How Can I Improve My Self Confidence In Golf?
November 23, 2009 by Parshooters · 2 Comments
Do you feel frustrated if you can’t drop more strokes in golf? Then your not alone most golfers can’t no matter how much they try to improve by playing or practicing even more then they have time to allow to devote to their game.
A golfers mindset is critical, not only improving one’s self confidence in your ability to play the game but, how your going to react when you start playing poorly and the golf strokes start adding up. How are you going to feel when you lose out to another player’s bet or you have to buy the first round of drinks?
My friend Andrew Scott, a regular golfer like you and me had exactly the same problem and got even more frustrated after every round of golf. It seemed to him that he was suppose to practice a certain way on the driving range. But when he went out on the golf course his struggles became even worse. He started hitting with the wildest slices into water hazards, sand traps and out of bounds.
His power was null and void because he kept hitting the ground first before the ball. Most times topping and never getting the ball airborne. He had no control especially around the greens. He shanked a lot of pitches and chip shots. His self confidence was lacking because he missed a lot of short putts. There were rounds where he had over 40 putts. All caused by anxiety, fears and self doubts. At times you could say he was yipping which should only happen when you get older in life not when your younger.
Do You Fear Making Mistakes In Golf?
November 19, 2009 by Parshooters · 30 Comments
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If you fear making big mistakes in playing then your not alone. Tiger Woods and other great superstars who stand to win big paychecks from making or losing on short putts have this same fear as a weekend golfer. Taking the safe route has its own costs.
Even the best golfers will miss the opportunity to make birdies by taking the safer shot to put themselves in best position to not make bogeys. This is done out of fear, because the agony of having to lose a stroke to par outweighs the thrill of a birdie.
Researchers who keeps statistics calculates this type of decision making can cost the average professional golfer about one stroke during a 72 hole tournament. For the top 20 golfers this can be as much as $1.2 million in prize money lost for the year.
Are You Having Fun Playing Golf?
November 13, 2009 by Parshooters · 3 Comments
I’m not going to write about golf equipment or tips or anything else for that matter that can help you improve your golf swing. I would like to talk about something that is really thrilling to me to be witness of. Have you ever taken part in a 300 game in bowling or hit the perfect golf shot resulting in a hole in one? If you have I would love to hear your story. Please describe your experience in the comment box below. For that matter any unusual kind of shot that has had a profound impact on your memory bank.
For me I have seen all kinds of hole in ones in my life. I’ve personally have 4 hole in ones. I still remember my second hole in one. It was on a 220yard sixth hole par 3. I used my 3 wood. It happened back in 1991 when the public course I still play on today had no fairway watering system in place. In the middle of summer it gets rock hard and of course you get a lot of roll on your ball.
Back then I was known in the golf club as “King of the low ball.” I always hit every one of my golf clubs on a low trajectory to get that extra roll. That is why today I still struggle in hitting the high trajectory, because now they have the watering system in place. If someone was standing in front of me back then, I probably would cut that person in half at the waist. My ball would never go any higher.
So, I teed off and I remember they were working on fixing the ground. There was probably a 4 ft dirt mound in the area of the woman’s tee box. My ball barely missed the top of the dirt mound went out about 120 yards and ran like a scared jack rabbit for the last 100 yards. It disappeared as soon as it ran up onto the green. You see this hole is very flat with no trouble around it. At the time I was playing with an orange color golf ball, during this time period Jerry Pate made it very fashionable to play with different color golf balls. There was no one around the green waving us up and the peripheral vision didn’t allow us to see over the green.
Golf Grip Is Very Important Part Of Your Golf Swing Mechanics?
November 9, 2009 by Parshooters · 8 Comments
How imporatant is the golf grip related to your golf swing mechanics?
It’s very important to make sure that your grip is holding the golf club properly. Without the proper balance in your hands your golf club can do a number of bad horrific movements in your swing from beginning to the follow through. It can happen without you even realizing it, with the worst being the deadly cardinal sin in golf the SHANK!
You can adjust your grip rotationto make your grip stronger by rotating your upper right hand wrist to the left and if your golf swing mechanics is properly executed it will cut down on the left to right cut or slice. If you have too strong of a grip causing you to pull or hook. You can rotate your wrists on both hands to the right and if the rest of your golf swing is execueted properly it cuts down your pulls or hooks to more of a draw that we all strive for. Rotate to much to the right and now your back to cutting and slicing.
The tension or pressure in your hands should be holding the golf club as light as holding a little birdie in your hands. Don’t CHOKE IT! Hopefully, you don’t hold onto the steering wheel of your car with a death choke but, allow the wheel to have some freedom of movement so that it can work the way it’s designed. It’s the samething for a golf club.
A correct golf grip is an essential golf mechanism leading to a proper golf swing.
This is How You Make Millions With Your Golf Swing Mechanics?
November 7, 2009 by Parshooters · 2 Comments
Swing + Friends – These bloopers are hilarious
Do you want to know what the perfect golf swing looks like? Then click the URL above and enjoy this short clip.
This is what hours of practicing on the driving range and playing can do for any golfer who is willing to invest in the time and money. You can’t improve unless your willing to sacrifice in hitting golf balls after golf balls using specialized golf clubs for improving your golf swing or taking lessons from licensed professionals.
It is something 90% of the time your not going to be able to do on your own. You can buy the most advanced clubs on the market today but, it won’t improve your golf scores. Most golfers have programmed themselves to swing at the worst possible tempos, breaking down with their body mechanics at certain points in their golf swing, over swinging, under swinging, head movements, feet moving, all arms, not bending right, not moving through the swing with your shoulders turning, no follow through. Does any of this sound familiar?
How Well Do You Know The Rules OF Golf?
November 6, 2009 by Parshooters · 1 Comment
What do I do when my own playing partner calls me on a golf ruling?
My name is Ken and I have a ruling problem that I would like clarified. I was involved in a best ball golf tournament and I hit a wicked slice off the tee on a hole that has out of bounds stakes down the right hand side of the fairway. In the out of bounds area were a number of trees. My shot sliced itself out and it appeared from the tee that it definitely was OB. So, I hit a provisional ball and then went to look for the original ball under the 5 minutes time limit for looking.
We found my original golf ball and to my surprise it was still in bounds. My moron playing partner calls me out with his own interpretations of the golf rule. He tells me that I must play the provisional ball because obviously the ball must have hit a tree that was ob and bounced back in bounds. I went along with him in order to keep peace.
Who was correct? Does anyone reading this know the answer to my dilemma? Leave your comments below?
Do You Have Trouble With Yardage Markers?
November 3, 2009 by Parshooters · 7 Comments
When playing do you have troubles gauging how far a certain obstacle is, or how far away from the green you need to get to on your next shot? Are you that type of person with an uncanny ability to estimate how far you need to hit your next shot? For most people it’s a guessing game but, it so much important when it comes to scoring. It can make a difference between shooting a great score or being left to frustration and wanting to break every club in your bag.
When I was caddying professionally my job 30 years ago was to make sure I walked the golf course before my partner even showed up. You knew the distances of every club your pro swung at. It was your job to walk the fairways marking down every rock, sand traps, trees, water or any other permanent obstacle that you could gauge from the tees or any other shots from the fairways to the greens.
You mark all of this down in a little black book. Then everyday early in the morning before each round you graph out each hole’s pin placements. Measure out by using the old traditional way of one foot in front of the other how far from the front, sides, and back of the greens. You also observe where the pin placement is, by writing down if it’s on a hill, swale or what kind of breaks to the hole when putting. Where is the flat part of the green or safest place to hit the ball to.
There was a combination of both guess work and knowing your player’s skill level. It can make all the difference in where he finishes in the tournament and how much money he earns. Which has a direct bearing on how much money you make, since most of the time you earned by commissions only.
