Posts Tagged ‘golf tips’

golfTEC: Stroke-Saving Decisions

Read this really good article in golfTEC’s June Newsletter about better decision-making on the golf course:

But then there are shots that you “leave out there”—the ones that have less to do with your skill level and swing mechanics, and more to do with your decision making and strategy. These shots shouldn’t happen. So we’re going to help you clean up your scorecard by keeping them from happening.

In every round of golf there are a few shots that you’d like to get back—the occasional mis-hit off the tee, the flier out of the rough, the pitch that comes out hotter than you anticipated. These shots happen—it’s part of the game.

Read the rest here

Shave 3 Strokes by Clearing Your Nose

Any of you golfers out there suffering from sleep apnea?  Well, here’s an article from WebMD News:

Nov. 2, 2009 — Men and women who undergo treatment for sleep apnea not only can improve their general health, but their golf games as well, new research indicates.

A study presented at CHEST 2009, the 75th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians, finds that golfers who have obstructive sleep apnea and who received a therapy called nasal positive airway pressure (NPAP) improved their daytime sleepiness scores.

And they also lowered their golf handicap by as much as three strokes, according to Marc L. Benton, MD, FCCP, of the Atlantic Sleep and Pulmonary Associates in Madison, N.J.

You can read the rest of the article here:

http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-apnea/news/20091102/sleep-apnea-treatment-helps-your-golf-game?src=RSS_PUBLIC

I thought this article was pretty funny because there’s probably a ton of other ways that sleep apnea is affecting someone’s life (like keeping your wife up all night because you snore like a drunk lumberjack).

I guess if potential heart failure, stopping breathing between 25 and 100 times a night, heart attacks, and strokes don’t make you go to the doctor, maybe shaving a few strokes off your handicap will.  Good luck!

-Houston Golf Nut

Cure Your Slice Video

Most of my golf playing days, I’ve fought a wicked slice. This year, I’ve started to move away from it by flattening my swing, among other things. A friend shared this pretty good video with me that gave me some good pointers. Enjoy…..