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