If this sounds like you, and believe me you are not the only one, then do you expect to play well? Or do you think that bad round was just one of those days?
Preparation is key if you want to play golf to the best of your ability. Someone once said "Fail to prepare and you prepare to fail" They were right. Rushing into any endeavour without prior thought is a sure fire way to fall flat on your a**. Do you think Tiger just turns up? No, he plans a golf match with military precision, everything he can do to eliminate errors, he will do and that's why he's number one.
We are not all gifted with the time or facilities to prepare like Tiger but that is no reason why we cannot do our best to rid ourselves of some of those silly errors that can wreck a score card. How do we prepare for our best golf?
Arrive at the golf course in plenty of time. Eliminate haste as you should be relaxed and ready to play your best golf.
1) Stretch; stretching calms and relaxes the body and mind as well as helping to prevent injuries to stiff muscles. Stretching allows the body to work to it's best so making your swing smoother and more consistent. Stretching should not be confined to the start of the round but continued throughout the game.
2) Spend time on the practice putting green. This green will be similar in condition to the real greens and time spent here will give you valuable information on the likely speed of your putts so making it easier to get it right when you need to.
3) Allow for some chipping practice also, your flexibility and speed varies and so practice here will let you gauge your shots on to the greens and remember a chip should be considered a putt with a hop. Go for the hole every time.
4) Finally bang a few balls down the driving range or into the nets, this will open up your chest and really allow you to swing into those 300 yard drives.
Stroll to the first tee and take a couple of deep, calming breaths as you watch your playing partner pull out his clubs and scramble to the tee. Give these simple tips a try and see how your golf game improves. Most importantly, golf is not a race, enjoy it.
Golfers come in all sizes and shapes. Yet there are a lot of golfers who attempt to play the game of golf with clubs that do not match their body type or swing style.
When it comes to playing your best game hitting a bucket of balls at the golf-range or practicing your chip shot for hours will not help if the clubs you are using are not the right length or type.
Having properly fitted clubs can dramatically increase your level of play. When your body type and club length are matched you will find hitting the ball with your natural swing is a lot easier. The golf swing will often separate a low handicap golfer from a high handicap golfer.
The clubs you buy in a pro shop are usually one size fits all and are generally geared toward golfers of average build and weight who can hit a 6 iron about 160 yards. So before you invest in buying golf clubs spend a little time in a pro shop and ask a professional what type of clubs may be right for your size and height.
Custom fitting involves some key factors that can be learned from an assessment of your game by either someone in a golf pro shop or a golf teaching professional. The most common elements taken into account include: gender, height, and distance from your wrist to the floor, age, and handicap or skill level, in addition to some other factors.
Gender determines the correct fitting scale for standard length clubs. Then your height and the distance in inches from your wrist to the floor are used together to determine the length of a set of golf club that is appropriate for you. On average about 80% of golfers is standard length.
All of these dimensions ultimately can determine the type club shaft and length appropriate for you.
Club fitting does not take a long time to do. You can get fitted for golf clubs in some cases in 15-20 minutes. Yet depending on the pro shop and the skill level of your game you can sometimes spend a half hour to a day getting fitted for clubs.
Usually there is no cost associated with club fitting at a pro shop. Pro shops are going to fit you especially if you intend to buy clubs from them. Yet you may still run into some golf shops that will charge a fee.
Once you know the type of clubs you should have you also can buy your golf clubs online.
You can find different shaft type and dimensions for golf clubs on most online golf retail shops.
Understanding the types of clubs you need and the proper lengths will go a long way in improving your game.
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