Playing golf in the winter might be the golfer’s biggest strength and the perfect demonstration of how much these fellows love the game.
For the true golfers out there who want golf to unleash itself; this is not winter, but spring. A rebuild of the swing, a new winter kit, a revised gym regime, changes in equipment, and so much more to add to the joy of the golfers!
Even if you aren’t the avid golfer-type, this is really not the time to keep your clubs away. Go out there and golf away!
Winter Golf Tips & Tricks to thrive during this upcoming winter
There are things you must know if you want to survive the biting cold of the winter air from messing up your game. These tips and tricks will help you keep a check on your game.
- Firstly, the balls travel one yard too less by a drop of 10 degrees of temperature. The denser cold air creates an additional pull on the golf balls. As a result of this, you are losing yards of distance to degrees of falls. Also, how stiff your body becomes in the cold air and how it reacts affects the distance you can reach. Pro tip: Keep things warm with the recommendations we mentioned below.
- There are doers and sayers of “warming up the golf ball” idea. But here is science to the backup: you can’t ball a golf ball warm enough that won’t instantly adapt itself with the outside temperature once it comes in contact with cold air.
- Forget cotton when dressing for winter golf. The air-pass through the fibers might be breezy during the summer, but this is the exact reason why it is a hated one in the winter. You must learn the art of layering clothes. Remember polyester-pullover-jacket.
- Go for hot cocoa and water instead of espresso and alcohol in the long run. Your body will thank you. (We don’t mind 2 pints though.)
- You don't just need to keep things warm. You need them to be dry. Therefore, your clothes should not only keep off the heat. But also rain and dew to stop everything from slipping and getting wet.
- Keeping the short game on the point will help to increase the scores.
- Due to the restrictions on trolley-free areas and as a good excuse to keep your shoulder muscles working, carry your bag along and trade the wheels. But if plan on the wheels, the hedgehog wheels are better since they pick up less mud.
- Playing golf in the cold means less roll on the greens. Don’t leave the extra clubs in the car.
- An adjustable driver and adding loft to your woods are great ways to cover more distance.
- Before getting to the golf course, spend your time doing some stretches at home. Warming up will keep the blood flowing and reduce the chance of an injury due to sharp movement or reflexes later. Don’t hit your first tee when you are freezing from cold.
- You can buy a practice golf net or attain the membership of an indoor practice facility to keep yourself active before playing winter golf outdoors.
- Practice up to 50 swings a day to get the flow of the feeling if you’ve been away from the game for some time.
Read more: https://golfshub.com/playing-golf-in-the-winter/
this was originally published on Golfs Hub.
