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Improving your golf score

Posted in Golf, Golf News on June 30th, 2006

Improving your golf score

In all sports, it is essential that you warm up properly to attain the best performance. If you go to any professional or even amateur sporting event, you will see competing athletes doing pre-game warm-ups. Golfers, especially those in the professional level, are not different from them. When tour professionals are about to begin their first tee, they would have made full warm-ups to be able to make their best swings.

However, most amateurs have their “warm-ups” done by racing from their autos to the shop and check in, then dashing to their first tee, in just about five minutes. Most of the time, this is followed by an unsteady and inconsistent play for the first holes, ending up with another lackluster round. The result: Disappointing golf scores.

Here are some tips for you for improving your golf score.

• First, go to the golf course as early as possible. You need time in taking care of your matters in the shop, in using the restroom, changing clothes and shoes, among others. It is crucial that you do not feel pressured or rushed, allowing you to get warmed up at a relaxed pace. Remember that your warm-up time sets your mood and tempo throughout the day, so just relax and move slowly. A minimum of an hour or two before you begin hitting your first tee would probably help you get a nice and relaxed warm-up.

• Start your warm-up routine at the putting green. By spending some time on warming up on the green, you will be ready for the speed of the greens. More importantly, you will start up your day with a nice, deliberate, and smooth tempo.

• Spend about 10 minutes or so trying to hit the chips around the green using a tee as your target. First test the greens’ firmness to see how much or less the golf ball will roll. In general, the ball tends to move more on hard greens than the soft greens. In addition, there are various kinds of rough which make the ball move differently when it touches the green. Spending some time around the green helps you to have some thoughts on choosing the great greenside shots during your round, and also, the spots where you are landing the golf ball on the putting surface.

Remember: If you do not get enough warm-up, you should not expect to have an optimal performance, and consequently, a good golf score.

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Tips on How to Lower your Golf Score

Posted in Golf on June 30th, 2006

Tips on How to Lower your Golf Score

There is a way to lower your golf score, and the most efficient and quick way to do so is by putting.  Although there are those golfers who put the blame on the putter thus the reason for their bad putt, it also helps if the grip of the putter is on a surface that is flat. 

Shaft Length

It is advisable for the shaft to be at the appropriate length for the golfer to have a posture that allows the arms to hang down straight  from the shoulders to ease the swing of the arm. 

The head of the putter should as much as possible be heavy especially if the golfer plays on slow-greens.  But if the golfer plays on fast-greens, the putter should be light.

Grip it good

When engaging in an actual play, the putter should be gripped in a way that is comfortable to the golfer.  The thumbs must be on a surface of the putter grip that is flat. 

The face of the putter should be perpendicular to the line of the target.  You would be able to know if the putter is correctly aimed if you look at the direction of the ball from behind.  You can try this exercise: on your ball, make a distinguishing mark.  Then, pick up the ball and replace the ball.  Point the writing you made on the ball towards the line of the target. 

After which, place the head of the putter behind the golf ball and put the head of the putter in a direction perpendicular to the mark put on the ball.  By doing so, you were able to aim the face of the putter towards the line of the target.

Wasn’t it easy?  Now you can stand in a relaxed manner as you direct your eyes over the golf ball.  Your shoulders should be in a position that is parallel to the line of the target.  Notice that if your shoulders are correctly aimed, it is sure that the golf ball is on the correct path.

Distance and direction

A good golf putter must be able to have a sense of direction as well as distance.

If you have a sense of direction, chances are you will have a great putting set-up.   As much as possible, try to use the method of the Triangle.  This method makes use of your shoulders and both your right and left arms.  These three parts must work together as a single component especially when the putter is moved back and moved forth with a pressure grip that is light.  Doing so enables you a chance to sense the correct distance.

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