January 15th Grand Lake Golf Report
Five strategies for lowering golf scores
- Hit To The Fat Part Of The Green. Far too many golfers aim for the pin without considering its location on the green. Better golfers understand the importance of playing to their ability and, therefore, think twice before firing at a pin that's tucked near the edge of the green. This may not leave them with a better chance for birdie, but certainly lessens the chance for bogey or worse.
To make better decisions concerning when and when not to go for the flag, divide your clubs into three categories: 1) play it safe, 2) proceed with caution and 3) go for it. If you have a wedge distance to the flag, be unafraid in taking a more aggressive line to your target.
- Play Golf, Not Golf Swing One of the biggest and most common mistakes golfers make during the course of a round is spending too much time focusing on their mechanics. Don't let yourself fall into this trap. When you tinker with your swing during a round of golf, not only do your mechanics tend to get worse, but you also lose sight of your objective—to play the game of golf. When you get wrapped up in swing fundamentals on the course, you're not playing golf, you're playing golf swing.
- Check Your Tempo and Rhythm often Inconsistent performance on the course can be related to inconsistent tempo and rhythm. Tempo is the total amount of time it takes to create your golf swing from beginning to end. Even though the swing is longer with the driver, it should take the same time to execute as a swing with a sand wedge.
Rhythm describes how you split the total time between the backswing and forward swing. If you treat the golf swing like a pendulum and divide it into equal beats, the backswing would take two beats and the combined downswing and forwardswing would take two beats. Like tempo, golf swing rhythm should be the same for every club and every type of swing.
- Be Positive
To develop a more positive attitude, try this preshot routine. Visualize a successful outcome of the shot and take a single practice swing to restore the feeling of the swing you would like to make. Once you're over the ball, commit to the shot, focus on your target and let it go. Practice this technique consistently and you'll soon find the quality of your shots improving.
- Know When To Leave The Driver In The Bag, The key to good driving isn't producing long hits. Instead, good drivers of the golf ball always put themselves into position for the next shot. To accomplish this seemingly simple task, it's important to realize you don't always have to hit a driver. When selecting the appropriate club to hit off the tee, it's best to start by deciding how long a second shot you want to leave. yourself
Remember that the most important thing is getting the ball in play, not hitting it as far as possible
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LOCAL GOLF VENUES
-Cherokee Grove Golf Course (Grove) @ 918-786-4100
-The Coves Golf Club (Duck Creek) @ 918-782-3220
-Grand Cherokee Golf Course (Langley) @ 918-435-8727.
-Patricia Island Golf Club (Grove) @ 918-786-3338
-Peoria Ridge Golf Club (Miami) 918-542-7676
-Shangri-La Golf Club (Monkey Island) @ 918-257-4204
-Eagle Creek Golf Club (Joplin) @ 417-623-5050
-Elk River C.C. (Noel) @ 417-475-3208
-Kelly Custom Golf (Grove) 918-787-7640 golf shop
Good Golfin
Mike Kelly
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