Golf practice is very
important and is a major contributor to improved performance. Skill levels come
only from repetitive practice of the movements involved in golf. Consider that only
perfect practice makes perfect. Seek the guidance of a professional.
3. Strength is about ones physical power
and is of supreme importance for women,
and often misunderstood. Properly developed strength can prevent injuries to
muscles, tendons, ligaments and bones. Strength is the major element needed to help the body absorb the impact forces
connected to golf and other events in daily life. Strength also allows one to hold skill
positions better, longer, enables rhythmic movements without fatigue, and reduces
the chance of poor body positioning. Proper strength
golf training will produce a corresponding improvement in endurance
4. Flexibility is the complete range-of-motion around a joint or joints of the body.
Before you do your
golf round do some stretching,
it can improve flexibility. To do so, stretch slowly and hold maximum range
positions for at least twenty seconds for best results. Do not bounce during the
stretch. Fast movements in various directions will not improve flexibility. Proper
strength training will improve flexibility.
5. Endurance is a requirement for some sports such as long distance running.
Golf
does not need high levels of endurance. However, high energy levels call for mental
focus to sustain consistency in the skills needed for 18 holes of golf. Energy comes
from the food one eats or drinks. A major Improvement in high-energy food is the recent development of
nutritionally enhanced food bars. These bars provide adequate calories and nutrition
as found in a typically healthy, low calorie meal, prepared at home. The nutrient balances provide just the right mix of protein, carbohydrate, and fat
percentages to do some great golfing. This blend of nourishment provides high energy and helps the body,
mind, and spirit to function at maximum capacity, for extended periods.
6. Positive imagery is mentally focusing on the skills connected to golf,
always
focusing on getting successful golf performance. These mental skills are practiced
anywhere, anytime and will contribute to improvement of ones sport performance. First, however, you
must understand the
skills involved in golf sport. Learn the skills
from a competent instructor. Then, you must practice these skills in your mind's eye
several times a day. Perfect mental practice makes perfect performance.
Clothing which provides adequate protection from the weather is
for sure a
asset.
It
must provide freedom of movement to serve its purpose, and clothing makes one
look cool on the course. To achieve maximum performance in minimum time, consider adding a properly
designed, total fitness regimen to your lifestyle.
Author/Consultant/Fitness Coach, Joseph F Mullen,
www.joemullen.org
Two golf
publications,
Golf for Women
and Golf Digest,
polled more than
4,500 male and
female readers
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who do some
golf to
figure out what
they think about
golf and the
opposite sex.
The results,
published in Golf for Women
and available online at www.golfforwomen.com, are
nothing special. The
guys tell say women always
have to go to the bathroom
and don't pay attention.
Women think men spend too
much time looking for lost
balls and use every tree as
a piss station. When asked whom they
want as a golf teacher, men
and women said they prefer
someone of their same sex. This is unfortunate,
especially considering the
number of top- notch women
golf teachers. To show
guys what they're missing -
and women what they seem to
prefer - we asked a few in
the national capital area to
share some tips.
Liza Abood (of Olney Golf
Park, Olney, Md.) was
selected by Golf for Women
as a top teacher in the
Northeast. A former
University of Maryland
basketball player, Abood
taught and coached in high
school before becoming a PGA
and LPGA teaching
professional.. |
