Corporate Golf Day Yesterday I Sucked The Big One What Are Your Tips?
30 June 2009
5 CommentsThey say the worst days golf is still better than the best days work yet yesterday i was almost wishing i was back in the office… I played my worst game of golf ever!!
anyway what are your tips to fucus and concentrate on the finer points of golf…
Oh! a question after my own heart! Just got back from a game today.
I’ve been ‘playing’ golf for a few years now and will share with you what I’ve learned:
1. Never let lack of skill or natural aptitude to the game interfere with enjoying being out on the course (especially in our great climate).
2. Understand that your definition of ‘playing golf’ and the definition of someone who really can ‘play golf’ are different. That doesn’t matter.
3. Learn to laugh at yourself. Let it go. It really is only a game. I played with a Pro on the Ladies tour who taught me: if you can’t rely on yourself to be nice to you, who can you rely on?
4. Don’t ever give up- you never know when it’ll suddenly (inexplicably) start working again.
5. Focus/visualise what you want the ball to do. Banish negative thoughts from your mind. Picture the ball landing on the fairway- not splashing into the water!
6. Turn your brain OFF! JUST HIT IT!
7. Never bet outside your handicap.
8. If you are really serious: get some lessons and play regularly. If you’re not doing this then don’t expect yourself to pull off an awesome shot when you need it.
9. When you play in a team- IT IS A NO SORRY ZONE. Everyone stuffs up, just live with it- even if it you who does it.
10. One shot at a time. A couple of years ago I had an awesome round in a ‘medal of medals’- except the 9th where I had a 12- OUCH! Would you believe that I tied and ended up in a play off- which I lost. If only I’d had an 11 on that par 4!!!
I’m not a professional. I’m barely an amateur but i have knocked a lot of strokes off my game with a lot of concentration.
Rule one: Practice. Take slow swings towards the ball so that you can see what your club should be doing at the point of impact. Also so you can feel what your hands and arms should be like at the point of impact. After you feel and see what should be going on address the ball and Take a good clean stroke “through” the ball not at it.
Rule 2: Keep your eye on the ball. not the top though. Focus on a spot at the back of the ball “point of impact:” and keep your eye on that point. USGA rules allow you to pick up your ball without a stroke penalty as long as you notify your playing partners. If you don’t care to much about that and the people you are playing with don’t care either pick it up and place it back down with the logo at the back of the ball. That will be the easiest way to pick a point on your golf ball and concentrate until you take your stroke.
Rule 3: If you go out and play with other people make sure they watch your ball so you can keep your head down through your swing and make a clean stroke with good solid contact.
Good luck! And most of all Have Fun!!
No golf tips except when do you drink at the first hole or at the last??? if its the first hole slip your competitors something to make them miss the ball lol j/k
well the best thing you can do is take a couple of lessons… Have someone give them to you for your birthday or fathers dayl… Lessons
Clubs… Ditch… Done.
you won’t believe the satisfaction… and anyone watching will get a good laugh
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