Preparing For A game Of Golf

May 19th, 2009 by articles

Golf is a fickle game, the highs and lows of which can be very frustrating. So what’s the easiest way to achieve a more consistent golf game? The obvious answer is through practice, because most of us if we are being honest do not practice our golf game anywhere near enough.

Ok I will help you out a little here; we all lead busy lives and find it difficult to spare the time for practice right? So if you can’t find the time to get to the golf range or practice ground at your golf course, then you have to be better prepared when you do get the chance of a game of golf.

I have witnessed this many times, screeching tyres into the car park grab the clubs, dash to the first tee and before you know where you are your handicap has been used after 6 holes. Ask yourself how many times you have played the back nine better than the front nine. The majority of golfers will say the back nine, and the obvious reason being, they have warmed up by then and are playing at their normal pace and in control.

Check out these tips for your golf preparation.

1. Arrive earlier at the golf club; give yourself an extra 20 minutes before you tee off. This will allow you to relax and organise yourself for the game ahead.
2. Use the extra time to stretch those golf muscles, use 2 clubs together and gently practice the movements in your golf swing, slowly building up to a full swing.
3. The little time you have remaining you should spend on the putting green getting used to the speed of the greens for the day. If it’s allowed hit a few practice chips around the putting green, although a lot if not all golf clubs don’t allow it.
4. Make sure you arrive at the first tee 5 minutes before you are due to tee off, this will give you time to exchange cards with your partners, arrange terms of your game for the day etc and it will allow you to organise yourself and prepare for the first shot of the round.

Giving yourself the extra time to do this will get your game of golf off to a better start and not the usual frantic dash to the first tee with stiff muscles trying to make a decent swing, then finding yourself off to the usual bad tee shot and resulting poor golf until you warm up and play your normal game.

Turn over a new leaf and start afresh RIGHT NOW!!

Do yourself and your golf game a huge favour by following these few tips in golf preparation, and give yourself the best chance to enjoy those precious few hours on the golf course. You owe it to yourself to get the best out of your game of golf.