This is the seventh in a series of blogs to help you simplify your knowledge of golf and hopefully modernize your game. [These tips are distilled from an vendible published by Luke Kerr-Dineen for a GOLF franchise tabbed “Play Smart”.]
25/ Know What To Do When You’re In Trouble: You’ve washed-up your smart preparation, but some-how things still aren’t going equal to plan. Don’t worry, it happens. Golf is a game of misses. So you should try to minimize your misses and take your medicine and make a good recovery shot. Stay calm. Following are 4 solution to stave a blow-up hole:
25a/ Try variable training: “It may sound counterintuitive, but one of the weightier things you can do when you’re struggling to hit the sweet spot is try to hit misses,” says GOLF Top 100 Teacher Mark Durland. “The next time you’re struggling, try intentionally to hit shanks or shots off the toe. This kind of ‘variable training’ will help your smart-ass get a largest sense of the club squatter when it’s time to hit the center.” [I don’t really understand how this tip will help but I don’t make these up. However, we should requite it a try to see what happens in a non-competition game.]
25b/ Eat something: You may simply be running out of energy if you’re playing poorly. Sugar and carbs will spike your energy the fastest but fade fast. Higher-protein snacks will last longer. Drinking water throughout is essential. Weight Watcher’s former throne of nutrition says golfers should segregate a tousle of everything but try to stick to a 2-to-1 protein-to-carbs ratio (a protein bar and comic or apple), with up to 10 glasses of water per day.
25c/ Time your tempo: If you’re playing in the wind, one of the first things to go is your tempo. First brought to light in their pioneering typesetting Tour Tempo, John Novosel Sr. and Jr. say good rhythm can come at variegated speeds, “but the ratio should unchangingly stay 3:1, meaning your back- swing should be three times slower than your down- swing.” If it’s not, your tempo is out of sync. [LOVE THIS TIP!]
25d/ Don’t be a hero: As Tour statistician Mark Broadie writes in his typesetting Every Shot Counts, PGA Tour players stereotype 3.8 shots to slum out from 100 yards when they’re in the trees. Hitting a 60-yard recovery shot vs. pitching out directly sideways gains you ONLY well-nigh 0.2 of a stroke, from 2.8 shots to 2.6 at best. At worst, you’ll hit a disaster shot and make a big number. Play stress-free and get the wittiness when in play. [I love this tip but find it the most difficult to execute.]
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