Can Golfing Fatigue From Wet Conditions Impact Your Golf Game?

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.

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How Can I Improve My Golf Swing Using Medicus Training Aids?

Golf can be the most exhilarating and yet the most frustrating game you can ever play. Week after week we drag ourselves out to the golf course only to try and improve upon our previous weeks scores. Consistency will always be the biggest problem for any golfer to master. Professional golfers will spend years working on their craft trying to find the perfect golf swing. For most of us, it would be nice to just say hit the damn golf ball.  It never works out that way. The one question that always comes up is “How Can I Improve My Golf Swing?”

A reader of mine asked me recently, “What is the best way to get your body and golf swing into shape after a long winter of non-playing?” The reader is correct, because when just starting to play the new golf season there is going to be a lot of inflammation, pulls, pains and strains.  Hopefully, during the off-season you’ve  had the opportunities to exercise and do some stretching.  However, there is certain muscles you don’t use that causes the stiffness and stress you feel when you are swinging a golf club for the first time.

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What Are Some Of The Ways To Reducing The Pressure In Your Golf Swing?

The Masters is one of the most exciting golf tournaments to watch on television. Besides all of the beauty and pageantry of this historical golf course, and the massive galleries it brings out.  Just the drama and suspense of the golfers themselves in trying to tame the beast of Augusta National Golf Club.  This year was NO Exception.  As many as 10 golfers had a chance to win the golf tournament, as they tried brilliantly to navigate through Amen Corner on the final day.  Congratulations to Charl Schwartzel (South African), as he’s the winner of the 75′th Masters.

I feel sorry however for the 21 year old, Rory McIllroy (Ireland). This young golfer played brilliantly for 3 1/2 rounds.  At one point he had a 5 stroke lead,  and looked invincible sinking pressure putts all over the place. Unfortunately, major golf tournaments don’t start until the 10′th hole of the back nine on the final day on Sunday.  So what happened, that he would shoot himself out of the golf tournament with a 43 on the back nine,  for a round of 81?

It’s called PRESSURE.  It’s a golfing mindset that requires untold amount of attention to every detail of your golf swing, course management and planning out the strategy necessary before the round ever begins.  By visualizing in your mind, every shot placement on the fairways and greens. Experience has a way of balancing out the stress and reducing the pressure when faced with the circumstances that surrounds being in competition. Even though Rory didn’t win this time,  he must have taken away from this a lot of knowledge for next time when he’s faced with being in this same kind of pressure cooker situation.

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You Can Now Play In The Masters Golf Tournament!

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.

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What Is Golfing Fatigue And The Cause For Lower Back Pain?

As we are now entering into the early part of springtime here in the Northeast.  Most of us golfers have played a few early rounds, and have felt the fatigue that comes with swinging the golf club after a long winter away from the golf game. Most golfers will feel some discomfort in various parts of their body.  Amateur golfers, especially seniors will experience chronic lower back pain that will limit the amount of golf they can play in the beginning.

Fatigue often becomes a major foe for most golfers wanting to play. You may not realize it, but those errant tee shots, off target approach shots, doffed chip shots, and missed putts may not all be the result of just bad golf swing mechanics. They have a lot to do with the fact that the four plus hours swinging a golf club in the fresh outdoor air is wearing you down a lot.  Execution becomes the main issue. We all know being off just a little bit on any golf shot can have definite negative consequences. When the body gets just a little tired, the potential for your playing performance to suffer increases as does the risk for injuries.

Any amount of fatigue will not bode well for swing efficiency and overall playing performance. All aspects of your golf game will be impacted from tee to green. Walking the golf course will obviously have more of an impact to the fatigue factor, but you still will challenge the body even when taking a golf cart. It adds up when you consider the amount of time on your feet walking up and down inclines, in and out of traps,  around greens and tee boxes. Cart paths only on days when the golf course is wet, will only add to the total energy drain.

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How Do Having Your Own Set Of Used Golf Clubs Help You To Break 100?

Advice For The Beginning Golfer. If  you have decided you like this new game, but you really aren’t playing as well as you would like.  Your friends are beating you by large margins and you would like to even the score. Then the only way to do this is too start spending on fancy $1300+  golf equipment. You know the new fancy square backed driver with the snazzy stripped shaft that all of the touring pros are using. The driver that is guaranteed to have you hitting 300 yard drives.  Or, maybe you should buy the $200 wedge that Tiger or Phil uses,  and that $200 putter would make anyone envious.

Wait just a minute! I’m  sorry,  now is not the time to run up more debt on the old credit card.  Superior equipment will help an average, better than average or superior golfer. You don’t qualify! In order to  justify top end and expensive golf equipment, you need to first have developed a consistent golf swing.  Right now no two balls are going anywhere near each other from your golf swing.  Do you really believe it is all of the clubs’ fault, and not you?

A good professional or golf shop employee will want to fit the clubs to your body and swing. Matching the clubs to a reliable trustworthy swing will allow the clubs to produce superior performance for that one golfer.  Would you like to match the clubs to your shanked shot, fat shot, or flubbed shots ?  Oh, and what putting stroke are we talking about here?

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How Important Is It For Beginner Golfers To Have Their Own Golf Clubs?

Any new golfer is like a kid in the candy store. Their very anxious to possess their own collection of golf clubs and accessories. However, it is very important to understand the basics of your golf swing mechanics, before  buying the golf clubs that are best suited for your golf swing. Usually a set of 14 golf clubs is permitted for each golfer under U.S.G.A. rules. This set comprises of a variety of irons, woods, wedges, hybrids and a putter. You can create your own set by adding and dropping clubs that best fits you. Hybrids are a good choice for beginners as they are a mixture of irons and woods, and hence easier and lighter to hit.

With today’s economic conditions and not knowing if you’ll even have a job the next day. Most people will buy off the rack standard clubs. It won’t improve their golf game one iota and they don’t care. They believe what’s the difference! Their not there to improve upon their golf swing mechanics. Your there instead to have fun being with others you care about playing with, and enjoying the great outdoors.

For a beginner having a full set that isn’t necessary. Most of the golfers playing with used or racked clubs are just beginning to play and don’t need expensive golf clubs. Depending upon your budget, you can choose either, pre-owned clubs or new. Buying cheap or discounted golf clubs can be a very good choice for starters. Next get yourself a dozen golf balls. They don’t have to be expensive brands like Callaway, Nike, Taylormade or Titleist. Using golf brands like Bridgestone, Slazenger, Srixion and TopFlite will cost 1/4 the price then the leading brands. Golf bags don’t have to be expensive either. You can find them at garage sales or flee markets. If you buy them in a store, you don’t need oversized compartment bags that have 10 different storage areas.

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All Beginners Need To Learn The Basics Of Golf Before Playing.

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?

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How Do You Change Your Golfing Mindset In Order To Play Better Golf?

It has been a very long winter so far, and we have another month at least, before we can start playing again here in New York.  Hopefully, you’ve not wasted the winter by not preparing for the upcoming season. There are things you can do right now to get ready. Doing fitness exercises is a great way to get started and stay active.  To prepare yourself mentally for the upcoming season, you might also want to do a little Yoga exercises. Get into the habit of doing mental and physical exercises, and allow yourself the opportunity to change your golfing mindset in order to play better golf.

This is a great opportunity to focus on building upon your golfing mindset, and the flow of concentration needed when out on the golf course.  In order to reach this mental peak of your golf game, you need the instrument of your body to be fine tuned. A strong, stable body that is fluid and flexible will create the very foundation for a healthy injury free golfer. Especially for those older golfers who will feel pain from using hibernated muscles that haven’t been used all winter.

Call upon your yoga practice to help you connect with your body, breath and fine spirit. Allow for the various sensations that occur at each moment.  Observe your breathing to invite feelings of non-attachment, non-judgment and presence.  Pay even closer attention to physical sensations such as pain and stiffness, or ease of movement, using the body like a ground wire for the mind.

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Do You Want To Hit The Irons With Better Accuracy And Consistency?

Designs of golf courses can be found to have many different variations. They can be wide open for most beginners to championship level layouts with tight fairways, elevation changes, forced water carries and treacherous bunkering around the greens.  Of course the more challenging a golf course is designed, the more it will require of your shot making skills. A unique perspective to the game of golf is that there is always a different strategy for every golfer on any given hole.

One of the major elements that golf course architects use to make the game more interesting , challenging or difficult, is to create uneven surfaces in the fairways and adjacent areas.  Think back on your own last few rounds, and try to count how many times you were required to play a shot from an uneven lie. It could have been either uphill, downhill or sidehill. If you have been playing some of the tougher courses in your local area, the answer probably is way too many to count.  Each type of lie will produce a different ball flight, and it will require alterations to your address position and golf swing.

My biggest 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.

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What Is The Cause Of Golfer Elbow?

Golfers elbow (medial epicondylitis), is similar to tennis elbow. It’s caused by overuse of the muscles and tendons of the forearm, leading to inflammation and pain around the elbow joint.  It’s a form of tendinitis. Tendons are the ends of muscles that attaches to the bone. The location of the pain is due to the excessive activity or stress placed upon the muscle. The actual points of insertion of the tendon on the bone then causes the inflammation and pain in a given area of pointed prominence. The pain of golfers elbow is usually at the elbow joint on the inside of the arm.  Causing a shooting sensation down the forearm while gripping objects like a golf club.

What causes golfer elbow? It’s due to the continuous repetitions of gripping the golf club with too much pressure, and having faulty over-used golf swing mechanics.  Over a period of time this develops into irritation, inflammation, pain, small tears and strain which leads to the golfing injury.  No golfer is immune from these injuries, but they are most common at the beginning of the golf season,  or when the offending activity is increased in intensity or duration.

The  cause of  golfer elbow is pain and tenderness on the medial epicondyle of the humerus. (upper arm bone). The muscles of the forearm that are responsible for the symptoms begin in the palm of the hand and wrist. As this condition worsens,  the pain may spread down the inner side of the forearm, and can travel across the elbow joint. These muscles are known as the wrist flexors. The wrist flexors are located on the palm side of the forearm, and bend the wrist down towards the floor. Some other symptoms you will frequently experience are: Read more

Does Balance And Timing Have ALot To Do With Your Golf Swing Mechanics?

Balance and Timing are the two most important components of your golf swing mechanics.  In order to produce enough power to generate the kind of yardage your looking for on every one of your golf swings.  No matter if it’s hitting off a golf tee or using a chipping iron,  your going to need too feel comfortable when addressing the golf ball  and starting into your backswing.  It all starts with having  solid golf swing fundamentals in place.

Most golfers will step up to the golf ball without any thoughts or prayer of obtaining maximum yardage.  By trying to use brute force they attempt to knock the cover off the golf ball.  Which most often ends up in disastrous results. Over-swinging will only reduce your power. By rushing into your golf swing which causes improper weight shifting,  it will only produce such common mishits as cutting, fat shots, ground before the golf ball, hacking,  slicing, toe shots, topped shots and worm burners. Golf is based upon having a good sound mental focus, and with the proper amount of knowledge and training of your golf swing mechanics.  Which can only produce the kind of end results your looking for.

The golf swing is a combination of balance, fluidity and strength, and they must be in that combined mix for your golf swing mechanics to produce the kinds of golf shots that are kept on target.  Again, one of the most frequent errors to a golf swing is the consistent over-swinging of the golf club.  Relax as much as you can during your golf swing. You do have some power,  however accuracy is the name of  any golf game. Set your goals to expend very little effort when swinging the golf club.  Learning to hit the golf ball the right way will feel very easy and smooth.

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Is Golf Instruction The Best Way To Learn How TO Improve Your Golf Swing Mechanics?

Do you have to take golf lessons? Of course not. Can you pick up golf and improve on your own? Of course, and many do.  I’m a firm believer that the best way for golfers to improve upon their golf swing mechanics is by taking golf lessons.  This can apply to someone just beginning or has been playing for a very long time. I frequently get lessons from my club pro when my golf swing goes out of kilter and needs to be readjusted.

Golf is a game not easy to master. You will learn more effectively by taking private golf instruction than you would in a large or public group. The reasoning is,  if you could have the undivided attention of your instructor in any part of your golf swing, and could have all your questions answered directly as they come up.   Don’t you think you would get a much deeper understanding of your golf swing mechanics, and have far greater memory retention of the lessons learned?

The emphasis is clearly on getting results.  If a student’s golf swing needs to be dramatically changed or altered, and  if a student’s approach to the game needs to be re-adjusted or completely rearranged. Then the natural course of action should happen between you and your instructor. You should have him there as your own personal coach, mentor and cheerleader.

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Improve Your Golf Swing Mechanics By Playing The Augusta National Golf Course!

If we can’t play the Masters (we can only dream), well, at least we can play it virtually. Because for the very first time, video gamers will have the chance to play for the green jacket at Augusta National Golf Course.

Is It True Your Golf Swing Mechanics Starts With Having Good Balance?

One of the most important aspects of the golf swing is having good balance. The definition for good balance is a state of bodily equilibrium or equipoise. Having equal distribution of weight.  A mental steadiness or emotional stability. Relaxed habit of calm behavior or judgment.

Balance is the key to any sport you play. You must have the right amount of equilibrium to go either to your right or left with out falling. Having enough flexibility to make those necessary changes, and feel comfortable in repeating  those  same movements  over again. Training not only your muscles to physically respond, but your mental capacity to command such actions with out thinking about it.

Balance and posture are two of the most important physical traits that seems to elude most golfers. The most important thing to remember when addressing the golf ball is to relax.  There is nothing that will hinder your golf swing more than having a tense body to begin with.  Learn to loosen up by doing some stretching exercises,  and some simple pilates or yoga to get the blood pumping.  Make sure too align the core of your body muscles in balance with your mental state, before starting any golf round or practice.

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Why Don’t You Own Krank The Longest Driver In Golf?

The Krank Rage Driver was the club Joe Miller from London-England used, in winning this year’s 2010 Re/Max World Long Drive Championship. In doing so he set a new world record for ball speed coming off the face of the driver at 225 MPH. The ball would end up traveling after finally stopping at 414 yards. “I will never forget the 2010 Worlds.  It was incredible, overwhelming, exhilarating, stressful, painful and humbling all at the same time. Krank Golf made a statement for sure,” says Joe Miller.

Taking 2′nd place hitting the Krank Rage Driver, was a 16 year old new comer named Dominic Mazza from California. The youngest hitter to ever qualify for the Re/Max World Long Drive Championships. He almost took down the most coveted crown in the competition.  This may be the single greatest story in the history of this event. Yes, it was an all out Krank Golf Rage Final.  Krank Golf Rage Driver also wins the Senior Division. (45 to 49 years old). George “The Animal” Slupski walks through the field to claim his first Championship with the longest drive ever recorded in the Senior finals of 404 yards.  Also,  Krank Golf founder and President Lance Reader finishes 4th place hitting the Rage Driver.

The story continues.  Krank Golf Rage Driver also wins the Legends Division Re/Max World Long Drive Championship title. (60 years old and older.)  Rick Barry,  NBA Hall of Fame member wins his third World title using the Rage Driver.  His past two titles were using the Krank Golf El Diablo Driver.  Krank Golf has now developed two Remax World Long Drive Championship Drivers.

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Can Winter Golf Be Enjoyable?

According to the National Weather Service, there’s snow in 49 states today. Even in the upper mountains of Hawaii on Mauna Kea Range. That’s  right our entire country is experiencing a deep freeze. Some states being hit harder than others, including Rochester NY  where I live.  So relish the good days golfers,  they’ll be back soon.  But for now, check out an indoor golf simulator at a place near you, or play EA Sports’ Tiger Woods P.G.A. Tour video game at home.  Too bad you have to wait a couple of months for the newest version.  I hear they got finally Augusta National as one of the golf courses on their menu.

However,  for the real hardy golf enthusiast who enjoy playing golf in the snow. There is snow golf which is a sport based on golf but played over snow or ice instead of grass. The greens are called whites  and have an ice surface. The origin of snow golf is thought to be the Dutch game of “Kolf” that was played since the Middle Ages.  Evidence for Kolf as a popular winter golf pastime comes from numerous 17th century paintings by renowned artists such as Aert van der Neer or Hendrick Avercamp.

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Happy New Years From Parshooters. May 2011 Be Your Best Golfing Ever!

As the New Year fast approaches in three days.  I would like to give out a loud “Thank You” to all of my readers and subscribers. For helping me to get started writing about the only topic I truly Love, and that’s anything related to the golfing world.

I know I have so much more to write about.  All I ask for is your kindness in staying with me, as I go through the trials and tribulations of starting my online business. At the present time I’m the sole worker for this blog.  I know there have been speculation to having more than one worker with Parshooters from the comments that I have received.

I started this blog in October of 2009.  It has only been 14 months, and yet I have learned more things about building relationships and writing content that will interest those who are following along with me and my brand name Parshooters.

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