{"id":929,"date":"2013-04-03T15:51:04","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T15:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/?p=929"},"modified":"2023-12-01T01:27:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T01:27:54","slug":"things-to-do-before-golf-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/things-to-do-before-golf-season\/","title":{"rendered":"A Few Things You Want to Do Before the Golf Season Officially Kicks Off"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Things<\/p>\n

Well, if you live North of the Mason-Dixon Line<\/a> it’s finally starting to warm up (at least a little bit).<\/p>\n

And while we all know that weathermen occupy the only profession in which you can be wrong on a daily basis and still keep your job, let’s hope they’re right because we’re all sick of looking at the snow.<\/p>\n

Before Winter gives its last gasp and your local course finally opens, there are a few little things you can do (that don’t even involve a golf club) that will ultimately make you a better player at the end of the year.<\/p>\n

Schedule a Lesson….NOW<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Don’t wait until June to get your first lesson of the year. Most people only want help when they start playing bad. Don’t take this approach.<\/p>\n

You haven’t really played in four or five months so your body hasn’t yet gotten comfortable with your swing. As a result, many of those bad habits that usually plague your game haven’t yet developed.<\/p>\n

Get on the phone and find a teacher in the area. Schedule a lesson sometime soon so you know what you need to get better at before your swing takes its usual form.<\/p>\n

Set Goals<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Goal setting is one of the most important things you can do on your way to becoming a better golfer<\/a>. Whether it’s breaking 90 or going an entire round without any 3-putts, you need to have something to strive towards in order to monitor your progress.<\/p>\n

Next time you’re daydreaming at work, take out a napkin or a piece of paper and write out what you want to accomplish this season. If you want to get really serious, make a timeline for when you want to achieve your goals.<\/p>\n

You might not be able to hit all your marks, but at least you’ll know if you actually are getting better.<\/p>\n

Identify Your Strengths and Weaknesses<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You’re not perfect. Whether you’re a scratch golfer or a 30 handicap, your game needs work. Identify which parts need the most work and commit to working on them when the season starts.<\/p>\n

Try to figure out where you’re having trouble and where you’re not and then when the weather does break, have a plan to get better.<\/p>\n

Read the Rule Book<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If you haven’t read the USGA rule book<\/a>, you’re at a disadvantage, plain and simple. I know the book is a little dry but you’ll truly be amazed at what you can and can’t do on the course.<\/p>\n

No one said you had to sit down and read the entire thing in a week. Just read a couple of rules everyday. I can guarantee you with 100% certainty that you’ll save shots in nearly every round you play in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well, if you live North of the Mason-Dixon Line it’s finally starting to warm up (at least a little bit). And while we all know that weathermen occupy the only profession in which you can be wrong on a daily basis and still keep your job, let’s hope they’re right because we’re all sick of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,483],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf-tips","category-tips","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=929"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8774,"href":"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929\/revisions\/8774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shipsticks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}