Do You Want To Enjoy Golf More?
Golf is game that many of us enjoy, but there are moments when we wish we had never picked up a club. You can make those times less frequent by using a few of these tips.
1. Walk the course, don’t ride. Some say that walking is not only the purist way to enjoy the sport, but it can also improve your score. Walking gives you more opportunity to scan the layout of each hole and consider strategy for your next shot. It is also a great way to get a little exercise. And, if you regularly ride in a golf cart, you can save some cash on cart rental fees. With a little of the cash you save, you can afford to buy yourself a golf pull cart and you won’t even have to carry your bag.
2. Don’t play the back tees. Unless you are at least a ten handicap or lower, why bother making the golf course more difficult than it has to be.If you are shooting in the 90s or triple digits, it makes no sense to make the game any more difficult. Take the extra level of anxiety out of the equation and play the white tees.
3. Try playing different games.Instead of playing the same old match with your buddies, compete in categories other than score. For example most fairways hit, least amount of 3 putts, or most 1 putts.
4. If it’s your honor, take it. You just birdied the hardest (or easiest) hole on the golf course, it’s your tee, you earned it, take it. You will be surprised how often you can have two birdies in a row if you are actually trying to get two birdies in a row; challenge yourself to get another one.
5. Improve your lie. When you are playing a recreational round of golf, there is no reason to play by the strict rules of golf. The average round of golf would be at least 6 hours at courses all over the world, if everyone played by these rules. Golfers would be looking for every lost ball for 5 minutes and returning to the tees all day after hitting there first ball out bounds. Since we bend them to save time, why not bend them to improve your lie, something you can actually benefit from.Play winter rules all the time.
6. Lower your expectations. If you are an average golfer, if you’re lucky, you play twice a week. On top of that, you don’t practice as much as you should. You can’t honestly think that your game is exactly what it should be. Just enjoy the game itself, don’t beat yourself up when you’re not playing well. Even the pros have bad days.
The game will be much more enjoyable if you play the white tees, walk with a golf pull cart, give yourself a good lie, don’t play for the best score, play for the honor, and be realistic about your expectations.
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