It may be tempting to want to get amped up mentally before you begin a round of golf. And in many ways this is important. But be careful of what instructions you give your brain before you play. Here are a few tips about what to be thinking, and how to phrase your thoughts, before …
The back 9 can be a challenge for golfers. After nine holes of duking it out, you can often find that you need an extra boost to keep up your momentum. And while stopping by the snack shop for a beer or a big sloppy hot dog might seem tempting, trust us: it doesn’t work. …
Golf is filled with paradoxes. To make the ball go up, you need to hit down with your irons. To get out of the trap, you have to hit the sand, not the ball. And once you take into account the mental aspects of golf, there are almost too many counterintuitive parts of the game …
Lee Trevino once said that all the amateurs are trying to draw the ball – and all the pros are trying to fade it. The draw is a power shot and the fade is a control shot. That’s because the draw has topspin, making the ball run further than normal. On the other hand, the …
As a dedicated golfer, your want to make sure you have the right routine to make sure you’re dynamite off the first tee. Here are three key elements that make up the ultimate pre-golf routine: • Eat right. Golf is a mental as well as physical game. To make sure your body and mind functions …
I like to play golf with my sons from time to time. One of them once told me, “Whenever I hit the ball, I always hit it about 3 degrees left. So, whenever I aim, I just aim 3 degrees right of wherever I want the ball to go and – voila! Accurate golf.” I …
Usually, waking up means another slog through the daily grind at your work. But not today. You’ve managed to save up a sick day, or for whatever other reason don’t need to go in to work. And that means just one thing: Golf! But not so fast, in order to play good golf you have …
As many of my golf instructors and pro golfer friends have told me, a powerful golf swing basically comes down to learning to use leverage. Think about it. If you had to play a round where, instead of hitting the ball you had to pick it up and throw it, it would take you a …
Recently, we wrote about the controversy surrounding the Yar GX-1 putter, which made headlines last month after it was featured in a Grantland article. At Pause-N-Go, we’re interested in the technical side of the game, so the thing that stood out to us most about this article was not any of its personal details but …
Winter is a tough time for hard core golfers living in the frozen north. Being kept away from the game you love so much can really take its toll. Thankfully, there’s a perfect way to experience golf during colder months: a golf trip! Here are a few ways to plan a great golf excursion. First, …