteries as they do not charge itself when in use.
So when you charge your batteries, you have to pay attention to charging time. For these types of batteries, a 3-phase charger with a setting of six volts can help make your power source last longer.
You can then set the charging voltage to 2.30 to 2.35 volts which can also help make your batteries last longer. A well charged battery will surely last longer than those that are not discharged properly.
Making sure that the power source is fully charged before use can also be a good practice to make it last longer. In most cases, a green light indicator will show that the battery is already fully charged. It is also important that you make sure the battery terminals are properly connected as well and make sure they are always clean as well.
Indeed, proper care and charging is always important if you want a long lasting battery for your cart.
Carolyn Anderson loves to share resources that can help you make
your golf cart batteries last long. To learn more about making your own
healthy food, check out Golf Cart Battery Guide. Also check out Recondition Batteries At Home, where you can learn how to make good use of your dead batteries and save money from getting a new golf cart battery.
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Golf Ball Comparison - How to Select the Right Golf Ball
The buzz in golf is all about the drivers, irons and the putters.
But, we often forget another piece of golf equipment which is just
technologically advanced as the rest - the golf ball. All golf balls
like clubs are not all the same. They differ in a variety of features
such as core composition, outer layer covering, compression etc. Well,
which ball is right for you? The only way to find out is to do a golf
ball comparison.
There are many different balls available for many different types of golfer, low compression balls are generally suited for novice golfers, and while high compression ones offer the best results for the tour pros.
The compression of the golf ball determines the core reaction you get when striking the ball. The lower the compression the less explosive the reaction, the higher the compression the more the ball will zoom off the tee.
What is known as a softer ball or low compression somewhere in the range of between 70 and 80 units. This ball will not have the distance that a high compression like 100 would give you. The lower compression balls are actually great for control, and are ideal for short game shots like wedges and high irons.
Medium compression balls in the 90-compression range carry more distance than their 70-80 compression counterparts, yet still have a softer feel on contact and offer greater control.
And finally we get to the high compression such as the 100; this ball is for maximum velocity and distance. This ball is not easily manageable by the average golfer, as it has explosive tendencies. This ball will give you the distance to carry the fairway on a long par 4 or relatively short par 5, yet will be more temperamental when it comes to keeping it in play.
Besides compression, we also have to keep in mind the number of pieces used to make the golf ball, the number of dimples and any other features that help in control or feel.
There are many different balls available for many different types of golfer, low compression balls are generally suited for novice golfers, and while high compression ones offer the best results for the tour pros.
The compression of the golf ball determines the core reaction you get when striking the ball. The lower the compression the less explosive the reaction, the higher the compression the more the ball will zoom off the tee.
What is known as a softer ball or low compression somewhere in the range of between 70 and 80 units. This ball will not have the distance that a high compression like 100 would give you. The lower compression balls are actually great for control, and are ideal for short game shots like wedges and high irons.
Medium compression balls in the 90-compression range carry more distance than their 70-80 compression counterparts, yet still have a softer feel on contact and offer greater control.
And finally we get to the high compression such as the 100; this ball is for maximum velocity and distance. This ball is not easily manageable by the average golfer, as it has explosive tendencies. This ball will give you the distance to carry the fairway on a long par 4 or relatively short par 5, yet will be more temperamental when it comes to keeping it in play.
Besides compression, we also have to keep in mind the number of pieces used to make the golf ball, the number of dimples and any other features that help in control or feel.
To learn which golf ball brand will give you the best results click here.
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How To Make A Golf Yardage Book – PGA Tour Style?
The use of golf laser range finders or gps devices are illegal on the PGA Tour and many other amateur and professional golf tournaments. There is an easy way to make a professional free golf yardage book like what the PGA tour players use with google earth. I have been to golf tournaments where they will charge as much as $20 for each detailed yardage book.
Obviously playing with a rangefinder will dramatically speed up pace of play and is a excellent golf distance finder but a yardage book can improve your game in many ways that a rangefinder device cannot. A golf GPS system can be distracting and give incorrect yardages. When you watch golf on TV, the pros carry detailed PGA tour yardage books in their pocket giving them golf course yardages and other important information.
Use A Yardage Book And Stick To Your Game Plan
Before playing a round of golf it may help you do determine a specific game plan for each particular hole. A yardage book can help you review not only specific yardages but personal notes about past wind directions and help you to stick to your game plan and strategy.
There are multiple benefits in using a golf yardage book:
- Chance to record your intended targets, landing areas, what club to hit, and the slopes of the greens.
- Increase your confidence, knowing you have a secret weapon that no other golfer has.
- Getting the exact yardage to everything on the golf course helps with club selection and confident decisions.
- Yardage books help you focus on scoring.
- Using a Yardage Book helps you plan out your shots, instead of just hitting shots.
- Using a Yardage Book will help you play faster and take less strokes.
- Will teach you to play golf with a strategy.
- Promotes disciplined play.
How to make a professional golf yardage book:
Open Google Earth and zoom into the golf course that you are making the yardage book of. Use the ruler function (make sure you set to yards) to measure distances from the back of the tee box to important points. (distinct tree’s in fairway, sprinkler heads, hazards, green depth)You can get as detailed as you wish. Try to add as much detail as possible, getting the yardages to the front edge of bunkers and clearing yardages to trouble spots. I would suggest taking the yardages from the back of the tee box that you intend to play. You can then pace off and subtract however many yards it is from the markers you are playing.
Skills Required When Using Your Feet To Find Distances
Each yardage book will have its own means of measuring distance. Some golf courses decide to show distances on sprinkler heads measuring to the center of the greens while others show distances to the front edge. Whichever the case, make sure you know before calculating the distances. If a pin sheet is provided before you start your round of golf, finding distances to the flag stick will become much easier since they are also measured by the number of paces. (usually from the front or middle of the green)
Just recently I have decided to stop using any golf distance finder. This means any gps or laser rangefinder to determine the distance. I have found that after using such distance finder you become dependent and cannot play freely any other way. If you decide to play in a golf tournament not allowing rangefinders you will lack the skills necessary for using a golf yardage book. With a yardage book I can also get more information about my landing area which leads to better club selections. (front of the green, middle, back, and exact distance to the pin) It would be hard for a laser distance finder to determine an exact distance to these spots on the golf course.
Below I have included a video that shows exactly how a caddy on the PGA tour creates professional yardage books for his players and other players on tour. It may surprise you the technology involved. Since this equipment may be a bit expensive google earth will do just fine.
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Get Fit For Golf To Play Your Best
Fit for golf is a term you should have heard by now. It’s all over the
television and now becoming mainstream with amateur golfers wanting to
reach their full potential. Golfers are now realizing there is a
fitness component to golf, and are seriously considering getting fit for
golf.
It may sound like an oxymoron, but tell me if you’ve ever hurt yourself playing golf. How about a strained lower back? Or, a sore shoulder after playing? The list of injuries from swinging a golf club is a mile long.
This would defend the point that getting fit for golf is NOT an oxymoron, but in fact a necessity, if you want to end the frustration, and play like you know you are capable of.
Golf is a ‘physical’ game that puts a tremendous amount of stress on the body. Muscles, ligaments, tendons and joints pay the price if your golf muscles are not strong enough to withstand the forces from swing at up to 100 mph.
Think about that!
You swing a 3 foot implement at up to 100 mph, while maintaining a very dynamic body position. That’s physically impossible unless you’ve got the muscular strength and flexibility to achieve these swing mechanics.
Look at putting! How often have you practiced for only 5-10 minutes and your lower back was killing you? You know what the culprit was? Tight hamstrings and a weak lower back. Golfers who are fit for golf don’t experience this. They can practice putting for an hour and not feel it.
Wouldn’t that be nice?
How about hitting out of deep rough? How many times did you leave the ball right where it was when you started? Or if you did advance it, your wrist was killing you after that?
This would not happen if your were fit for golf!
You’ve got to take a look at the facts! Golf is ‘physical’. Golf takes a tremendous amount of strength and flexibility. Golf causes injuries to body’s that are out of shape. Golf is frustrating when you are the shortest hitter in your foursome. Golf can make you crazy!
Stop the insanity…and Get Fit For Golf!
It may sound like an oxymoron, but tell me if you’ve ever hurt yourself playing golf. How about a strained lower back? Or, a sore shoulder after playing? The list of injuries from swinging a golf club is a mile long.
This would defend the point that getting fit for golf is NOT an oxymoron, but in fact a necessity, if you want to end the frustration, and play like you know you are capable of.
Golf is a ‘physical’ game that puts a tremendous amount of stress on the body. Muscles, ligaments, tendons and joints pay the price if your golf muscles are not strong enough to withstand the forces from swing at up to 100 mph.
Think about that!
You swing a 3 foot implement at up to 100 mph, while maintaining a very dynamic body position. That’s physically impossible unless you’ve got the muscular strength and flexibility to achieve these swing mechanics.
Look at putting! How often have you practiced for only 5-10 minutes and your lower back was killing you? You know what the culprit was? Tight hamstrings and a weak lower back. Golfers who are fit for golf don’t experience this. They can practice putting for an hour and not feel it.
Wouldn’t that be nice?
How about hitting out of deep rough? How many times did you leave the ball right where it was when you started? Or if you did advance it, your wrist was killing you after that?
This would not happen if your were fit for golf!
You’ve got to take a look at the facts! Golf is ‘physical’. Golf takes a tremendous amount of strength and flexibility. Golf causes injuries to body’s that are out of shape. Golf is frustrating when you are the shortest hitter in your foursome. Golf can make you crazy!
Stop the insanity…and Get Fit For Golf!
Golf Basics Build Your Foundation First
More and more people every year get bitten by the golf bug. Golf’s
popularity continues to rise year after year. With more and more people
becoming interested in golf, more and more people are taking their first
steps in wanting to learn how to play the game.
And the great thing is – it is people of all age groups, genders, race and social strata. I have really been enjoying working with every type of golfer.
The first aspect of the game of golf that I talk with about a person or group of people that are just beginning to take up the game is that learning to play golf is going to take some time and much patience. In fact, the patience part never goes away in this great game!
The second aspect (or at least real close to it) that I speak with beginning golfers about is practice; and the amount you spend with quality practice time will get you to the point in your game you want to be.
Everyone has different ambitions and expectations as to how far they want to take their game. Whether it’s just a spouse who wants to learn enough of the game and the golf swing to enjoy an afternoon with their significant other, or someone who one day wishes to play competitively, the game of golf can accommodate. But, it’s fundamentals and practice that will get you to your goal.
At its core of the game of golf is the golf swing. Your golf swing. How you start out learning the mechanics of the golf swing is crucial. Don’t skip the basics! Learn some fundamentals before you even begin to tackle the swing.
The grip, the stance, the setup to the ball, and your posture, is the foundation from which you must learn the golf swing. If you don’t spend the time early on ingraining these aspects into your physical psyche, you’ll not (if ever) consistently strike the golf ball. So, make sure when you are working with your instructor, you don’t just start whacking at balls. Make sure you build the proper foundation with the aforementioned elements.
When you do progress to actually swinging the club, I like to have people start with middle iron (usually a 6 or 7 iron). In my opinion, the middle iron is the best club to begin learning the golf swing. With a six iron, for example, the ball placement is in the middle of your stance. This means that as you progress to higher and lower irons you will have a benchmark to work from. Also down the road, if you swing begins to trouble you, I usually suggest that you get back to your basic neutral position club of the six iron and get your rhythm and timing back.
If you are just beginning, you must understand that the longer the shaft on the club, the longer it is going to take you to consistently and accurately hit the golf ball. It’s just the physics. I see way too many beginners want to rush to justice and hit the driver and they never learn the proper swing. Always learn, tune, and groove your swing with a middle iron. Then work to keep that mindset as you climb the ladder of your clubs.
From you middle iron placement your longer shafted clubs will find your ball placement more toward your front foot’s instep; while your shorter irons will have the ball work more toward the back foot’s instep.
But before you do any of this, make sure you start with your foundation. Make sure that when you speak with your teaching professional you let them know that you want to spend time with and make sure you understand the concepts of the grip, stance, alignment, and posture. This will ensure that you don’t build a house of cards with your golf swing that will always be tumbling apart.
Once you get past your first couple of lessons of working on the foundations, don’t forget them. Always, always, always, be cognizant of your grip, stance, alignment, and posture even as you begin developing your golf swing. Be sure to incorporate a quick check of these before you engage your swing.
And finally, we come full circle. Be patient with yourself and spend time practicing. If you do, you’ll realize the wonderful rewards that the game of golf returns in a much sooner fashion.
And the great thing is – it is people of all age groups, genders, race and social strata. I have really been enjoying working with every type of golfer.
The first aspect of the game of golf that I talk with about a person or group of people that are just beginning to take up the game is that learning to play golf is going to take some time and much patience. In fact, the patience part never goes away in this great game!
The second aspect (or at least real close to it) that I speak with beginning golfers about is practice; and the amount you spend with quality practice time will get you to the point in your game you want to be.
Everyone has different ambitions and expectations as to how far they want to take their game. Whether it’s just a spouse who wants to learn enough of the game and the golf swing to enjoy an afternoon with their significant other, or someone who one day wishes to play competitively, the game of golf can accommodate. But, it’s fundamentals and practice that will get you to your goal.
At its core of the game of golf is the golf swing. Your golf swing. How you start out learning the mechanics of the golf swing is crucial. Don’t skip the basics! Learn some fundamentals before you even begin to tackle the swing.
The grip, the stance, the setup to the ball, and your posture, is the foundation from which you must learn the golf swing. If you don’t spend the time early on ingraining these aspects into your physical psyche, you’ll not (if ever) consistently strike the golf ball. So, make sure when you are working with your instructor, you don’t just start whacking at balls. Make sure you build the proper foundation with the aforementioned elements.
When you do progress to actually swinging the club, I like to have people start with middle iron (usually a 6 or 7 iron). In my opinion, the middle iron is the best club to begin learning the golf swing. With a six iron, for example, the ball placement is in the middle of your stance. This means that as you progress to higher and lower irons you will have a benchmark to work from. Also down the road, if you swing begins to trouble you, I usually suggest that you get back to your basic neutral position club of the six iron and get your rhythm and timing back.
If you are just beginning, you must understand that the longer the shaft on the club, the longer it is going to take you to consistently and accurately hit the golf ball. It’s just the physics. I see way too many beginners want to rush to justice and hit the driver and they never learn the proper swing. Always learn, tune, and groove your swing with a middle iron. Then work to keep that mindset as you climb the ladder of your clubs.
From you middle iron placement your longer shafted clubs will find your ball placement more toward your front foot’s instep; while your shorter irons will have the ball work more toward the back foot’s instep.
But before you do any of this, make sure you start with your foundation. Make sure that when you speak with your teaching professional you let them know that you want to spend time with and make sure you understand the concepts of the grip, stance, alignment, and posture. This will ensure that you don’t build a house of cards with your golf swing that will always be tumbling apart.
Once you get past your first couple of lessons of working on the foundations, don’t forget them. Always, always, always, be cognizant of your grip, stance, alignment, and posture even as you begin developing your golf swing. Be sure to incorporate a quick check of these before you engage your swing.
And finally, we come full circle. Be patient with yourself and spend time practicing. If you do, you’ll realize the wonderful rewards that the game of golf returns in a much sooner fashion.
4 Ways To Beat The Long Hitter
1. Hit it straight
Nothing gets inside a long hitters head faster then a fairway hitting opponent. Chances are the long hitter is not the most accurate driver of the golf ball, keep the heat on by hitting the fairway as much as possible. If you have to use a hybrid club or a iron off the tee to keep the ball in the fairway, the mental edge of hitting the fairway outweighs the loss of distance.
2. Hit the green
Most of if not all of the time you will be hitting first, keep the heat on by hitting the green If he knows you are looking at birdie putts all day, it starts to wear on him
3. Have a good short game
The short game is the true equalizer on the golf course. If you have a sharp short game you can compete against any golfer on the planet.
4. Ignore his distance
Accept the fact the he hits the ball 50 to 60 yards past you. If you accept the fact that distance doesn’t matter, you will have another psychological advantage. What difference does it make if he is hitting a pitching wedge and you are hitting a 7 iron for your second shot? Golf is all about getting the ball in the hole in the fewest strokes, not how you got the ball in the fewest strokes.
When you are playing a match against a long hitter, and lets face it, with the technology in golf clubs, golf balls, strength training and nutrition, guys are hitting the ball 300 plus yards on a regular basis. The fact still remains that when you are on the golf course you are walking (or riding) with a bag of tools. It is just a matter of using the right tool for task at hand. Does it really matter what club it takes you to hit a golf ball 150 yards? Weather it’s a 6, 7,8 or 9 iron should not matter to you, and your opponents club selection should be the last thing from your mind during a match.
The pride of the long hitters game is hitting it long, so the fact that you can compete with him without having to hit the 300 yard drives is already a advantage in your favor if you choose to look at it that way. As a short hitter you should focus on keeping the pressure on as much as possible. The four steps that I have outlined will give you the mental edge that you need to negate the long drives that your opponent is blasting past you.
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Nothing gets inside a long hitters head faster then a fairway hitting opponent. Chances are the long hitter is not the most accurate driver of the golf ball, keep the heat on by hitting the fairway as much as possible. If you have to use a hybrid club or a iron off the tee to keep the ball in the fairway, the mental edge of hitting the fairway outweighs the loss of distance.
2. Hit the green
Most of if not all of the time you will be hitting first, keep the heat on by hitting the green If he knows you are looking at birdie putts all day, it starts to wear on him
3. Have a good short game
The short game is the true equalizer on the golf course. If you have a sharp short game you can compete against any golfer on the planet.
4. Ignore his distance
Accept the fact the he hits the ball 50 to 60 yards past you. If you accept the fact that distance doesn’t matter, you will have another psychological advantage. What difference does it make if he is hitting a pitching wedge and you are hitting a 7 iron for your second shot? Golf is all about getting the ball in the hole in the fewest strokes, not how you got the ball in the fewest strokes.
When you are playing a match against a long hitter, and lets face it, with the technology in golf clubs, golf balls, strength training and nutrition, guys are hitting the ball 300 plus yards on a regular basis. The fact still remains that when you are on the golf course you are walking (or riding) with a bag of tools. It is just a matter of using the right tool for task at hand. Does it really matter what club it takes you to hit a golf ball 150 yards? Weather it’s a 6, 7,8 or 9 iron should not matter to you, and your opponents club selection should be the last thing from your mind during a match.
The pride of the long hitters game is hitting it long, so the fact that you can compete with him without having to hit the 300 yard drives is already a advantage in your favor if you choose to look at it that way. As a short hitter you should focus on keeping the pressure on as much as possible. The four steps that I have outlined will give you the mental edge that you need to negate the long drives that your opponent is blasting past you.
http://www.AllGolf.org
Change Your Life With Some Great New Golf Tips
Good golfing means good golf tips and to find them there are some
definite things you need to do. The best golf tips may not grow on trees
but there are tons out there for you and all you have to do is look for
them, and not that hard either. They are literally everywhere! Some of
the best golf tips will be a little harder to find than some of the
others but you will have no problem finding hundreds of golf tips that
will change the way that you play golf forever. Of course the more time
you spend looking for your golf tips the more of them you are bound to
come across and keep in mind that the more you learn the better your
golf game is going to be.
SO golf tips can make a big difference, but where can you start your search for them? One of the first places that you should look for golf tips is online. There is a plethora of knowledge on the internet and it can all be yours if you type in a few simple keywords. After that all you need to do is a little light reading. There is no easier way for you to find out all of the top ways to play golf and win. You will be able to get answers to some of the golf questions that have been stumping you for years and years when you do the looking online. There is virtually nothing that you cannot find and learn from online in just a few minutes flat. That kinds of speed and efficiency is priceless, just think of all the time you will have left out there on the links!
Another fantastic place to get some great golf advice is at the local public library. You will find a billion books filled with golf tips and advice at the library and you will never have to pay for any of it. You can take out all of the books you want and they will all be totally free of charge! Not all libraries have the same books either, so be sure to look at more than one library to see all of the selection available to you free. You may be able to look at the books the library has available online too so ask at the library if they have online access. This way you will be able to save all kinds of time and energy. You can even get the books put on hold online often, this will allow you to make sure you get the books you want when you need them the most.
Remember that you can use library books for golf advice and tips even if you don’t have an actual library card. You will not be able to take them out of the building but they can be read inside as much as you want. You can even photocopy pages to take home if you want to.
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SO golf tips can make a big difference, but where can you start your search for them? One of the first places that you should look for golf tips is online. There is a plethora of knowledge on the internet and it can all be yours if you type in a few simple keywords. After that all you need to do is a little light reading. There is no easier way for you to find out all of the top ways to play golf and win. You will be able to get answers to some of the golf questions that have been stumping you for years and years when you do the looking online. There is virtually nothing that you cannot find and learn from online in just a few minutes flat. That kinds of speed and efficiency is priceless, just think of all the time you will have left out there on the links!
Another fantastic place to get some great golf advice is at the local public library. You will find a billion books filled with golf tips and advice at the library and you will never have to pay for any of it. You can take out all of the books you want and they will all be totally free of charge! Not all libraries have the same books either, so be sure to look at more than one library to see all of the selection available to you free. You may be able to look at the books the library has available online too so ask at the library if they have online access. This way you will be able to save all kinds of time and energy. You can even get the books put on hold online often, this will allow you to make sure you get the books you want when you need them the most.
Remember that you can use library books for golf advice and tips even if you don’t have an actual library card. You will not be able to take them out of the building but they can be read inside as much as you want. You can even photocopy pages to take home if you want to.
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I will show you how to knock 10 strokes off your golf in two weeks...
If you're anything like me you have endured the highs and lows of golf.
You've had moments of elation coupled with moments of frustration so
strong that you literally feel like crying.
A few years ago that's exactly what I was like. I had reached a
stage with my golf that I couldn't break 100 and one horrific round
showed a score of 110.
At that stage I made a pact with myself - I
either give it up all together or go all out to shoot par...
... in just 365 days...
The story of how I broke par in one year has been well documented
throughout the world. It has become an internet golfing forum
phenomenon as well as being featured in nearly every major golfing
magazine and the golf sections of the newspapers.
Todays Golfer
- the largest circulation golf magazine in the UK - thought the story
so incredible that they featured it twice and over a total of six full
pages.
My book "Dream On" (inspired by the words of Sam Torrance who
spoke to my playing partner about my challenge) has been the number one
best selling golf book in the UK for months.
It will be released in the
US (and hopefully South Africa) in Spring and we are currently in
negotiation with a major fiulm company about the film rights.
But "Dream On" is simply the story of the highs and lows of the year...
My intention was to chronicle the challenge in a hopefully
entertaining fashion that can be enjoyed by golfers and non golfers
alike. It is not a detailed break down of the techniques that I used to
take these 33 strokes off...
Those techniques are contained in my Break Par Blueprint ebook and video course...
I realised that many of the readers of "Dream On" were looking for
more information on exactly how I did this feat. They wanted to know
what practice techniques I used, how I learnt my swing and what were the
key things that they could apply to their own game.
In short they
wanted to apply what I learnt to their OWN game.
With that in mind last year I put together a 12 module course
highlighting exactly what I did to break par. Absolutely nothing was
held back.
I tentatively released the information (at a very high price
to discourage "tyre-kickers") to a select mailing list. I wanted to
see what the results might be. Really it was a test to see if the
techniques that I learnt could work for anyone.
The results were, to say the least, remarkable.
Many of the people
who too part in that original test had huge and almost instant
results.
Within seven days one participant HAD TAKEN EIGHT
STROKES OFF HIS PREVIOUS BEST! Others defeated playing partners who had
beaten them for years and a handful went on to win their club
championships and generally create mayhem in their local clubs.
For a variety of personal reasons I've held back
the information but am now prepared to release it again. I discovered
that one of the key benefits from the course was my active engagement
with the participants.
This requires time on my behalf and with my
business coaching and consulting business growing enormously in the past
12 months I wasn't capable of providing this time.
But that has changed now and the Break Par Blueprint information
and coaching club is ready for release once again - at a price so low I
think you'll think it is a miss-print!
What exactly is the Break Par Blueprint I hear you ask? (or at least mutter quietly and sceptically to yourself...)
Well, it's a twelve module video course covering each area of the
key skills I learnt. There's a lot to absorb and it's incredibly
important not to try and apply it at once. You can easily see huge improvements
in your golf simply by applying one or two of the modules. Some of the
previous members with the largest improvements did exactly that - they
kept it very simple.
The key thing to be aware of is that I will guide you, as long as
you stay a member, through the process to ensure you have success.
The twelve training modules break down as follows:
Module One - The "Secret"
The ultimate secret to getting good at golf, or indeed any sport, is a
concept that I used to scoff at. But during the 12 months this "secret"
slowly revealed itself to me in a number of extremely profound ways.
I found it in a vast amount of different sources too.
Not just from the
obvious places that a golfer would look, such as at Tiger Woods, but in
an article about a golfer with one arm and one leg who plays scratch
golf... he's actually a better golfer now than he was BEFORE his accident!
I came across it again in an article about Donald Trump and, perhaps
most notably of all, I had it finally and very strongly reinforced the night before I finally shot par.
I guarantee that if I hadn't grasped this concept properly I simply
would not have been able to break par. It's that important.
If you only pay attention to this one thing thing you'll change your golf forever.
Module Two - The Basics
The Break Par Blueprint is NOT and never will be a traditional swing
instruction course.
There are plenty of great pros out there who can
teach you the fundamentals of a swing in a fairly short period of time.
But what I did learn was EXACTLY what was important and what you need to
focus on to create a truly replicable swing.
I learnt the Three Simple
Basics to focus on which make a world of a difference.
Rules For Playing Golf
GOLF's HOME IN SCOTLAND
Although the origins of golf is connected with Scotland, historians have deemed former accounts of golf are noted in history as far back as the Roman Empire. Golf also popped up in numerous other locations, such as the Holland. From its filiation, golf was a competition with rigorous clothing - no jersey wholesalers necessary for this burgeoning sport.
The 1st golf club in the world was organized in Scotland - the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, in 1744. The club prescribed the first set of laws of the golf. About ten years later, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in St. Andrews turned the authorised administering organ for the golf.
Though there are reports of golf near this time in the American colonies, the 1st golf club in North America actually was founded in Canada in Montreal in 1873. Golf clubs developed in the following years in USA and the United States Golf Association was soon constructed. The USGA and the Royal and Ancient are now the frist-class ruling agencies in the world of golf.
GOLF RULES
From its first days, golf has been a sport unlike from many others. There is no physical contact in golf, and courtesy and propriety are two of the most essential fundamentals of golf.
Until the 1940s, golf athlete wore shirts and ties, a nightmare situation for the jersey wholesalers who are such a part of many of today's sports.
Golf occurs on a course that normally has eighteen holes with groups of between 2 and 4 golf players. The laws of golf prescribe that golf athletes can carry no more than fourteen clubs. Today's laws also detail what type of technology is allowed in golf clubs.
The golf holes vary in distance from about one hundred and thirty yards to over 600 yards. Each hole is designated a great many strokes that represents "par", or the typical acceptable score on that hole. The number of strokes ranges for 3 to 5.
The objective of golf is for athletes to get the ball from the tee to the green, and then into the hole, in the fewest total strokes. Many courses have par totals for the round between seventy and seventy-two. A player who beats par on a hole by 1 stroke gets a "birdie"; while scoring two strokes under par on a hole is called an "eagle" and is uncommon. A player who strikes the tee shot into the hole on a Par 3 hole records an eagle that is called a "hole-in-one".
A stroke-play match is determined by the athlete with the lowest total strokes for the eighteen-holes. Professional golf tournaments normally span over 4 days. In match play golf, a golf athlete plays heads-up against his or her challenger.
The golf player who wins the most holes is declared the victor of the match. If there is a tie after eighteen holes, the match carries on until the first athlete wins a hole.
Golf, once named the gentlemen's game, has much of the flavor of its beginning years. Golf athletes don't wear ties, but the outfits are more formal and rules rely on golf athletes penalizing themselves.
Although the origins of golf is connected with Scotland, historians have deemed former accounts of golf are noted in history as far back as the Roman Empire. Golf also popped up in numerous other locations, such as the Holland. From its filiation, golf was a competition with rigorous clothing - no jersey wholesalers necessary for this burgeoning sport.
The 1st golf club in the world was organized in Scotland - the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, in 1744. The club prescribed the first set of laws of the golf. About ten years later, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in St. Andrews turned the authorised administering organ for the golf.
Though there are reports of golf near this time in the American colonies, the 1st golf club in North America actually was founded in Canada in Montreal in 1873. Golf clubs developed in the following years in USA and the United States Golf Association was soon constructed. The USGA and the Royal and Ancient are now the frist-class ruling agencies in the world of golf.
GOLF RULES
From its first days, golf has been a sport unlike from many others. There is no physical contact in golf, and courtesy and propriety are two of the most essential fundamentals of golf.
Until the 1940s, golf athlete wore shirts and ties, a nightmare situation for the jersey wholesalers who are such a part of many of today's sports.
Golf occurs on a course that normally has eighteen holes with groups of between 2 and 4 golf players. The laws of golf prescribe that golf athletes can carry no more than fourteen clubs. Today's laws also detail what type of technology is allowed in golf clubs.
The golf holes vary in distance from about one hundred and thirty yards to over 600 yards. Each hole is designated a great many strokes that represents "par", or the typical acceptable score on that hole. The number of strokes ranges for 3 to 5.
The objective of golf is for athletes to get the ball from the tee to the green, and then into the hole, in the fewest total strokes. Many courses have par totals for the round between seventy and seventy-two. A player who beats par on a hole by 1 stroke gets a "birdie"; while scoring two strokes under par on a hole is called an "eagle" and is uncommon. A player who strikes the tee shot into the hole on a Par 3 hole records an eagle that is called a "hole-in-one".
A stroke-play match is determined by the athlete with the lowest total strokes for the eighteen-holes. Professional golf tournaments normally span over 4 days. In match play golf, a golf athlete plays heads-up against his or her challenger.
The golf player who wins the most holes is declared the victor of the match. If there is a tie after eighteen holes, the match carries on until the first athlete wins a hole.
Golf, once named the gentlemen's game, has much of the flavor of its beginning years. Golf athletes don't wear ties, but the outfits are more formal and rules rely on golf athletes penalizing themselves.
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The Golf Etiquette Confessional
I am a beginner. So far I've played two rounds and both times I was fortunate to be playing
with a close friend and experienced golfer who helped me understand the concepts of "pace of
play" and some golf etiquette. During my second round of golf, on the 9th hole (directly in
front of the clubhouse) I was very excited that I had finally done something "with a NAME!", I
had double-bogeyed a par 4.
In my excitement I grabbed my pull cart and rolled it across the green about eight feet until my friend, realizing my mistake, yelled at me to get my pull cart off the green. I was horrified at my transgression. Then, one of the pros from the clubhouse who had seen my mistake, comes flying out of the clubhouse, gets in my face and screams at me using foul language and ends his tirade by "...don't bother coming back."
After letting myself recoup for a couple of minutes, I went into the clubhouse, found the man and apologized profusely, telling him that this was just my second time out and as hard as I am trying I just don't know or remember all of the rules or etiquette of the game. I came as close to groveling as I am capable of doing. He grudgingly accepted my apology, but frankly I have little desire to play that course again. In short, I learned a valuable lesson; but the way I was treated by this "pro" made me not only want to beat him senseless, but to give up the game altogether. After all, I don't recall a sign in the clubhouse that read "experienced golfers only"...
Will
Omaha, NE
It must be hard for club pro's, who see bad behavior all the time, to distinguish between when it is being committed by people who don't care, and people who don't know. Don't give up the game. You learned an important lesson, now go out and get a bogey, then a par -- but keep that good golf etiquette in mind too!
*****
I had been playing golf for about 6 months and was playing in a mixed foursome.
About half-way round, and having one of the best games of my, then, short golf career, I put my approach shot into a greenside bunker and then proceeded to take 5 shots to get out. I didn't bother to check where the ball finished and in a fit of temper hurled my sandwedge towards the next tee some 50 yards away.
My playing partners had remained silent thoughout this painful episode and still waited quietly while I took several deep breaths to calm myself. Back in control I looked around for my ball but couldn't see it anywhere.
"Where's my ball," I asked.
"Over there in the sand," answered one of my playing partners pointing to a bunker on the other side of the green.
Obviously I was too embarrassed to retrieve my sandwedge and so had to dig my ball out onto the green with a pitching wedge.
Needless to say, I have never lost my temper on the course nor thrown a club since........
Mal
This is known as "instant Karma."
*****
I once hit a shot with a 5-wood to a par-3 green while there were still people on that green. I didn't think I could reach, but I hit a guy on the fly. (No, not on the fly of his pants, I mean the ball hit him before it landed. I actually hit him on his lower back - right side.) He was very angry. I could have waited, but I was rushing because there was a group coming up behind us. I should have waited and I'm sorry.
Jim Corbett
Mr. Golf Etiquette
(It's true. Even Mr. Golf Etiquette makes mistakes. Hopefully, by being first to confess, it will make it easier for readers to step up and do so, too.)
*****
It was 15 or 20 years ago, but this community course I play, when you finish the 13th, then the 14th tee is out sight but not out of range as it is to the right. And most of duffers slice or push to the right. Well, I was ready to tee off on the 14th and saw the group coming off the 13th and should have waited but hit, and I hit this one player whom I knew, in the back of the neck. I have joked about since, but it really wasn't funny.
Then just recently I yelled at a player in my foursome who had gotten ahead of me and I chipping onto the green and she pulled the pin before I was set to hit. While she was wrong, I should have treated it more calmly.
Thank you
Van Berkeley
After 15 years, you can now go with a clear conscience. Actually, Mr. Golf Etiquette once heard of a person who thought the game was a pain in the neck. That must have been the golfer you hit. It feels better to get it off your chest, though, doesn't it?
*****
I was playing my third round of golf (ever) with two experienced players. My pace of play was fairly slow. We let two groups of two play through in the first 8 holes. On the 9th whole I sliced a drive onto the driving range. I wasn't about to go after that one. My second attempted tee shot landed in a bunker.
The 9th and 1st holes run parallel in opposite directions with rough in between. A group shooting from the 1st tee had lost a ball in the rough. All 4 players were looking for it. Unfortunately the rough was between my ball and the 9th green. I was forced to wait for those players to clear the line of play before I could make my shot. A twosome behind me began screaming at me from the 9th tee to "hurry up, come on, get on with it."
Once the players had cleared, I hit to the green. As I'm making my first putt a shot lands two feet from me, hit by the screamer behind me. I have to confess that I picked up his ball and threw it in the lake. I finished putting and cleared the green. This guy then proceeded to lecture me about the pace of play, screaming at me for taking a second tee shot, then screaming at me or waiting for the players to clear the rough before I hit through them.
Thanks
Kurt
Mr. Golf Etiquette will file this one in the "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" file. Sometimes swift justice feels right at the time, but then again, it can lead to greater problems later.
*****
I have a habit of playing golf with my cell phone turned on even though I know it's annoying to other golfers. I started doing without thinking, but when someone told me to turn it off I left it on out of spite. I'll turn it off from now on.
Name withheld
(The rule of thumb we live by seems to be, "Just don't tell me what to do." We need to be bigger about abiding by the rules of etiquette both on and off the golf course. Think of how many lives will be saved on the highways.)
*****
Dear Mr. Golf Etiquette,
I got so angry one time because I missed a short putt that I took the ball out of the hole and threw it with all my might into the surface of the green. I felt so bad. No one said anything to me, but I know the other golfers in my group were shocked.
Frank Regal
(Hopefully you repaired the ball mark!)
*****
Hello,
I confess that when I first started playing golf religiously, I had much to learn with regards to etiquette. I had a habit of taking my practice swings while my partner was getting ready to tee off. One time I took a practice swing and sent the divot right into my partners face and some of it went into his mouth. He basically told me that my golf etiquette sucked and he didn't say too many words to me throughout the course. This definitely woke me up!
The second disaster I had in golf was when I was on a green and I was having severe problems with my putting. It was a par 3 and my tee shot sat 3 feet from the pin. One would think that this was an automatic birdie. I couldn't believe that it took a 3-putt to finish the hole. I was so angry that I through my putter up in the air behind me and it bounced off of the green right into my partners face. His lip bled and my face was the color of his blood. I felt 2 inches high. I swore from that moment that I would become a complete golfer and I have been. As a matter of fact, my game has significantly improved, I believe, due to being more relaxed and having some etiqutte on the course.
David
(Becoming a complete golfer - and human - is the goal to which we should all aspire. The first step on the path of that journey is to recognize your areas of weakness and begin the process of improvement. You are taking the rights steps. Thank you!)
*****
I am essentially a beginner, and I was playing as a guest on an unfamiliar course (where my friend is a new member, no less). I hit a nasty hook off the tee that disappeared to my left over a small ridge with shrubs on top. Not realizing there was something on the other side (and being unsure of the etiquette of yelling), I did not yell "fore." Unfortunately, there was a green right there, and I hit a player in the leg.
I apologized profusely (there, on the spot, and in the 19th hole afterward), but I still felt (feel?) like a complete dope.
Name withheld by request (and bag is still on his head).
Now that you have confessed you can forgive yourself. Learning can be a painful experience -- in this case it was painful for someone esle.
In my excitement I grabbed my pull cart and rolled it across the green about eight feet until my friend, realizing my mistake, yelled at me to get my pull cart off the green. I was horrified at my transgression. Then, one of the pros from the clubhouse who had seen my mistake, comes flying out of the clubhouse, gets in my face and screams at me using foul language and ends his tirade by "...don't bother coming back."
After letting myself recoup for a couple of minutes, I went into the clubhouse, found the man and apologized profusely, telling him that this was just my second time out and as hard as I am trying I just don't know or remember all of the rules or etiquette of the game. I came as close to groveling as I am capable of doing. He grudgingly accepted my apology, but frankly I have little desire to play that course again. In short, I learned a valuable lesson; but the way I was treated by this "pro" made me not only want to beat him senseless, but to give up the game altogether. After all, I don't recall a sign in the clubhouse that read "experienced golfers only"...
Will
Omaha, NE
It must be hard for club pro's, who see bad behavior all the time, to distinguish between when it is being committed by people who don't care, and people who don't know. Don't give up the game. You learned an important lesson, now go out and get a bogey, then a par -- but keep that good golf etiquette in mind too!
*****
I had been playing golf for about 6 months and was playing in a mixed foursome.
About half-way round, and having one of the best games of my, then, short golf career, I put my approach shot into a greenside bunker and then proceeded to take 5 shots to get out. I didn't bother to check where the ball finished and in a fit of temper hurled my sandwedge towards the next tee some 50 yards away.
My playing partners had remained silent thoughout this painful episode and still waited quietly while I took several deep breaths to calm myself. Back in control I looked around for my ball but couldn't see it anywhere.
"Where's my ball," I asked.
"Over there in the sand," answered one of my playing partners pointing to a bunker on the other side of the green.
Obviously I was too embarrassed to retrieve my sandwedge and so had to dig my ball out onto the green with a pitching wedge.
Needless to say, I have never lost my temper on the course nor thrown a club since........
Mal
This is known as "instant Karma."
*****
I once hit a shot with a 5-wood to a par-3 green while there were still people on that green. I didn't think I could reach, but I hit a guy on the fly. (No, not on the fly of his pants, I mean the ball hit him before it landed. I actually hit him on his lower back - right side.) He was very angry. I could have waited, but I was rushing because there was a group coming up behind us. I should have waited and I'm sorry.
Jim Corbett
Mr. Golf Etiquette
(It's true. Even Mr. Golf Etiquette makes mistakes. Hopefully, by being first to confess, it will make it easier for readers to step up and do so, too.)
*****
It was 15 or 20 years ago, but this community course I play, when you finish the 13th, then the 14th tee is out sight but not out of range as it is to the right. And most of duffers slice or push to the right. Well, I was ready to tee off on the 14th and saw the group coming off the 13th and should have waited but hit, and I hit this one player whom I knew, in the back of the neck. I have joked about since, but it really wasn't funny.
Then just recently I yelled at a player in my foursome who had gotten ahead of me and I chipping onto the green and she pulled the pin before I was set to hit. While she was wrong, I should have treated it more calmly.
Thank you
Van Berkeley
After 15 years, you can now go with a clear conscience. Actually, Mr. Golf Etiquette once heard of a person who thought the game was a pain in the neck. That must have been the golfer you hit. It feels better to get it off your chest, though, doesn't it?
*****
I was playing my third round of golf (ever) with two experienced players. My pace of play was fairly slow. We let two groups of two play through in the first 8 holes. On the 9th whole I sliced a drive onto the driving range. I wasn't about to go after that one. My second attempted tee shot landed in a bunker.
The 9th and 1st holes run parallel in opposite directions with rough in between. A group shooting from the 1st tee had lost a ball in the rough. All 4 players were looking for it. Unfortunately the rough was between my ball and the 9th green. I was forced to wait for those players to clear the line of play before I could make my shot. A twosome behind me began screaming at me from the 9th tee to "hurry up, come on, get on with it."
Once the players had cleared, I hit to the green. As I'm making my first putt a shot lands two feet from me, hit by the screamer behind me. I have to confess that I picked up his ball and threw it in the lake. I finished putting and cleared the green. This guy then proceeded to lecture me about the pace of play, screaming at me for taking a second tee shot, then screaming at me or waiting for the players to clear the rough before I hit through them.
Thanks
Kurt
Mr. Golf Etiquette will file this one in the "Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right" file. Sometimes swift justice feels right at the time, but then again, it can lead to greater problems later.
*****
I have a habit of playing golf with my cell phone turned on even though I know it's annoying to other golfers. I started doing without thinking, but when someone told me to turn it off I left it on out of spite. I'll turn it off from now on.
Name withheld
(The rule of thumb we live by seems to be, "Just don't tell me what to do." We need to be bigger about abiding by the rules of etiquette both on and off the golf course. Think of how many lives will be saved on the highways.)
*****
Dear Mr. Golf Etiquette,
I got so angry one time because I missed a short putt that I took the ball out of the hole and threw it with all my might into the surface of the green. I felt so bad. No one said anything to me, but I know the other golfers in my group were shocked.
Frank Regal
(Hopefully you repaired the ball mark!)
*****
Hello,
I confess that when I first started playing golf religiously, I had much to learn with regards to etiquette. I had a habit of taking my practice swings while my partner was getting ready to tee off. One time I took a practice swing and sent the divot right into my partners face and some of it went into his mouth. He basically told me that my golf etiquette sucked and he didn't say too many words to me throughout the course. This definitely woke me up!
The second disaster I had in golf was when I was on a green and I was having severe problems with my putting. It was a par 3 and my tee shot sat 3 feet from the pin. One would think that this was an automatic birdie. I couldn't believe that it took a 3-putt to finish the hole. I was so angry that I through my putter up in the air behind me and it bounced off of the green right into my partners face. His lip bled and my face was the color of his blood. I felt 2 inches high. I swore from that moment that I would become a complete golfer and I have been. As a matter of fact, my game has significantly improved, I believe, due to being more relaxed and having some etiqutte on the course.
David
(Becoming a complete golfer - and human - is the goal to which we should all aspire. The first step on the path of that journey is to recognize your areas of weakness and begin the process of improvement. You are taking the rights steps. Thank you!)
*****
I am essentially a beginner, and I was playing as a guest on an unfamiliar course (where my friend is a new member, no less). I hit a nasty hook off the tee that disappeared to my left over a small ridge with shrubs on top. Not realizing there was something on the other side (and being unsure of the etiquette of yelling), I did not yell "fore." Unfortunately, there was a green right there, and I hit a player in the leg.
I apologized profusely (there, on the spot, and in the 19th hole afterward), but I still felt (feel?) like a complete dope.
Name withheld by request (and bag is still on his head).
Now that you have confessed you can forgive yourself. Learning can be a painful experience -- in this case it was painful for someone esle.
Do Golf Lessons Really Help
For many years I would go to Phoenix Arizona between Christmas and New
Years to visit some relatives and friends. Every year my friend Ray and I
would play golf at least 3 times during my stay and every year it would
be a contest to see who won the most games.
Over the years, I think we were about equally matched, we each had our good games and bad games, but over all I won more games then Ray did.
One year I won all three game of golf and I could tell that Ray was a little frustrated. The last night of our stay, we met back at Ray’s house for supper and Ray said if he couldn’t beat me at golf, he’ll beat me at Chess. Well, I hadn’t played Chess for years, but for some reason, I won all the games and Ray was even more frustrated, but we were still friends.
The following year, Ray called me at home right before I left for Phoenix. He told me our first golf game tee time was the number one spot, early the next morning. After driving to Phoenix, knowing I had to get up early, I made sure I had everything ready for the next morning.
The next morning I drove over to Ray’s house and when I got there he was waiting for me and was real eager for us to get going to the golf course. He put his clubs in the car, got in the car and started putting on his golf shoes while I was driving. When we got to the course, he had me drop him off at the club house before I parked the car and said he would meet me at the driving range.
After parking my car I went to the club house, signed in, grabbed a cup of coffee, got my golf cart and drove to the driving range. By the time I got there, Ray had already gone through his worm up exercises and almost finished hitting most of his practice balls. He then told me to hurry up and put my golf shoes on and take a few practice shots that we had to get going. I ask him why he was in such a rush and he said he just wanted to get started playing.
Normally we would take our time, BS for awhile, joke around and just have fun. But this time was different, Ray was real anxious and focused on getting started and I couldn’t help but wonder why. After taking about three practice shots and gulping down my coffee, we drove over to the first hole. Ray said he wanted to tee off first and I said okay because I still needed to stretch and wake up.
Well, I found out why Ray didn’t say much and wanted to get started that morning. He teed up, took a couple of practice swings, stepped up to the ball, swung and hit the ball. I watched the ball take off and after it looked like it would level off, it kicked in the after burners and kept on going. It was one of the best shots I had ever seen, on or off television.
After Ray took his shot, I looked at him and ask, when did you learn how to do that. He looked at me with a big grin on his face and said, I have been taking lessons almost every day since you left last year. He said he was so frustrated at himself, that know matter how hard he tried to beat me, it just wasn’t enough. So, he said he made himself a new years resolution, that know matter what it took, he was going to learn how to play golf better.
Needless to say, Ray was a lot better then he ever was and for me, well, Ray had to wait for me on almost every green until I got there. So, to answer the question, do golf lessons really help?
I had taken a few lessons, that’s why I was able to beat Ray most of the time before.
Over the years, I think we were about equally matched, we each had our good games and bad games, but over all I won more games then Ray did.
One year I won all three game of golf and I could tell that Ray was a little frustrated. The last night of our stay, we met back at Ray’s house for supper and Ray said if he couldn’t beat me at golf, he’ll beat me at Chess. Well, I hadn’t played Chess for years, but for some reason, I won all the games and Ray was even more frustrated, but we were still friends.
The following year, Ray called me at home right before I left for Phoenix. He told me our first golf game tee time was the number one spot, early the next morning. After driving to Phoenix, knowing I had to get up early, I made sure I had everything ready for the next morning.
The next morning I drove over to Ray’s house and when I got there he was waiting for me and was real eager for us to get going to the golf course. He put his clubs in the car, got in the car and started putting on his golf shoes while I was driving. When we got to the course, he had me drop him off at the club house before I parked the car and said he would meet me at the driving range.
After parking my car I went to the club house, signed in, grabbed a cup of coffee, got my golf cart and drove to the driving range. By the time I got there, Ray had already gone through his worm up exercises and almost finished hitting most of his practice balls. He then told me to hurry up and put my golf shoes on and take a few practice shots that we had to get going. I ask him why he was in such a rush and he said he just wanted to get started playing.
Normally we would take our time, BS for awhile, joke around and just have fun. But this time was different, Ray was real anxious and focused on getting started and I couldn’t help but wonder why. After taking about three practice shots and gulping down my coffee, we drove over to the first hole. Ray said he wanted to tee off first and I said okay because I still needed to stretch and wake up.
Well, I found out why Ray didn’t say much and wanted to get started that morning. He teed up, took a couple of practice swings, stepped up to the ball, swung and hit the ball. I watched the ball take off and after it looked like it would level off, it kicked in the after burners and kept on going. It was one of the best shots I had ever seen, on or off television.
After Ray took his shot, I looked at him and ask, when did you learn how to do that. He looked at me with a big grin on his face and said, I have been taking lessons almost every day since you left last year. He said he was so frustrated at himself, that know matter how hard he tried to beat me, it just wasn’t enough. So, he said he made himself a new years resolution, that know matter what it took, he was going to learn how to play golf better.
Needless to say, Ray was a lot better then he ever was and for me, well, Ray had to wait for me on almost every green until I got there. So, to answer the question, do golf lessons really help?
I had taken a few lessons, that’s why I was able to beat Ray most of the time before.
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