Try not to, unless it is really necessary![/caption]
Here's a Tuesday tip which is so obvious for your health but also is beneficial for your game as well.
WALK
When golf was invented over 1400 years ago, there were no "golf carts." Players walked the land. Walking is so beneficial as a form of exercise. Walking burns calories and keeps you loose. Walking helps the cardiovascular conditioning as well.
A great benefit to walking is getting the feel and becoming more in tune with the terrain. Small elevation changes and golf course contours come alive when you walk the track. Having a feel for the contours of the course is a big advantage. You'll know where the ball will bounce and what shots are uphill or downhill. You'll know the break tendencies of the putting surfaces.
Walking also provides the player time to analyze the next shot. Walking from one shot to the next is the time to think about course strategy and how to play the next shot.
Most courses are marked with yardage markers in the fairways and many have yardages on sprinkler heads. Walking to the next shot is also an opportunity to calculate yardages.
Carts
These days golf courses want you to ride because golf carts are a huge revenue source. In fact, many American courses would go bankrupt if not for the revenue they generate via golf cart fees. When you ride the cart you don't get the benefits of the exercise, the course feel or the strategy.
On average riding golf carts hurts your golf score. Did you read that? Riding carts has actually be proven scientifically to hurt your score. A study in 2008 showed that golf scores are an average of up to 3 shots worse per nine holes for cart riders versus carrying or playing with a caddie. That's up to SIX shots in 18 holes. Can you stand to lose six shots per round? I thought so...
WALK!
Golf Tips: Walk Your Next Round
[caption id="attachment_4088" align="alignright" width="300"] Try not to, unless it is really necessary![/caption]
Here's a Tuesday tip which is so obvious for your health but also is beneficial for your game as well.
WALK
When golf was invented over 1400 years ago, there were no "golf carts." Players walked the land. Walking is so beneficial as a form of exercise. Walking burns calories and keeps you loose. Walking helps the cardiovascular conditioning as well.
A great benefit to walking is getting the feel and becoming more in tune with the terrain. Small elevation changes and golf course contours come alive when you walk the track. Having a feel for the contours of the course is a big advantage. You'll know where the ball will bounce and what shots are uphill or downhill. You'll know the break tendencies of the putting surfaces.
Walking also provides the player time to analyze the next shot. Walking from one shot to the next is the time to think about course strategy and how to play the next shot.
Most courses are marked with yardage markers in the fairways and many have yardages on sprinkler heads. Walking to the next shot is also an opportunity to calculate yardages.
Carts
These days golf courses want you to ride because golf carts are a huge revenue source. In fact, many American courses would go bankrupt if not for the revenue they generate via golf cart fees. When you ride the cart you don't get the benefits of the exercise, the course feel or the strategy.
On average riding golf carts hurts your golf score. Did you read that? Riding carts has actually be proven scientifically to hurt your score. A study in 2008 showed that golf scores are an average of up to 3 shots worse per nine holes for cart riders versus carrying or playing with a caddie. That's up to SIX shots in 18 holes. Can you stand to lose six shots per round? I thought so...
WALK!
Try not to, unless it is really necessary![/caption]
Here's a Tuesday tip which is so obvious for your health but also is beneficial for your game as well.
WALK
When golf was invented over 1400 years ago, there were no "golf carts." Players walked the land. Walking is so beneficial as a form of exercise. Walking burns calories and keeps you loose. Walking helps the cardiovascular conditioning as well.
A great benefit to walking is getting the feel and becoming more in tune with the terrain. Small elevation changes and golf course contours come alive when you walk the track. Having a feel for the contours of the course is a big advantage. You'll know where the ball will bounce and what shots are uphill or downhill. You'll know the break tendencies of the putting surfaces.
Walking also provides the player time to analyze the next shot. Walking from one shot to the next is the time to think about course strategy and how to play the next shot.
Most courses are marked with yardage markers in the fairways and many have yardages on sprinkler heads. Walking to the next shot is also an opportunity to calculate yardages.
Carts
These days golf courses want you to ride because golf carts are a huge revenue source. In fact, many American courses would go bankrupt if not for the revenue they generate via golf cart fees. When you ride the cart you don't get the benefits of the exercise, the course feel or the strategy.
On average riding golf carts hurts your golf score. Did you read that? Riding carts has actually be proven scientifically to hurt your score. A study in 2008 showed that golf scores are an average of up to 3 shots worse per nine holes for cart riders versus carrying or playing with a caddie. That's up to SIX shots in 18 holes. Can you stand to lose six shots per round? I thought so...
WALK!
