Source credit: Forbes.com Sometimes a course contains more than you’d expect for a golf course. In fact, some features are downright astonishing. When courses are built on unusual sites, designers often incorporate the fascinating history of the land’s previous use or add extravagant features just to show Nature who’s boss.
Preparing for the game is just as much mental as it is physical—maybe even more so. Therefore, you should never underestimate the importance of warming up both your head and your body to play the game well. Below are some tried-and-true mental exercises you can use to continually improve your game.
Whether you’re a long-time player or a newbie, there are a huge number of great things about the game. We can’t list them all, so add your personal favorites to the comments below.
You don’t have to be in love with golf in order to enjoy some amazing facts about the game. When human beings invent a sport, they also come up with some wacky and surprising methods by which to play, promote, and indulge in it. Impress your golf buddies with the following fascinating tidbits!
Although the question might be “When isn’t it a good time to hit the greens?” some times are obviously better than others (think: severe lightning storm). If you are looking for the best way to predict the perfect golf-playing conditions, consider the following five points.
While the challenge of becoming a better player always keeps golf an interesting, enjoyable game, there’s nothing wrong with removing some of the serious irritations inherent to the sport. As long as it doesn’t constitute cheating or poor sportsmanship, great golf hacks should be treasured and shared.
Treating yourself and your partner to a romantic getaway is a must-do for every couple in order to rekindle the flame, enjoy each others’ company, and just relax away the stresses of demanding careers and/or family needs. But if you’re into golfing and your partner is not, how can you sneak in a few rounds…
Looking for a few great arguments to justify your constant efforts to get in a round or two? Look no further. It turns out playing 18 holes once or more per week can be of great benefit to your mental and physical health—as if you needed another reason to love the game!
Love golf? Chances are that if you are an avid player, you will suffer from one or more of these common golf injuries at some point. Become aware of the possible problems and either prevent them or get them treated early to make sure you stay on the links.
A really great golf getaway is one of those pleasures in life that may come up once in a lifetime—maybe twice—if you’re lucky. So now that you’ve got commitments from your golf buddies, you’ve got the go-ahead to start planning, and you’re ready to put together a fantastic getaway that everyone will be talking about…
Snuggled up against the beautiful South Carolina coast, the views and scenery at Kiawah Island Golf Resort are beyond picturesque. As you make your way towards the resort, the road is lined with pine trees and live oaks which are draped in Spanish moss and form a nice, cool canopy. Even though Kiawah Island is…
With five courses to choose from and one impressive putting course known as the Punchbowl, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort near Bandon, Oregon continues to be one of the best golf destinations in the world. The Courses at Bandon Dunes Bandon Dunes & Pacific Dunes The first course, designed by David McLay Kidd, was an instant…
According to his agent Mark Steinberg, Tiger Woods has begun light chipping and putting and has had no physical setbacks since his surgery just over three weeks ago. Woods hasn’t played in a tournament since early March at Trump National Doral, where he followed up a 3rd round 66 with a an uncharacteristic 6-over par…
Golf courses have multiple sets of tees for a reason. They’re not just there to look at. They’re there to use. So use them. Playing from the wrong set of tees can cause a number of problems, not only for you, but also for your playing partners and other players on the course as well….
Aside from throwing a few balls down on the putting green before teeing off, the average golfer doesn’t practice their putting nearly as much as they should. Anywhere from 40% to 50% of shots taken during a round are with the flat stick, and if you’re actually trying to improve your game, the putting green…
Ship Sticks makes getting your golf clubs from one destination to another as simple as humanly possible. No lugging your clubs to the airport or to a shipping facility, no wondering if they’re going to get to your hotel on time and no worrying about them getting damaged by some careless baggage handler at the…
Golf trips are fun. Flying with your clubs isn’t. Between getting to the airport, boarding your flight and making sure you didn’t forget anything, you’ve got enough on your mind. Why add to that by worrying about your golf clubs? With Ship Sticks, you don’t have to worry about anything except safely getting to your…
Golf isn’t the most physically demanding sport on the planet but it does require players to put their bodies in a number of very straining positions. From the shoulders and hips, to the back and neck, even some of the fittest golfers experience injuries from time to time (See: Tiger Woods). Sometimes, these injuries are…
The slice is the most commonly hit shot in all of golf. Prevalent among amateurs, it can often result in some pretty high scores if you don’t know how to control it. A great deal of discouraged slicers just assume that because the big bending ball flight has been a part of their game for…
Controlling your ball flight is the key to good iron play, and if you ever want to be able to play well in the wind, you need to learn how to hit the ball relatively low. Sometimes referred to as punch shots, these low driving bullets cut through the wind and roll forever, and though…
