Planning For A Happy Halloween Golf Tournament!
October 28, 2010 by Parshooters · 5 Comments
It’s that ghoulish time of year again, when you have little kids knocking on your door looking for candy. I kind of want to keep some for myself. Thinking back now 2010 golf season was frightening, after mishitting golf shots after shots. Oh Well! I can get over this past golf season, and start preparing myself for the new year in golf . At least I can dream only of good thoughts about birdies and pars, and not the monstrous double and triple bogeys that kills all golf scores.
There will be many Halloween parties going on this weekend. However, have you ever attended a Halloween theme golf tournament? Organizing a regular golf tournament can be quite difficult as there is a lot of work to be done planning how to run it. When the planning is over with, you will begin looking forward to a tournament that should be made a lot of fun, and if advertised properly, it should be able to attract a high level of participation.
The pressure is on to make sure everyone who is coming is dressed up. Halloween costumes are sometimes not the most comfortable outfits to play golf in, but again it’s for the fun of the holiday, and not for trying to shoot at a particular golf score.
Practice With Your Golf Training Aid During The Offseason!
October 26, 2010 by Parshooters · 11 Comments
Winter Is The Best Time To Practice With Your Golf Training Aid!
This is a tough time of year to play golf in the Northeast. Your not totally sure what the weather is going to do from one day to the next. Temperatures are fluctuating from the low 60′s to the 40′s, it’s sunny to rainy in a matter of a few hours. Weather reports can’t keep up, as it’s hit and miss with their Doppler system.
Playing in bad weather is a challenge, but when you prepare yourself properly your round of golf doesn’t have to be a nightmare. All golfers will find it difficult to play effectively in inclement weather. Rain, wind and cold will affect your golfing mindset. The way you dress, your golf swing, the flight of the golf ball, no rolls in the water soaked fairways, and the diminishing speed and breaks of the greens. No amount of practice or instruction can fully prepare you for bad weather playing.
Being prepared for bad weather will make it bearable for you to play when the weather does turn nasty. If you expect that your round of golf may encounter rain, then make sure you have extra towels, golf gloves, hand warmers, rain hood for your golf clubs, and rain suit for yourself in your golf bag. Get comfortable with how your rain suit will affect the way you strike your golf ball. Rain suits today are more flexible, but are still restrictive and will change your golf swing.
Do You Know The Golf Leaf Rule?
October 20, 2010 by Parshooters · 15 Comments
Invoke Rule 33-8a. Play Local Rules To Avoid Playing Out of Leaves.
Fall is one of the best times of the year to play golf. The summer heat is only a distant memory, and now your able to be outside breathing in the freshly minted air of a perfect autumn morning. Life is good, being out on the golf course. Taking in all of natures vibrant colors of golden reds, yellows, greens and browns. Perfect time to take landscape pictures. While the beautiful fall foliage is something that many people look forward to, golfers look upon the turning colors with absolute discontent.
It means the current golf season is coming to a fast close. It also means colder air is now arriving that causes leaves on the trees to drop to the ground. It makes golfing much harder, because it slows the golf round down to a miserable crawl. It now takes your entire foursome to look for your golf ball hidden under leaves in the fairway and rough. Among friends, agreeing to play the leaf rule does make sense. In order to avoid its abuse the question needs to be asked, “Is it under leaves or is it plugged?”
The official U.S.G.A. Rules of Golf makes no mention of any special allowance for golf balls lost in fallen leaves. In fact Rule 3-4, states “Refusal to Comply With the Rules,” affecting another competitor leads to automatic disqualification. Under Rule 33-8a of “Local Rules,” it does establish that a governing committee of that golf course, can modify the U.S.G.A. rules for playing in abnormal conditions.
Why Should You Own Hybrid Golf Clubs?
October 14, 2010 by Parshooters · 16 Comments
My weakness to my own golf game has always been trying to hit the mid to long iron shots. I don’t feel comfortable enough like I do in hitting fairway woods. I tend to find when I’m playing with others in my group, that I’m always using one to two clubs more with my iron play.
Part of the trouble that I have is my golf shots are hit with a low trajectory. Since the golf balls don’t carry in the air the maximum distance, I have to rely more on the ground game instead. In order to get maximum distances out of my shots, it needs to be made up for with a lot of roll. If the conditions of the golf course have been dictated by the weather, such as rain or snow, then I lose any advantage of getting that extra distance.
I have been fortunate to find utility clubs that I have a lot of faith in. They are the Orlimar’s Trimetal clubs. Their not hybrids, but they work the same way. They are easy to hit, and they give you the higher trajectory that you need to carry the distances you want. In fact the Adams Tight Lies and Orlimar’s Trimetal, were the first hybrid clubs that were introduced to the general public. Today, I don’t carry a single long iron in my golf bag, and everyone that I golf with carries at least one hybrid these days.
Improve Your Golf Mindset In Order To Break 90.
October 6, 2010 by Parshooters · 9 Comments
As my 2010 golfing season is coming to a fast close, I can reflect back on this year as not being a good year scoring wise. I have to admit it has been a very long time that I have averaged in the low 90′s for anyone golfing season. Sure I have my excuses of not playing more than once a week, or committed no time to practicing my golf swing mechanics. The very things I write about in my posts, and have the audacity to not do what I’m trying to get my readers to understand and implement in their own improvement to changes in their golf swing mechanics. For that I’m Sorry!
Most golfers who struggle to break ninety are relatively experienced and have been playing for quite a while. Any golfer who has been playing for some time will have developed certain swing characteristics that will shape the flight of their golf shots. In most cases, those trying to break 90, it will mean you’ll have developed a cut spin or slice. Most golfers who cut the ball will dislike the flight of their shots and do everything possible to change their golf swing to hit a draw. One of the most important things to consider when trying to break 90, is learn to live with your golf swing mechanics and not fight it.
How Do You Break 90? In order to break 90, any flight of the golf ball is acceptable as long as it remains consistent. What is required is a good short game, and golf course management. Learning to place your shots on each hole for optimal results. Knowing when to gamble and take risks, and knowing when to play smart conservative golf shots. The key to breaking 90 is to make sure you don’t take more than bogey on any given hole. Eliminate the double and triple bogeys, because they are golf score killers. However, mistakes do happen that will ruin your chances of shooting less than 90. You do need to find a way of eliminating those 3-4 wasted strokes from your golf round immediately. This is known as your wheels coming off, because it hits you, when your not expecting those mishits from happening. If your target is to break 90, you do have the ability to do so. What you need to do is learn how to make the most out of your golf game. This does take time and patience. The best way to speed up your developing or learning curve is by putting in the time too practice.
How-To-Eliminate-Fat-Shots-In-Chipping!
October 5, 2010 by Parshooters · 11 Comments
Bad Chipping! Europeans Win The 38'th Ryder Cup.
Congratulations to the European Ryder Cup Team! After many hours of rain soaked delays, the conclusion to the 38′th Ryder Cup was nothing but spectacular to watch. Even though the American team lost 141/2 to 131/2 at Celtic Manor in Newport, Wales. The singles matches produced great all-around play from the top 24 players in the world. Unfortunately for Hunter Mahan it came down to the final match, between himself and Graeme McDowell.
After their tee shots on 17, and both missing the green, it came down to who could get their second shots closest to the hole, on this 196 yard par 3. Hunter Mahan was deemed by the officials to go first. His golf ball just lying off in front of the green with no obstacles in his way. He had a 70ft uphill chip shot. Perfect time to play the bump and run chip shot. What happens next was horrifying, but is very common amongst us high handicappers. He CHOKED! His club dug into the ground behind his ball, creating a chunk or fat chip shot.
Needing to hole out to have any chance of winning his match, his third shot comes up short, and Mahan conceded McDowell’s 4-foot par putt, ending the match in Europe’s favor. The 28-year old was visibly upset afterward. He blamed himself for the U.S. loss of the Ryder Cup to Europe. His teammates thought otherwise. “We are all proud to be part of this close knit team,” said Phil Michelson. Steve Stricker said, “all of the U.S. players were to blame for this close loss, not Mahan.” As a team The Americans can look back on this loss, and they can all think about a shot here or there that could have turned the entire match around. If you asked most golfers on both sides, they would tell you they wouldn’t want to be in that pressure situation that Mahan was facing. Today, he had to face the demons of the Ryder Cup, because for the 7′th time in its history it came down to the final match. Hunter Mahan performed like a true champion out there today, the entire golfing event was truly awesome to watch as a spectator. Not many tour players would be even willing to do that.
