Are You The Best Golf Player You Can Be?
Being a good golf player goes way beyond having a below 80 handicap. Of course, skill at playing the actual game is commendable, but to get your game to take off you need a holistic view to fully achieve a well-rounded game.
Here are the three vital areas to concentrate on:
- Fitness,
- practice,
- and Etiquette.
Fitness
- Keeping ones body and mind in good shape is a key element to becoming a good, if not great, golfer. Looking after your body and making sure its in tip top condition not only gets you to perform better on the course, it also ensures you that you can enjoy golf even well into your years.
- Achieve bodily fitness by eating right and exercising regularly. Maintain cardiovascular fitness and muscle tone that suits the game of golf. Some indicators of physical fitness are your blood pressure and your BMI (body mass index). Consult with your doctor on what levels are right for your age and body type.
- Mental fitness is also just as important. Find ways to relieve yourself of stress. Develop a regular meditation time alone or with family/friends. Keep your mind sharp by exercising it with reading or with puzzles like crosswords.
Practice
- Develop a regular and consistent practice routine. many find themselves wanting to play more and practice less when, just like any other sport or discipline, it is the opposite that gets better results as far as scores go. By practicing more, you develop techniques and muscle memory that will carry well into your game.
- A good play to practice ratio is 1:2, that is, for every hour of golf you play, you will do 2 hours of practice. You don't need to do this all in the same day, just schedule alternate practice and play days so as not to work out too much.
- Continue your education on the game. Not just because you know how to play means you already know everything there is. Remember that there is always something new you can learn so either enroll in a class or take a lesson or two with a more advanced player. Read golf magazines and books to keep you up-to-date with the latest ideas and techniques. one excellent source of instruction is given below. Constantly wanting to level up your golf skills shows your dedication to become a better player than your were the year before.
Etiquette
- Being a great player on the course and on the practice field is nothing if you are not a good person to play with. While golf may be a solitary sport, it does not mean that rudeness is condoned. As a gentlemans game, an attitude of respecting others is of utmost importance.
Follow these simple rules and you will see your game improve faster than you thought possible.
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Mervyn Love.
