Golf Tips For Women: GolfGurls.com - The Resource Site for Today\'s Woman Golfer
During golf season here in the northeast, I play a round of golf at least twice a week, often with people I have just met. Most of the time the experience is enjoyable and the spirit, light hearted. Even when the weather is dreary and the balls just fly off in any direction but the [...]
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“They” say that the game of golf is 90% Mental and 10% Physical. I agree. If your mind is not in the game, your body might as well be two towns over. Guest author, David M. MacKenzie offers some great insites. He suggests you use your imagination to visualize the shot: “Develop a routine of [...]
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I just came across this video, a movie trailer for The Back Nine. It’s a recently released documentary that follows the story of a middle aged man who decides to become a golf pro at the age of 40. Everyone tells him it is nearly impossible. He’s too old. Too out of shape. Even he [...]
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When you first start to play the game of golf it’s easy to believe that the long drive is a result of strength and power. Increased strength equals increased distance. But you’d be wrong. Not that there is anything wrong with strength. It just isn’t that critical to making long drives. In fact, strength can [...]
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No matter how much practice I take, when the moment of truth arrives and I’m standing in the tee box, it’s my brain that takes over my body. If my mind is not totally clear of any thought except a vision of a good clean hit— if thoughts of a sand trap on the right, the woods on the left or that lake at the bottom of the hill 100 yards ahead intrude — you can bet that my tee shot will land in one of the spots I least want to be in. It happens every time.
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Working through the mental side of the game takes discipline and practice, and a great deal of self forgiveness. How do you get through those crazy moments?
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