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Fun Warm-up Game: First Player To Make Six

Sometimes life gets in the way of getting yourself to the golf course. And with limited time to warm up on the practice green due to arriving late, it’s best to just have some fun and roll out as many putts as possible with another partner.

Try this fun warm-up game:

1) Both you and your partner grab a golf ball.

2) Select 2 holes on the practice green that are cut about ten to fifteen feet apart.

3) Position yourself to the side of one hole while your partner stands at the other. Keep your ball between your feet and the hole closest to you.

4) At the same time (or quickly alternating shots with your partner), putt to the opposite hole.

5) When the ball arrives at or in your hole, grab it up and putt it into the other hole.

6) The first one to sink six putts wins the warm-up game. Switch sides and continue the game until it is time for your round.

Fun Golf Game: Horse For Golf

Golf is mastered, and won, by consistency more so than any other tool of progress.

The golfer who is able to sink six-footers while under intense pressure is not talented, he is gifted! And being gifted comes from practicing your skills, such as what the following fun game can do for you, known as

Improve Your Game By Showing Up Early

If you play golf like I do then you absolutely love treating every shot like it was the last. And really, what other way is there to play the game, right? But this approach means that you must invest plenty of time on the practice green.

If you show up to your game just in time to start the first round then you have missed a golden opportunity to show up early and iron out any wrinkles and adjustments that will allow you to go for the gold with full confidence once the game starts.

By arriving early and spending time on the practice green, this allows you to:

1) Get used to the conditions of the course. Before your game even starts you will be a step ahead of the other players in your group. You will get a feel for the grass, the speed of the green, and wipe out any yips before T-off.

2) Start your game with total confidence. By knocking out a few putts and starting your game on a high note, your confidence will be at maximum levels and will stay that way throughout the game.

3) Get a great warm-up with your upper body as well as your technique. Most players make the mistake of not warming up before a game. But because you arrived early your arms will be loose, your shoulders stretched, and your technique solid.

Sometimes life gets in the way of getting yourself to the golf course. And with limited time to warm up on the practice green due to arriving late, it’s best to just have some fun and roll out as many putts as possible with another partner.

Try this fun warm-up game:

1) Both you and your partner grab a golf ball.

2) Select 2 holes on the practice green that are cut about ten to fifteen feet apart.

3) Position yourself to the side of one hole while your partner stands at the other. Keep your ball between your feet and the hole closest to you.

4) At the same time (or quickly alternating shots with your partner), putt to the opposite hole.

5) When the ball arrives at or in your hole, grab it up and putt it into the other hole.

6) The first one to sink six putts wins the warm-up game. Switch sides and continue the game until it is time for your round.

Golf is mastered, and won, by consistency more so than any other tool of progress.

The golfer who is able to sink six-footers while under intense pressure is not talented, he is gifted! And being gifted comes from practicing your skills, such as what the following fun game can do for you, known as “Horse”, much like the basketball version.

1) You and an opponent take one golf ball each to the practice green.

2) Just as in the classic basketball “horse” game, one player picks a spot around the hole and attempts to sink a putt from there.

If player one sinks it then his opponent must sink it too. If the opponent fails to duplicate the putt, he picks up an H, which is the first letter of “Horse”. If player two sinks it, player one conjures up another challenge.

If player one misses the putt, then player two has the chance to choose a putt of his own design and attempt to make it.

3) The first player who gets stuck with all five letters, spelling the word “Horse”, looses the game.

Golf is the type of sport where you must grab every advantage on the golf course that you can find. By paying attention to the many seemingly unimportant details, you can really make a positive difference in your score.

For example, consider something that you probably have never thought about before – where you should place the tee.

Seems simple enough, right? I mean, it’s so simple you’re probably thinking how can I be writing a post about it…

Well, it may appear unimportant, but small details like can make or break your game.

The first thing to do is find the flattest spot on the ground possible. A well maintained course should provide plenty of flat areas to tee off, which gives you the choice as to which side to use.

If there is trouble waiting on the left side of the fairway then you should hit the ball from the left side of the tee. This way you can aim to the right side of the fairway and avoid trouble. If you see hazards to your right, then tee up on the right.

Consider any crosswinds. This is important. If the wind is coming in left to right, tee on the left side and attempt to fade the ball slightly into the wind. If the wind is heading left, use the right side of the tee and try to pull the shot.

See? Simple

Hit ‘em straight (and from the right place…)

Most golfers become uneasy when they are confronted with a shot from pine needles. They usually attempt to pick the ball off cleanly, and frequently this results in hitting the ball too thin and not getting it up into the air.

This approach to the shot is wrong. Instead of trying to pick the ball off the pine needles, pretend that it is sitting on fairway grass. The swing should be exactly the same as you would on a fairway shot.

You can even hook or fade the ball off pine needles if the occasion demands, and a chip shot off them will have backspin just as a normal chip would.

 There are two things to remember: 

1. Take an especially firm stance, making sure that your spikes are set into the ground to prevent slipping.

 2. Do not ground the clubhead behind the ball because there is a good chance the ball will move which will cost you a two-stroke penalty

Hit Short When Playing Through A Long Course 

Getting yourself ready to play through a golf course that is considerably longer or shorter than your usual one presents certain problems in shot adjustment.

For example, if you normally use a driver and short irons on your own 6,500 yard golf course, you cannot expect to hit drivers and long irons on a 7,000 yard course and score well without preparation.

 Adjust Your Game 

If you are getting ready for a course that is much longer than your own, you should adjust your game. Instead of hitting a drive and wedge on the 350 yard hole, hit a five iron off the tee and then another long iron to the green.

The primary reason for this is not to give you practice swinging a long iron. You can get that on a practice tee. The purpose is to become accustomed to hitting into the green from a considerable distance so that the long course you are headed for does not mentally defeat you before you start.

Too many weekend golfers ignore what seems to them to be a forgotten part of the game: Taking care of their golf clubs.

Everytime I ship a club or set of clubs that I custom build for folks, I include some tips on how to take care of them. Keeping them clean is one of the most important ones, but alas - very few golfers seem to care about their clubs

 Dirty Clubs Can Impact Your Score 

As often as not they keep their clubs at home and they find it quite easy not to clean them. But this costs strokes. If the grooves of the iron are not clean the clubhead will not put maximum backspin on the ball.

 Always Carry A Towel 

During every round you should have a towel available so that the clubface can be cleaned after each shot. You should also clean the grooves by running a sharp object through them before every shot.

 How To Keep Your Woods In Top Shape 

Caring for woods presents a different problem. Woods pick up moisture and are affected by  sharp changes from very moist to very dry climates.

 To prevent any problems, you should soak your woods periodically in linseed oil. This seals the heads of their irons, presumably to keep them from rusting.

In most discussions of the golf grip, excessive attention is paid to how many knuckles should be visible or which eyeball the “Vs” should point at, but too little focus is advised on the fingers that are actually be resting on the shaft.

For instance, take the so-called “trigger finger” of the right-hand. Many players, more through carelessness than by design, put their right hand on the club as if they were actually pulling a trigger. In other words, the trigger finger is stretched away from the middle finger.

This to me, seems like a big mistake. A good grip has the hands working together, not as two separate entities fighting for control of the club. The more space the hands take up, the more difficult it will be for them to work together.

 The less space, the more control you will be able have. So resist the temptation to “reach for the trigger” the next time you grip a club. Instead, keep all of your fingers snugly together