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You've Gotta Make Time For Golf

You've Gotta Make Time For Golf All men who enjoy golf need to take time to play golf each week throughout the summer. I'm convinced of it. As the wife of a very busy husband and as a family therapist, I am convinced that all men need the break and the relaxation that comes from playing a round of nine or eighteen holes of golf. When I was first married I would get frustrated about my husband's sheer excitement about golf as each spring turned to summer. I would give him a hard time about buying a member... All men who enjoy golf need to take time to play golf each week throughout the summer. I'm convinced of it. As the wife of a very busy husband and as a family therapist, I am convinced that all men need the break and the relaxation that comes from playing a round of nine or eighteen holes of golf. When I was first married I would get frustrated about my husband's sheer excitement about golf as each spring turned to summer. I would give him a hard time ab

Your Best Golf Swing Is Yet To Come

Your Best Golf Swing Can Really Happen Your best golf swing is achievable.  If youre like most golfers, youve been on the hunt for your best golf swing for a long time.  The key question is have you found it yet?  If not, itís time to take a different approach to achieve it. Your best golf swing is achievable.  If youre like most golfers, youíve been on the hunt for your best golf swing for a long time.  The key question is have you found it yet?  If not, it ís time to take a different approach to achieve it. We know swing mechanics are very high on the list.  And to achieve this takes a general understanding of the golf swing.  You don't have to become a fanatic to learn proper swing mechanics, but if you don't have a clue, you might want to get a book or take a lesson from a credible teaching pro. When it comes to accomplishing your best golf swing, equipment doesnít even play a role.  Remember we are talking about your golf swing, not distance or power. The appro

Tips to Selecting a Good Golf Instructor

Golf is one of the few sports that is around today that is growing rapidly in popularity and has a huge draw for numerous types of people to play.  What may seem like a rather mundane sport has actually started gathering the attention of children and even middle-aged adults as well.  In the past golf focused primarily around older adults, but as time has gone on, this has changed dramatically.  This brings about the need for even more golf instructors that are teaching everyone to play, yet at the same time, it becomes much more important to select a good instructor.  In the past when golf was not quite as popular, your options for instructors may have been limited, now you can choose exactly whom you would like to work with. This is great news for those who are trying to decide upon the best golf instructor for their needs.  If you are trying to pick your perfect golf instructor there are a few things that you should always keep in mind.  The first is you need to pick someone who o

How To Achieve A Full Golf Swing

A full golf swing is the desire of every golfer.  You know that a full golf swing is needed to produce maximum clubhead speed and ultimately distance but do you know how to accomplish it effectively? Youíve probably heard your golf teaching pro say, ìyouíre not getting a full golf swing, but has he told you how to get it?  Itís easy to analyze, but much harder to come up with a solution until now. You see a full golf swing is impossible to achieve if you do not have a higher level of golf-specific strength and flexibility.  Let me say that one more time. A full golf swing is impossible to achieve if you do not have a higher level of golf specific strength and flexibility. Let's look at these so-called requirements, for you to see I'm not just blowing smoke. A full golf swing is considered a 90 degree shoulder turn, with a 45 degree hip turn.  This is what we read in all the analysisí of the golf swing. Achieving the above physical components in your golf posture pr

Understanding The Physics Of The Golf Swing

Some golf players have been able to increase their game tremendously by studying the physics of their golf swing...by capturing and analyzing the biomechanics of their golf swing. Some golf players have been able to increase their game tremendously by studying the physics of their golf swing...by capturing and analyzing the biomechanics of their golf swing. Biomechanics or Motion Capture Technology (MOCAP) is the mechanical analysis of body motion. Studying and understanding the physics of the golf swing by analyzing the biomechanics of your swing can help improve your golf game. This is usually achieved with the help of high speed video technology. The fact is that it is not always very easy to identify specific problems for correction in the golf swing. However if the physics of the golf swing is clearly captured and studied, it makes everything a lot easier and the correct improvements can be quickly carried out. Actually one of the most effective correctional techniques the

Your Perfect Golf Vacation Step Two

You are only going to have one major golf vacation with your pals per year. Make it the best possible by designing it yourself. Forget the standard golf package and do it yourself. You are only going to have one major golf vacation with your pals per year. Make it the best possible by designing it yourself. Forget the standard golf package and do it yourself. In our last article we got to the minus two months point of your schedule. You have researched and found the ideal location, picked out the perfect house, sent out the word to your pals, and settled on the dates. By this time, you should have a confirmed group, any of which would just as soon lose their right arm as miss the event. Let's lock in the rental house. You DO need to get this done as early as you can. If you are setting up your vacation during the off-season like I do, you are in the driverís seat. Talk directly to the property manager and negotiate a better rate. Here is a summary of my discussion a few weeks

Golf Nutrition for Better Scores

Many golfers donít give much thought to the fact that nutrition can play a major role in their golf performance both on and off the course.  Good nutritional habits can help you on the golf course both physically and mentally.  Meal timing and proper balance of food groups can give you great performance results.  Poor food choices can create fatigue, frustration, and depression with your game, and yourself.  Recreational golfer or pro, positive changes in your diet will help give your body the fuel it needs for a consistent and powerful round of golf. Many golfers donít give much thought to the fact that nutrition can play a major role in their golf performance both on and off the course.  Good nutritional habits can help you on the golf course both physically and mentally.  Meal timing and proper balance of food groups can give you great performance results.  Poor food choices can create fatigue, frustration, and depression with your game, and yourself.  Recreational golfer or pro,