Can Golfing Fatigue From Wet Conditions Impact Your Golf Game?
May 19, 2011 by Parshooters · 7 Comments
Golfing Fatigue Can Be Prevented By Wearing Good Brand Gof Shoes.
It has been a tough start this spring with all of the rain we’ve had to endure. It has made playing golf rough or should I say like playing in mudsville. With standing water everywhere on the fairways it’s extremely tough to navigate or sludge around the golf course. Walking or even taking the golf cart is taxing on the body, mind, spirits and especially tough on the feet. Lack of support from the feet can impede function and require more physical effort.
In early spring playing golf it has got to be expected, but not when it’s almost June. Your expected to encounter a wet fairway, and these conditions do require a slightly different golf course management approach.
A wet golf ball and wet grass is going to cause a knuckle ball of sorts, and there is no room for error because of lacking for distance. Wet conditions will also cause the ball to sit down in the turf more, and when it is soft and wet the golf club will dig. The end result you will get is a face full of mud, and not distance. You must have good fundamentals and strike the ball cleanly first on the downswing, and not try to lift the ball with your upper body with all arms. You must pick or strike the ball first with a downward arc and your face will stay clean. To prevent digging around the greens, don’t use a rounded club like a sand wedge. Use a flatter-soled club like a pitching wedge or 9-iron. There is no shot in golf that you try to get under.
You Can Now Play In The Masters Golf Tournament!
April 6, 2011 by Parshooters · 7 Comments
Enjoy Playing In The Masters Golf Tournament From The Comfort Of Your Own Home!
This is the best time of the year for me. With this being the week of one the greatest golf tournaments to be played, The MASTERS. Besides the NCAA Basketball Tournament concluding with a Big East team winning it. Congratulations to the Connecticut Men’s team, even though my hometown Syracuse didn’t win it. This golf tournament always marks the beginning of a new golf season, as winter is finally saying good-bye to the Northeast. I probally will be playing my first round of golf by next weekend if weather permits.
The Masters is played every year at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. It’s one of golf’s four majors played every year. The layout is 7,435 yards and a par of 72. The golf course has never been rated by the U.S.G.A., so it doesn’t have a course rating nor slope rating. Alister Mackenzie was personally selected by Bobby Jones to design the golf course. Land was purchased in 1931 from a nursery, and construction on the golf course started immediately. Membership play began in 1932, with an official grand opening in January 1933. The first Masters was played in 1934.
Augusta National Golf Club was founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts. It’s one of the most famous golf courses in the world. Its only rival for notoriety is The Old Course at St. Andrews. (and perhaps Pebble Beach Golf Links). It’s very private, with invitation only by a member to be voted upon by committee only, to allow another outsider to become a member. Membership is small (around 300). Even Bill Gates was originally turned down to become a member. It’s the only boy’s club still left. NO WOMEN are allowed to enter into the clubhouse, but can play if invited.
All Beginners Need To Learn The Basics Of Golf Before Playing.
March 5, 2011 by Parshooters · 13 Comments
Learn The Basics Of Golf Can Be Learned On A Individual Or Group Setting!
I started playing golf when I was 12 years old. I lived not to far away from a public golf course, and could easily ride my bicycle with my golf bag strapped to my back to the course. At that time they had a junior golf program that provided a .50 cent pass/round to play unlimited amount of golf.
It provided the opportunity for me to play just about everyday from dawn to dusk. I couldn’t get enough of it, as my passion grew deeply. I would eat, sleep and dream golf. Besides playing I was able to take golfing lessons from the club pro, and during the winter would go to the Y.M.C.A. with my dad and hit golf balls into a hitting net. While here picked up a few more golf lessons.
As a beginner your interested in spending some time with family or friends out on the golf course. However, your not sure of yourself, because picking up a golf club is very foreign to you. Not only your not sure how to hold onto a golf club, but what do you do with it? At this earliest stage of discovery, would you even know how to swing a golf club?
Learn To Play Better Golf By Keeping Your Golf Swing Mechanics In Shape During Winter!
November 1, 2010 by Parshooters · 22 Comments
My golf season is over with, and for the majority of golfers who lives in the Northeast as well. From now until springtime this is the hardest and longest time period of inactivity. Personally, I don’t like working out at a gym, or get into a routine regiment of lifting weights. I don’t find it enjoyable nor relaxing. I like to go on long walks with my two dogs, and I’m fortunate to have an Indian trail near my home. However, during winter it can become impassible and treacherous to walk on. Therefore, even that amount of exercising will diminish.
Do you feel pain or discomfort when playing? Then your not alone, because golf injuries is very common. Even the best golfers who are in shape will feel discomfort and pain. Like millions of golfers it’s a sport that can be played throughout your lifetime. Injuries in golf is common because it is one of the few sports commonly played by all age groups. For most recreational golfers it’s the only form of exercise when playing an occasional 18 holes of golf.
Most weekend or seasonal golfers, will put themselves at risk by trying to swing as hard as professional golfers, often after hibernating all winter. Sitting behind a desk or lounging in front of a TV all week. They’ll go through the whole winter without taking a golf swing, and when the nice weather comes they’ll go out and play 18 two days in a row. Then on the weekends, they’ll drive to the golf course, jump out of their cars and start banging balls without warming up. This type of golfer is a perfect chiropractic candidate.
Improve Your Golf Mindset In Order To Break 90.
October 6, 2010 by Parshooters · 13 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.
Golf Course Etiquette for Beginners
July 14, 2010 by Parshooters · 23 Comments
Women Golfers Are Very Good In Following Golf Etiquette On The Golf Course!
Most experienced golfers can handle playing with someone who is just learning to play. Who has lower than average skills provided the new golfer possess adequate golf course etiquette and plays at a reasonable pace. Bad etiquette, however, is virtually guaranteed to prevent a future invitation to be part of the same group. Here are a few basic rules of golf course etiquette that will be useful for anyone just starting out and a good reminder for the more experienced golfers.
Even before going to the golf course, there are a few things you need to do:
Try going to a driving range before playing a round. Unless you are incredibly athletic and can pick up a golf club and start hitting 200 yard drives, you might want to go to a driving range to practice your golf swing mechanics. Take along a friend who knows how to golf, and can show you the basics of the stance, grip and swing. Review each golf club and know your own yardages for each club.
Does Having The Correct Golf Swing Mechanics In Place Make It Easier For Strategizing On The Golf Course?
June 28, 2010 by Parshooters · 1 Comment
Have you ever played on a golf course that you knew nothing about? I’m sure you have during one golf round or another. That happened to me yesterday. We were playing on a very difficult tightly laid out golf course. It commanded several different shot variations. It had elevated greens, many combinations of sidehill and downhill lies. All kinds of obstacles to carry or shoot over. You can tell by my descriptions, I didn’t have a very good day playing. I shot at least 10 strokes higher then I should have. Most of my troubles wasn’t knowing the golf course, and yanking my driver out of the golf bag on every hole. (Dumb!)
My focus or golf mindset was to get the ball out there on the fairway far enough to eliminate the pressure on my second shot. This is the wrong way to strategize when trying to play within yourself. You do need a game plan to know when to attack or be conservative when approaching each hole. Golf course management is gained through knowledge of each hole and what to expect. Not knowing the golf course. What I should have done was visualize in a pre-shot routine before addressing the golf ball, the intended target of where to place the golf ball on the fairway. This can be done by standing behind the golf ball and looking for the safest places to hit to. By looking at your scorecard, the layout of the golf course is usually pictured there, or at the hole sign next to the tee block.
Your aiming for the fairway, because landing a golf ball there eliminates the chances of a bad lie, and it gives you the best angle to approach the green. When you reach your drive you need to study your lie for a minute, and analysis what you want to do with your next shot. If you don’t think that you can reach the green with your next shot, it’s often a safer play to lay up. This means playing a controlled shot that’s deliberately aimed short of the green, rather than hitting the golf ball as hard as you can and hoping for the best.
How To Improve Your Golf Swing Using The Iron Byron Swing Machine!
June 23, 2010 by Parshooters · 10 Comments
If you’re having trouble with accuracy and consistency then you might want to step off the golf course, and head for the nearest driving range to get some practice time in on your golf swing. Since you’re probably on your own practicing, unless you decide to take a golf lesson from your local certified professional golf instructor .
The secret to improve your golf swing is to figure out where you might be going wrong and then practice until you’ve corrected that bad swing fault. You want to make all of the necessary changes that are affecting your golf swing more consistent, and develop a golf mindset that will give you a repeatable golf swing that you can take out onto the golf course with you.
Are you a perfectionist when it comes to practicing? Do you spend a lot of money on new golf equipment looking for that Holy Grail of Golf? Do you spend countless hours reading everything about golf in books, watching a bunch of videos, tried every tip and training aid you can get your hands on? Spent countless hours searching for the perfect golf swing, or trying to learn the proper golf swing mechanics? How about trying to cure your golf slice or fix any other swing flaw? If this is you, then the Swing Machine Golf will give you a new lease on your golfing life!
What Do I Need To Know About Golf Range Finders?
April 12, 2010 by Parshooters · 7 Comments
Golf Laser Range Finders and GPS Range Finders, What is the Difference? Golf Laser Range Finders and a Golf GPS Range Finders are gadgets that are used to measure the distance from where your golf ball is lying to the pin. They have been available for some years now but, only recently have they been legalized by the governing bodies of golf. This article examines the difference between Golf Laser Range Finders, and a Golf GPS Range Finders, so if you are looking to buy one of these gadgets, you will know what type best suits your style of golfing.
Do Golf Range Finders Offer an Advantage?
The Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and the U.S.G.A. announced a change in their rules. The Specific Rule is 14-3b, known as the golf range finders rule. The change in the local rule allows golf range finders to be used by amateur golfers to measure or gauge distance only. They are not allowed in any competitive golf tournaments.
How Can Golf Range Finders Help You On The Golf Course?
April 9, 2010 by Parshooters · 15 Comments
When playing do you have trouble gauging how far a certain obstacle is, or how far away from the green you need to get to on your next golf 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 more important when it comes to scoring.
It can make a huge 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 golf 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 spots from the fairways to the greens.
The Proper Way To Swing A Golf Club Starts With Having Good Tempo!
April 6, 2010 by Parshooters · 1 Comment
Last weekend was great for me! I got to do what I love best, and that is playing a round of golf with my friends. Being for most of us in our foursome it was the first time playing after the winter break. Most of us weren’t very good. We hit a lot of bad errant shots mixed in with some good ones. We kept score but, we were all higher than our normal scores.
What I noticed the most however, because the golf course was playing long due to standing water and some wind. That we were all overcompensating by swinging harder than normal to make up for the extra yardage, and because of it bad swing flaws were quite evident. Instead of swinging natural and with good rhythm.
Instead we were all rushing our golf swings, and the timing or tempo of our golf swings were totally out of sync. The erratic tempo we were exhibiting was due to hitting solely with our arms and trying to blast every shot as hard as you possibly can.
Buiding The Proper Way To Swing A Golf Club Through Trial and Error!
March 31, 2010 by Parshooters · 4 Comments
What is the difference between a one plane or two plane golf swing? Moe Norman was one of the greatest ball strikers and teachers on the Canadian P.G.A. tour. His philosophy was to keep the golf swing as natural and simple with no overtaxing swing motion. The one plane golf swing is a pure rotary motion, with a body release as you continue to rotate left, after impact. The one plane is viewed as being easier to understand and implement when trying to improve your golf swing mechanics. It requires less timing or tempo, and it isn’t entirely dependent upon what your lower body is doing with regards to being coordinated with the rest of your golf swing mechanics. Such as your hip, shoulder and spine rotation, and because of this it reduces the amount of stress that’s placed upon your lower back muscles and joints. Therefore for older golfers it can help to eliminate golfing injuries.
What is the %%%proper way to swing a golf club%%%? A golf swing is an unnatural motion that can only be perfected through practicing. The two plane swing or traditional golf swing, is a continuous flowing pendulum motion. The two plane swing is the golf swing we are all taught. When your first learning, you need to develop faster hip motion and the timing of the lower body with the rest of your golf swing mechanics. Different golf swing elements do make up a golf swing. Everything from your grip to your balance, hip and shoulder rotation, proper stance, to external factors like wind and pin placements. It all makes up how you approach your golf swing. It is a repetitive motion that places stress on the same muscles over and over again. As a result, those joints and muscles will get tired, and can lead to different injuries. A proper way to swing a golf club can be learned and worked on individually. Unlike a baseball swing or a jump shot, hitting a golf ball is not a natural movement and you must acquire muscle memory only through practicing and training.
Building a golf swing is like that of building a house. You need to have blueprint plans on what foundation needs to be built first. Then it’s followed by the actual structures of four walls and a roof. When you look at the professional golfers you will notice that each of them have a distinct technique with their golf swing. Many of the pros have unique golf swings and each of them are able to at some point win a major event or tournament. This means that the golf swing is not about a certain way of swinging, but more about individual techniques that best suits them. For amateurs many elements will factor into your own specific golf swing. Your height, weight, the type of golf clubs being used, and whether you are right or left handed, etc, this does come into play for every golfer.
Rochester NY, Will Be In The Spotlight For The L.P.G.A. Championships
March 27, 2010 by Parshooters · 20 Comments
L.P.G.A. Championships @ Locust Hill C.C. June 24-27.
As of June 24-27- Rochester NY, will be center stage in yet another major championship. This time it will be the Ladies turn as they get their opportunity to host the L.P.G.A. Championships. For over 33 years, Locust Hill C.C. has been host to the L.P.G.A. on the regular tour. Wegmans Super Markets, has been the sponsor of one the most popular tournaments on the ladies tour.
In the past Rosie Jones, two-time champion of this golf tournament was quoted last year as saying, ” Without a doubt, the Rochester event is a major tournament without being part of the four major golf tournaments every year.” The fans of Rochester NY are the most knowledgeable about golf, and the players and sponsors do want to make this their shining jewel on the tour.
In 1973, United States Women’s Open was held at the Country Club of Rochester, it would be the last major tournament for the ladies here in this city. I was 17, and this is where I got my chance to caddy for the first time on the national stage. The summer before this I was caddying locally at the prestigious Oak Hill C.C.. Home of the 1995 Ryder Cup, 1956-1968-1989 United States Men’s Open, 1984 U.S. Seniors Open, 1980,2003 P.G.A. Championships and 1949, 1998 U.S. Amateur.
How Does Using The Right Golf Balls Affect Your Golf Swing Mechanics?
March 15, 2010 by Parshooters · 2 Comments
Manufacturers have experimented with club design for many years, enlarging the sweet spot and introducing perimeter weighting designed to lessen the twisting at impact and give the golfer more opportunity to hit from the center sweet spot.
For the most part these innovations have been reached through trial and error, using computer aided design systems. A dimensional diagram of different golf club design models does describe exactly how the club head rotates through impact and where the center of gravity is as the ball and club head meet at that moment of impact.
Another computer model is that of the golf balls trajectory. Taking into consideration a variety of launch angle conditions, some of which may seem like petty issues but which are of major concern to the devoted golfer. For instance, grass was traditionally thought to interfere with a golf balls launch and slow its release from the club head. What actually was found that when the grass comes between the golf ball and the club face, it is actually slippery enough to assist in the golf balls launch.
Does Different Yoga Positions Help Improve Golf Swing Mechanics?
February 20, 2010 by Parshooters · 15 Comments
Preventing injuries on the golf course could be as easy as taking a vigorous walk around the country club parking lot. For the golfer who goes onto the golf course cold, the risk of injury to joints and muscles is far greater than if he took the time to warm up. The proper way to swing a golf club involves so much more movement than your arms. It will tax your back, your legs, your shoulders, your hips and your knees. Doing it wrong and doing it without a proper warm-up and you’re more likely to get into trouble. Too many golfers treat warm-ups as being optional.
Proper mechanics off the golf course, such as correctly lifting golf bags and equipment, and on going regiment of exercising is just as important. That is why warming up before practicing or playing is crucial in preventing any kind of injury before it happens. Only after warming up it’s important to start out slowly. If your golf club has a driving range or you can get to one before playing. I feel it’s very important to start with the clubs that produce the least amount of physical resistance. Begin hitting a few wedge and short iron golf swings. You then build up your resistance to mid-irons and fairway woods. Finally finishing it off with your driver. Then you want to start cooling down in reverse order until your doing a few pitches and chip shots at the end of your work out.
Normally when I’m working out I will go through two large bucket of balls. If I feel really energetic I’ll do a third bucket. Just like working out at a gym instead I prefer to do my exercising on the driving range. Usually three times a week and play with the club on the weekends. Again, repetition and using the correct golf swing mechanics is the key to preventing injury.Your training your brain the correct natural feel and your using the proper golf swing mechanics. That it becomes a part of you and it feels very fluid and natural in motion. Practice makes permanent, and that is why you want the proper teaching aids to correct your bad golf swing flaws so it doesn’t result in you getting injured. That is why I highly recommend using Medicus, the #1 training aid!
What Do You Need To Do To Improve Your Golf Swing Mechanics?
February 11, 2010 by Parshooters · 4 Comments
If you want to improve this year in golf then be prepared to invest your time into learning your golf swing mechanics. Before you can improve you need to understand, analysis by breaking your golf swing down and then implement the changes you’ve learned. How do you do this? You can do this by taking golf lessons from a licensed professional, going to a golf school for a few days, or by increasing the amount of golfing your doing. The third option isn’t really a very good option, because you’ve built a permanently flawed swing into your memory banks. The first two options is the best way to learn but, it can cost you a lot of money over a period of time.
Then what is the best way to learn when first starting to play? You can’t expect to do anything in life unless your passionate about investing your time and energy into improving, be it in Sports, Music, Business or using the internet. The least cost effective way is to spend countless hours at a driving range. However, you’ve always heard that practice makes perfect. This is a fallacy, because practice doesn’t make perfect, practice makes permanent. So how does a golfer know when his golf swing mechanics is correct or incorrect?
If you are ready to improve your golf swing mechanics then you need to invest into something worthwhile that will improve your golf swing. That would be Medicus the #1 swing trainer aid in the world. The Medicus Learning System is dedicated to assisting golfers of all ages. “Master the Basics” of golf through a consistent process of education, training and practice.
The Proper Way To Swing A Golf Club To Avoid Injury!
February 1, 2010 by Parshooters · 5 Comments
The search for the proper way to swing a golf club starts with going to the driving range after a long winter off. The key to being able to pick up where you left off from last season, or on your golf performance is to prepare yourself before you hit the golf course for the first time. Lets face it, for the anxious golfer who has had the effects of cabin fever the mental anguish brought on by months of winter idleness is released when the first signs of winter disappears more quickly than the first errant golf shot.
The first step to shaking out the old rust is to embrace some type of cardiovascular routine. It has to be more strenuous than lifting a fork or using your right arm in drinking a beer. Light work out that is friendly to the joints works best, and were not talking about a stool at the neighborhood beer joint. A complete physical regiment of walking, jogging, bike riding or exercising on the elliptical equipment will do just fine. The main thing is using your muscles will help loosen up your joints.
If you don’t do some kind of cardiovascular work before you start stretching, your kind of treading water. The cardiovascular needs to be followed by a stretching exercise program that focuses on the areas most taxing during the golf swing. It must include the lower back and stomach, shoulders, legs and buttocks. One of the most important muscles in the golf swing is the hip-flexor muscle that attaches at the lumbar spine and stretches across the pelvic joints. Its the muscle that performs the subtle hip turn that is crucial in the golf swing.
How Important Is The Golfing Mindset When Trying To Improve Golf Swing?
January 26, 2010 by Parshooters · 2 Comments
Golf is a game made up of rules and standards. It’s more than that however! Golf is a mindset and self-confidence game. It’s made for those golfers who want to take on challenges away from the everyday grind and problems that we must endure in our lives.
That is why for an average golf round of 4+ hours we can forget about everything else in our lives and just focus on one’s own self interest in trying to improve golf swing or scores. You can call it arrogance and self-absorption but, the original inventor of this game did come from royalty.
There are many composites that are built into the psychology of a golfer’s mindset: Confidence Consistency Fearlessness Focus Positive Mental Attitude Trust Visualization
