Golf lovers like I are thrilled every time we have the opportunity to play. I have a family and a job so it is challenging for me to have an 18 hole round. I do it just a couple of times a year. I play 9 holes very early Sat or Sun so when I get back home I can have breakfast with my kids. I just moved to Texas from Connecticut so for several weeks I had not played. I finally found a nice course and had a chance to play. Here is what you need to do to have a decent round when you have not played for a while:
Stick to the fundamentals:
1- Concentrate on the swing, think of swinging at the ball, don’t try to hit it. Thing of the ball not as the end but just as an object on the path of your swing. Your mind is where you picture it to land.
2- Check your grip and set up, two fundamental components of a good golf swing
3- Use the pre-shot routine you’ve always used
4- Relax and do a one piece take away
5- Swing with your body, not with your arms. Make sure your legs clear the path for the swing (think of the right knee touching the left knee). Swing smoothly with 80% of the power.
6- Finish the swing balanced
7- Have fun
Here is a snapshot of a sign at the course, it is inside a residential complex so if you are not careful you can break windows or hit people. I was able to cut the dog leg because it was a left one and I tend to have a natural draw in my current swing.
