There is a lot of technology that goes in to the development of many golf products, from the clubs to the golf balls, which have more technological input than any other type of sports ball.
Sometimes you wonder where it might end but there is a lot more exciting development yet to come.
Imagine never having to worry about losing your golf ball again, unless of course it lands in a water hazard.
GPS tracking might be the next step to help you find your golf ball no matter where you might hit it.
The technology is already there to embed devices into golf balls so they can be tracked via GPS.
There will be the inevitable increase in price but think of all the money that you could save by never losing a ball again.
If you consider the number of balls that are recovered on golf courses each week that could add up to a substantial saving across the board.
As these devices become smaller and smaller their applications become more plausible with items such as balls that can be tracked.
There would be a market for such a ball, and where there is a demand someone will certainly decide to supply it sooner or later.
With advances in club designs we might all be driving as far as the Pros of today helped by the constant development of balls that are easier to hit and travel further in the process.
There is one thing that will always make golf a continuous challenge that we will never fully master and that is the human factor.
We can have all the best golf clubs, balls, shoes and more and still make a mess of the simplest shot.
And that is why so many people all around the world go out week after week and try to master the game.
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Showing posts with label Add Variety to Your Practice. Show all posts
Get a Grip On Your Game
More precisely the title of this should be to get the 'Right Grip' and that means get one that is specifically correct for you.
You can't expect the grip on your golf club to be the optimum size for both you and someone else with bigger or smaller hands.
How can the grip on the golf clubs of a large man be the right size for both him and that tiny old lady playing alongside him?
What is right for her will probably be too small for him and a grip that is too small will make him tend to hold the club too tight.
Instantly there will be a problem with his swing if he is holding too tight.
Just changing the grip to a bigger one can alter a game dramatically.
Your hands are your link to the golf clubs and everything that goes on below that point.
Your contact point with the clubs needs to be correct if you are expected to play well.
Don't be satisfied with the grips that the manufacturers supply, as they will offer a standard size to suit the majority of buyers.
You need to go one step further and find a grip that will allow you to control the club comfortably without having to hold it so hard that your game suffers.
A slippery grip will force you to hold too tight and that is something you don't want to contend with while you are playing.
Get grips for your clubs that are not only suited in size but also in the type of materials used as this can determine how tight you will hold them.
In addition to this, you need to warm up your wrists before play to ensure they are relaxed and ready for action.
Performing a few simple warm up exercises of rolling your wrist while holding your club lightly will help to reduce the possibility of injury.
You can't expect the grip on your golf club to be the optimum size for both you and someone else with bigger or smaller hands.
How can the grip on the golf clubs of a large man be the right size for both him and that tiny old lady playing alongside him?
What is right for her will probably be too small for him and a grip that is too small will make him tend to hold the club too tight.
Instantly there will be a problem with his swing if he is holding too tight.
Just changing the grip to a bigger one can alter a game dramatically.
Your hands are your link to the golf clubs and everything that goes on below that point.
Your contact point with the clubs needs to be correct if you are expected to play well.
Don't be satisfied with the grips that the manufacturers supply, as they will offer a standard size to suit the majority of buyers.
You need to go one step further and find a grip that will allow you to control the club comfortably without having to hold it so hard that your game suffers.
A slippery grip will force you to hold too tight and that is something you don't want to contend with while you are playing.
Get grips for your clubs that are not only suited in size but also in the type of materials used as this can determine how tight you will hold them.
In addition to this, you need to warm up your wrists before play to ensure they are relaxed and ready for action.
Performing a few simple warm up exercises of rolling your wrist while holding your club lightly will help to reduce the possibility of injury.
How to Get a Hole in One?
I've played some excellent golfers in my time but none impressed me quite like the old guy I played with on a weekend tournament.
Soon after we started he hit a hole in one and while everyone else was impressed he didn't seem overly excited.
Assuming it was his first hole in one, we all congratulated him only to find out that he had hit many holes in one in his playing career.
"How did he do it so often" was the question everyone asked.
Simple - everyone else was trying to hit his or her golf ball into a small hole and he was shooting for a bucket.
Let me explain. He always visualized the hole as the size of the bucket and having that mindset made it possible for him to get so many holes in one.
After hearing that way of thinking I immediately used the same visualization for myself that day.
I didn't get any holes in one but my putting was out of this world.
Every time I got on the green I knew the ball was going to land inside that huge hole, the size of a bucket, I could see in front of me.
It's a fact that good golf is more about your mind than any other factor.
Sure you have to know how to hit a golf ball correctly.
You need to have a good stance and swing, but those things can be taught to anyone.
If you can master your mind you will master the game of golf and that's why so many people go back to the golf course week after week.
They never seem to quite master it completely and there is a challenge with every stroke.
I am still shooting for my first hole in one, but in the meantime my handicap has come down considerably, except when I let my mind play the wrong games on the course.
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Soon after we started he hit a hole in one and while everyone else was impressed he didn't seem overly excited.
Assuming it was his first hole in one, we all congratulated him only to find out that he had hit many holes in one in his playing career.
"How did he do it so often" was the question everyone asked.
Simple - everyone else was trying to hit his or her golf ball into a small hole and he was shooting for a bucket.
Let me explain. He always visualized the hole as the size of the bucket and having that mindset made it possible for him to get so many holes in one.
After hearing that way of thinking I immediately used the same visualization for myself that day.
I didn't get any holes in one but my putting was out of this world.
Every time I got on the green I knew the ball was going to land inside that huge hole, the size of a bucket, I could see in front of me.
It's a fact that good golf is more about your mind than any other factor.
Sure you have to know how to hit a golf ball correctly.
You need to have a good stance and swing, but those things can be taught to anyone.
If you can master your mind you will master the game of golf and that's why so many people go back to the golf course week after week.
They never seem to quite master it completely and there is a challenge with every stroke.
I am still shooting for my first hole in one, but in the meantime my handicap has come down considerably, except when I let my mind play the wrong games on the course.
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Add Variety to Your Practice
I see many golfers practicing the same shots over and over again.
That's Ok if it is an area that needs concentrated attention, and the more you practice a shot the better you will become at it.
If you practice a shot enough you will virtually do it on autopilot when you get to the course, but you must also remember that variety will make you a better all round golfer.
The more techniques that you can master the better you will be on competition day.
You can do this by trying new techniques when you practice.
Observe the results you get when you use different clubs or try different techniques.
Try adding some spin to the ball and see how this affects the flight.
Use different types of golf balls to see whether your level of expertise has changed and allowed you to get more benefit from the different ball compressions.
Even consider testing new golf clubs.
As your game progresses, so will your need to change equipment accordingly.
You won't want to be using the same clubs you had when you started playing and you will probably not want to be using the same golf balls either.
Better equipment will allow you to make shots that weren't possible before, and practice will help get you to the next level where you can take advantage of this equipment.
Try adding more backspin to your shots and see if this helps position the ball better for the next shot and offer more control on faster courses.
Your practice time should also be a time where you allow yourself the opportunity to experiment and try to broaden your game.
Having the ability to add spin to the ball might be the difference between hitting a tree and landing on the green.
You can never learn too much in the game of golf.
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That's Ok if it is an area that needs concentrated attention, and the more you practice a shot the better you will become at it.
If you practice a shot enough you will virtually do it on autopilot when you get to the course, but you must also remember that variety will make you a better all round golfer.
The more techniques that you can master the better you will be on competition day.
You can do this by trying new techniques when you practice.
Observe the results you get when you use different clubs or try different techniques.
Try adding some spin to the ball and see how this affects the flight.
Use different types of golf balls to see whether your level of expertise has changed and allowed you to get more benefit from the different ball compressions.
Even consider testing new golf clubs.
As your game progresses, so will your need to change equipment accordingly.
You won't want to be using the same clubs you had when you started playing and you will probably not want to be using the same golf balls either.
Better equipment will allow you to make shots that weren't possible before, and practice will help get you to the next level where you can take advantage of this equipment.
Try adding more backspin to your shots and see if this helps position the ball better for the next shot and offer more control on faster courses.
Your practice time should also be a time where you allow yourself the opportunity to experiment and try to broaden your game.
Having the ability to add spin to the ball might be the difference between hitting a tree and landing on the green.
You can never learn too much in the game of golf.
READ MORE
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