Golf Is About Having Fun

I know throughout the time I have been doing this blog I have talked about the serious parts of golf and how to become a better golfer. But this post will be a little bit different.

Last summer I went to a business party with my family and it happened to be at toads fun center in slaterville. If you know where that is you know how it has a driving range, a go kart track and a couple of mini golf courses. While there they had a mini golf tournament that wasn't just serious mini golfing but it had a twist on it that included some funky rules that made it a lot of fun.

Each hole had a different rule or thing that we had to do on the hole. It was almost like we were on an obstacle course. After we were going through the holes we came across the one thing that for any person willing to make a joke about you would do so.

This hole you had to tie pantihose that had a ball inside them and wrap it around your waist. After doing this you would move your hips back and forth and we had to hit the ball by doing so. This was very weird to do and it created some great laughs for me and everyone around me at that time. I actually have a video of this and you can be the judge of how funny this ridiculous round of mini golf is.

 

 

Here is the website for Toads Fun Center

Routines Keep Your Game in Check

Routines are the most important thing in golf. Everyone who plays golf has their own routine. Some routines can be worst than others and some can be perfect for the way the game of golf is supposed to be played.

The game of golf is supposed to be played semi quickly. The pace of play is one of the most important parts of the game and is addressed in every tournament. The routine contributes to this because if you have a long routine you will have a slower pace of play.

The average routine should be about 5 to 10 seconds long. This is determined on what you teach yourself to do and what you self consciously do. Some people waggle, some step back to line up, some take a piece of grass and eat it and some just get up and hit.

Ultimately this is up to you and the way you learn how to play the game. But to those of you with a long routine please try to make it shorter for the sake of the guys behind you. If you have a long routine you slow down play for everyone on the course without even realizing that you have done anything to make the game of others slow down.

Abnormal Routine of PGA tour Professional Jason Dufner

Putting

This week I will talk about putting and how it is the most important part of the game. After you finish your round you always look back wondering what you could have done better and how you could have shaved some strokes off your score. This is when the putting situation comes into play. As you look back at your scorecard you can see that half of your strokes were putts. Because of this you want to practice even more on your putting and that is what I will tell you how to do today.

Putting comes down to three easy steps.
1. Have a soft grip so you can feel the putt.
2. Rock your shoulders back and forth in a pendulum type of motion.
3. Finally address the ball and keep your head down throughout the entire putt.

These three keys will make your putting even better by creating a better stroke for your game.

Here are a couple of pictures that are examples of good putting form

 

 

 

 Here is a link to some helpful putting drills that can help you practice that putting stroke.
http://www.videojug.com/film/golf-how-to-improve-your-putting-with-practice-drills

The Tee Shot

Hello everyone, since the last couple of weeks have gotten you up to speed on the basics of the game I plan on now showing you how to hit your tee shot. The tee shot is what starts you off on every hole on the course. Essentially you use your driver for most of your tee shots so that is what I will be showing you how to use today.

The 5 keys to hitting your tee shot with your driver is to first grip the club firmly enough so that if you were holding a baby bird it would not be able to fly away.

Second You will need to have a wide stance so that your feet are about even with your shoulders.

Third you will need to tee the ball so that half of the ball is showing above the club face.

Fourth you want to have the shaft at a 45 degree angle to the ground.

Fifth and finally you set the club to the ball and swing away with an upward motion (this is very important).

Now after going through each step take a look at this video of me hitting a tee shot and how easy it is to start each hole of with a great drive.

How to Keep Score

Keeping score is an important part of golf. In order to do so you must understand how to keep score. When playin golf you have what is called a scorecard which you use to keep track of your score to par as you play your round. It is important to write your score down after each and every hole so you do not forget what you had on the hole before.

The basic components of knowing how to write down your score are:
Albetrouse or Hole-In-One: Is the best score you can get on any hole and is either 3 or 4 under par depending on what the par is.
Eagle: Is a great score and is 2 under par
Birdie: Is also good and is 1 under par
Par: Is what you want to get on every hole ultimately and is Even
Bogey: Is not bad but it is 1 over par
Double Bogey: Is 2 over par

The scores continue to go on and on depending on what score you get.

*The most important rule in golf is that of you must keep counting your score until you finish the hole no matter how high the score is. You Must be Truthful in the game of golf.

Here is what your average scorecard looks like:

Here is this courses website

Golf Clubs

This being my first week of my facts about golf I would like to start off with the most basic of golf knowledge. I will start by introducing you to the equipment used by golfers today and what are the most basic set of clubs you can have.

First I will start with the names of each of the clubs and in the order they are used by the distance in which they can go. It all depends on how strong you are or how good of a swing you have, but ultimately you always start off of the tee. The basic set of clubs in order are as follows:

Driver-Is the club you hit the farthest

3 Wood-Is the next club in your bag

4 Iron
5 Iron
6 Iron
7 Iron
8 Iron
9 Iron

Pitch Wedge-Is the shortest club in the bag

Each and Everyone of these clubs goes down in increments as you choose each club going down this list from the Driver to the Pitching Wedge. It is also important for me to start you off with the basic unit that the game of golf uses which happens to be in Yards. This is the main unit that all golfers must understand because if you understand the "Yardages" you can use each of these clubs to your advantage.

Here is a picture of a beginner set of clubs I have around my house. This would be the best set to have to start playing the game.

Intro To My Blog

Hi, my name is Brian and I am an avid golfer. My whole life has been about golf and I have always enjoyed playing the game. I am starting this blog to create more golf fans out of the non-believers of the game today.

Many of you out there do not know what you are missing and have no idea how much fun golf can be. Golf is a great way to get to know new friends as well as hang out with the friends you already have. My goal is to mold you into a golf fan so that when it comes on T.V. instead of being bored to death your eyes will be glued to the television screen awaiting the next event the golf world has to offer.

Golf was a game created for gentleman, but it has emerged into a great game suitable for all ages whether male or female. The best events in my life have occurred on a golf course whether I was watching the best in the world play or playing in a tournament myself. Everyone in my family plays the game including my little sister who is actually one of the best high school players in the state. As you can see everyone plays the game and you all can be a part of it to.

Ultimately this is a great sport and I hope that this blog will make every one of you want to at least try the game for yourself and if you do I know you will be hooked for life. So tune in each week to see what Everything and Anything Golf has to offer you.