How A Golf Trainer Can Take Your Game To The Next Level
September 6, 2008
Having a golf trainer in your corner to give you guidance, motivation and ongoing, cutting-edge golf fitness information will put you leaps and bounds above your playing partners and competitors.
An experienced golf trainer will be able to diagnose your current level of fitness, physical limitations and prescribe the right program for you in which you will make the most of your time and money.
I hear so many horror stories of a ‘general’ fitness trainer calling himself a golf trainer only to end up making the client (golfers’ ) game even worse.
How discouraging would that be?
A qualified golf trainer will not only have the appropriate education and background, but have a deep understanding of the golf swing and mechanics. And be able to apply his/her exercise physiology knowledge to the benefit of the golfer.
Upon meeting a potential golf trainer you should ask some golf-specific questions to test the golf trainers’ knowledge of golf. You’ll know in less than one minute if they in fact do know something about the golf swing. If you have the least bit of hesitation, move on to the next golf trainer until you find one you feel will help you the most.
The Mental Side of Match Play
September 4, 2008
Many of us might assume that there isn’t too much debate about the characteristics of a good match player. Clearly, the ability to play your game in the best or worst of conditions better or worse can be useful, conversely we know that bad match players are people easily put off their game or cannot perform when they need to most. Therefore, if you want to win the better part of your matches you simply need to play consistent. However, this idea strikes me as too easy - too simple. If that is all there was to match play than your local course would be overflowing with excellent match players. I must confess, there is a great deal more in match play than there appears to be.
I would propose that preparation for match play begins the moment you step into the clubhouse. Many golfers have been known to play their "best" game before they even step onto the green. Often, good match players will try to get inside your head by making coy suggestions about certain aspects of their game (or yours for that matter). They may comment on certain aspects of the green, or lavish praise upon you for a hole well played. In short, remember that golf is a far more mental, than physical game, and be prepared for chance remarks that might have greater implications than you might otherwise expect.
Quickly Improve Your Golf Swing
September 1, 2008
Do you need some golf swing tips? If you could use a few golf swing tips you have come to the right place.
Golf swing tips will help you with confidence as well as improve your game in general.
Golf swing tips #1: Find a way to talk to yourself in a positive way while golfing. Negative self-talk will not help you or your game.
Golf swing tips #2: Develop a good mental attitude, be tough.
Golf swing tips #3: Practice, practice, practice!
Golf swing tips #4: Learn how to perform in tough situations
Golf swing tips #5: Find golf swing aids that may be helpful
Golf swing tips #6: Spend a few sessions with a golf pro
Golf swing tips #7: Read some good books that offer golf swing tips and then practice them.
Golf swing tips #8: Watch a golf video and learn from the pros
Golf swing tips #9: Work on a few golf swing tips each week until you have mastered each one or at least improved.
Golf swing tips #10: Take lessons that concentrate on golf swings.
Instruction For Swingers (Golf)
August 30, 2008
Could your golf swing use some improvement? You are in luck because there are lots of sources for golf swing instruction. Golf swing instruction will be beneficial for your game.
If you are looking for golf swing instruction you may want to talk to one of the golf pros at the course where you golf. A golf pro can offer excellent golf swing instruction.
Maybe you want to try golf swing instruction on your own. Look at a golf shop for golf swing instruction ideas. The employees will be able to point you in the right direction for the best golf swing instruction aids available.
You can check out golf swing instruction books at a bookstore. The library may also have books or manuals that will be beneficial for someone who needs golf swing instruction.
Golf swing instruction tips can be found in many of the golf magazines. There are articles written by golf pros about golf swing instruction.
Check out the golf swing instruction tips online. There are many sites that are devoted to golf and golf swing instruction is part of the information offered.
How To Improve Your Golf Swing
August 27, 2008
So you need a little help with your golf swing. This article will give you some tips that may help with golf swing improvement. Golf swing improvement is an important consideration when you are serous about the game.
Golf swing improvement tip #1: You need to have self confidence. Without self-confidence the likelihood of golf swing improvement is not very good.
Golf swing improvement tip #2: Don’t worry about what others think or say about your golf swing. Think about how you feel about your swing and then work to improve it.
Golf swing improvement tip #3: Develop a positive attitude about your golf swing.
Golf swing improvement tip #4: You may not feel relaxed but you can learn to play whether you are relaxed or not.
Golf swing improvement tip #5: If you have problems with your left knee buckling when you swing, try imagining that you are holding a basketball between your knees.
Golf swing improvement tip #6: Don’t swing too quickly. Figure out a rhythm and stick with it.
Golf swing improvement tip #7: Remember to use the muscles in your legs and trunk. Using your wrists only will not produce the swing you need.
Need Some Help With Your Golf Swing?
August 24, 2008
What should you do if you need some golf swing aids? Where do you find golf swing aids? What golf swing aids are available?
There are many golf swing aids to choose from. Golf swing aids will help improve your golf game.
If you are looking for golf swing aids you might want to look at your local golf course. They will have golf swing aids for sale or will be able to recommend some of the best. You can find golf swing aids at a golf shop. The people who work there may have some favorites.
Golf swing aids can be purchased at sporting goods stores. A sporting goods store usually has an area devoted to golf and should have people who can be of assistance if you are not sure which ones will be the most helpful.
You can also find golf swing aids online. These golf swing aids may be a little less expensive but you will need to know what you want before you order.
A good place to find the newest golf swing aids are the golfing magazines. These golf swing aids are reviewed by golfers and you will be able to choose the ones that are best for you.
Putting Causing You Some Problems?
August 22, 2008
You can be the greatest golfer alive but if you have trouble when it comes to putting, it doesn’t matter. Maybe you just need some golf putting tips. Golf putting tips can help you improve that final part of each hole.
Golf putting tips are helpful because there are little things about putting that you need to concentrate on. When you take a look at these golf putting tips you may find the problems you are having can easily fixed.
You can find golf putting tips at a gold pro shop. There are golf putting tips online at one of the many golf sites. Look for golf putting tips from instructional videos. Read a good book on golf that contains golf putting tips.
Maybe you are ready to talk to the golf pro at your local club for some golf putting tips. Consider signing up for a class that will put an emphasis on golf putting tips. You could also get a subscription to a golf magazine; they often have golf putting tips in almost every issue.
Returning Home: Scottish Golf Breaks
August 19, 2008
July 2005 sees the return of the world’s greatest golf tournament to its spiritual home on the Scottish East Coast. With the 27th staging of the British Open taking place on the Old Course in 2005, St Andrews has held the event more often than anywhere else which has reinforced its strong reputation as the "Home of Golf". This year’s event comes at a period of time where the Scottish Golf Industry is enjoying something of a renaissance, with more and more people choosing to visit the country for golfing holidays and test themselves on some of the world’s most famous courses.
The Old Course at St.Andrews, where this year the world’s greatest golfing talent will compete for the famous Claret Jug, originally consisted of 22 holes ? eleven out and eleven back. However, in 1764 the local society of St.Andrews Golfers decided that the format of the course needed to change as the many of the holes were simply too short. As a result the total number of holes was cut to 18 ? which is now synonymous with golf courses around the world.
Mental Concentration, Golf, and You
August 17, 2008
All players, when they are concentrating on a stroke, are in some respects mad; for a second they become monomaniac; you are possessed with an idea that is fixed in your mind; your singleness of purpose is absolute if you really are concentrating. And I cannot imagine how anything can disturb them unless they allow it to. If this does happen, then, in my opinion, you cannot be giving your whole mind to the stroke, you aren’t concentrating.
When you are out on the course there are many minor distractions that you may encounter, from coughing or sneezing, all the way up to load and obnoxious crowds or players. But once a player gets into the habit of being put off their game by these little worries, you are unlikely to make any progress in the game, and you run the risk of wandering around the course looking for things at which to be annoyed, actually seeking them. Few golfers realize that their game cannot stand still, whether their handicap is scratch, eight, or eighteen; their standard of play must progress or retrogress, improve or deteriorate, according to the amount they play or practice.
Have A Golf Fitness Expert In Your Home
August 14, 2008
The term golf fitness expert has grown in popularity for the last few years thanks to Tiger Woods, Annika Sorenstam, Vijay Singh and many other tour players.
They all have a golf fitness expert who actually travels with them to every tournament to keep them in top shape throughout their season.
Most of you don’t have the luxury to have a golf fitness expert one time, let alone 3 to 5 times a week, every week. This would cost in the thousands of dollars every month.
The average, ‘qualified’ golf fitness expert will charge anywhere from a low of $40 per session to a high of over $250. The more experienced the golf fitness expert, the more they will charge.
So what are you options if the above scenario is a little too out of your economic reality?
The next best thing is to get some golf fitness videos (dvds) that take you through the entire golf fitness session from start to finish?including stretches, warm ups, cool downs and advice.
This is the next best thing to having a golf fitness expert in person. I have been fortunate enough to receive hundreds of emails and letters from golfers who have greatly benefited from this format of training.
