6 Ways to Enjoy Golf More

February 6, 2010 · Filed Under Golf Swing Tips, Golf Tips · Comment 

Although golf is game loved by many, there are times when we wish the game was never invented. You can make those times less frequent by using a few of these suggestions.

1. Don’t ride, walk the course. Many suggest that walking is not only the purist way to play the game, but it can also improve your score. Walking gives you a better opportunity to scan the layout of the course and consider strategy for your next shot.It is also a great way to get a little exercise. And, if you’re usually a golf cart person, you can save a lot of cash on cart rental fees. With some of the money you save, you can buy yourself a golf push cart and you won’t even have to carry your bag.

2. Don’t play from the blue tees. Unless you are at least a ten handicap or lower, why bother making the golf course more difficult than it has to be. If you’re shooting in the 90s or triple digits, making the game harder doesn’t make much sense. Take the extra level of anxiety out of the equation and play the white tees.

3. Play different games with friends. Compete in games other than score, instead of just playing the same old match with your buddies.Some examples might be most fairways hit, least amount of 3 putts, or most 1 putts.

4. If it is your honor, take it. You just birdied the hardest (or easiest) hole on the golf course, it’s your tee, take it, you earned it. Challenge yourself to get another one; you will be surprised how often you can have two birdies in a row if you are actually trying.

5. Enhance your lie.When you are playing a leisure round of golf, there is no way you should be playing the strict rules of golf. If everyone played by these rules, the average round of golf would be at least 6 hours at courses all over the world. Golfers would be looking for every lost ball for five minutes and returning to the tees all day after hitting there first ball out bounds. Since we bend them to save time, why not bend them to improve your lie, something you can actually benefit from. Play winter rules all the time.

6. Reduce your expectations. If you are an average golfer, you play golf twice per week if you’re lucky. On top of that, you don’t practice as much as you wish you could. You can’t honestly think that your game is exactly what it should be. Don’t be so hard on yourself when you are not playing well, just enjoy the game itself. Everyone has bad days, even professionals.

If you follow these few tips: play the white tees, walk with a golf push cart, give yourself a good lie, don’t play for the best score, play for the honor, and be realistic about your expectations, the game will be much more enjoyable.

Bushnell Yardage Pro Review and Field Tests

February 1, 2010 · Filed Under Golf Swing Tips, Golf Tips · Comment 

I received the rangefinder as a Christmas present (I asked my wife for it) and have used it during several recent rounds. I have read mixed reviews, but I really like it. The rangefinder is a binocular that contains a cross-hair sight. You place your target in the cross-hairs and press the button to get the LCD readout of the distance.

The first three parts of the review were top notch, but the last one did not meet our expectations. That is the feature department. Now keep in mind that this is an “Entry Level” device, but the Bushnell Yardage Pro lacks one feature that we would like to see in GPS units at this price range. The lack of any distances other than distances to the green was the big one. Other entry level GPS units had up to four points of interest such as hazards or bunkers to assist you with playing a hole properly. The Yardage Pro lacks that feature and it is something that we feel is needed at this price range.

Since wearing a watch is a swing hazard, I’m usually going back and forth to my cell to check the time. Not anymore! I can leave my cell in the car and forget about it! Not the biggest technological breakthrough, but if youGÇÖre anything like me, you will find it very useful.

To address the unit’s sole serious flaw up front, it is this: “PermaFocus.” That translates to bad old fashioned “fixed focus” when you remove the fancy label. Meaning that there is no provision to focus the 6 power monocular to your eye for a sharp image.

The ergonomics of the Legend are good. It is designed for convenient one hand operation. The Power button is at the rear of the upper surface, above the eyepiece, where the index finger naturally falls when the unit is held normally. The mode button is on the left side of the unit, where it can be thumb activated as required. All corners are rounded for comfortable holding.

Yes, I find it gets a bit more tricky to hit the flag from about 220 and beyond, but I’ve found tricks to get better at that and you will too. Plus, if I’m over 200, I just make sure that I have some clue where I am as a sanity check. If Bushnell figures out how to incorporate optical image stabalization into these units, that’ll make them even better. But for now this is just fine.

I love this golf gadget. It sure makes the round more pleasant than pacing off yardages, speeds pace of play, and I can honestly say that I think it’s saving me strokes already. What a great toy. Get it as a gift if you can.

Check out more optical rangefinders advice at opticalrangefindes.com. You can also read some great guides on the Bushnell Yardage Pro Legend there as well.

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