Off Season Golf Part 4: New Golf Equipment
Read
other Parts from the
Technology & Distance
series and Short Game
series here, Archives.
Email
me if you'd if there's anything you'd like to see discussed
or analyzed in
the next or future
newsletters. Now
on to this week's
topic.
IV.
You have some golf
goals & now want
to support them
with money?
In
my last newsletter,
I gave some advice
about setting goals
for the golf season
and objectives to
fulfill them. Of
course, I suggested
if you were to put
some money forward
to meet some of the
objectives, it is
best to invest in
lessons, fitness
and other aspects
of your game through
books.
First
and foremost, I would
spend my money on
improving the aspects
of my game that will
make the most significant
improvement in my
score. But, many
of us would choose
the easiest route
to improvement; buy
new equipment. Let
me emphasize, however,
that new equipment
WILL NOT make a huge
difference in your
game unless you're
using 30 year old
clubs and old balata
covered golf balls
(new balls would
make the biggest
difference).
I'm
going to first suggest
how you should spend
your money, and then,
if I still can't
convince you and
you "have to" buy
new equipment, I'll
give you some suggestions. I
encourage you to
spend any extra cash
you have on improving:
† Improve
your short game which
includes your putting.
*dedicate
most of your 2005
practice time to
it.
*use
a softer ball, if
you don't already,
to improve your feel.
*purchase Dave
Pelz's Short Game
Bible. (it's
great).
*learn
how to read putts
better using my "matrix
method."
† Improve
your fitness level.
*work
on increasing the
strength of your
major golf muscles:
legs, adominals,
wrists
and forearms. Some
cardiovascular training
would also help to
improve
your endurance on
the course.
*if
you need help with
your golf fitness,
download a copy of
Mike Pedersen's
Ultimate
Golf Fitness Ebook, or
join his Golf
Fitness Trainer club.
† Improve
your course management
which includes learning
about how to pick
the best
club for each shot
(most
golfers
underclub).
*my
site offers lots
of advice on course
managment such as:
reading & playing the wind,
elevation
changes,
shot
patterns, temperature
changes
*there are lots of golf instructional books out there that give good advice.
I'll
have some more suggestions
for you in my next
newsletter. The common
theme with all of
them is they'll help
you make real improvement,
but they will take
more time and effort
than buying a new
piece of equipment.
What
if I still haven't
convinced you that
improving yourself
is the best way to
spend your hard earned
money? You "need"
that new driver or
putter.
Well,
here is some advice
on buying new equipment.
I
was just looking
through the Feb 05
Golf Digest magazine
in which they've
published their "Hot
List." Wow, is there
ever a lot to choose
from. How does one
decide?
† If
you don't have a
recent (last 4 years)
large head driver,
get
one.
You'll hit
the ball farther
& straighter most
significantly on
your mishits. If
you want more information
on what to look for
in a new driver,
download my ebook
on the subject.
† Get
a golf ball that
suits your game.
Disregard claims
of longest distance.
There is not a significant
difference in distance
between new, high
tech golf balls.
You want a ball that
is soft for feel
(short game) and
has high spin if
you're a good ball
striker and lower
spin if you're not.
I'll have more on
this topic in the
next newsletter.
I'll
provide some more
suggestions about
new technology in
my next newsletter.
A list of resources that have been used to produce this newsletter
can be found on my
website here.
The focus
of my site
is to utilize science
and math to lower
your score. New technology
is one
way to achieve this,
but to be honest,
the technology is
one small piece of
the puzzle.
To actually improve significantly,
we all need to:
1. Improve our swings using CD
Interactive, Hit
Down Dammit!
2. Learn how to swing simpler
like the Iron Byron
with the great coffee
table book, Swing
Machine Golf!
3. Improve our physical fitness
and strength.
The
Golf Trainer Power
Performance Program™ and Ultimate
Golf Fitness Ebook
4. Improve our mental games.
Golf
Mind Software
5. Improve our Probable
Golf games.
Learn how to make better
choices on the course
through knowing how
shot patterns and reading
the elements and course
better.
Click on the links above to
take a look at
ways that I personally
use myself and
recommend you try
as well.
Hope
I provided some useful
ways for to become
better prepared for
you best golf season
ever.
Ken Tannar
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