Dear Golfers, This May Surprise You. More holes in one will be hit if we all take our focus off of Par: A blog about how better to play the game golf by not focusing on attempting to achieve the par.
I’ve played golf for just over 30 years and have spent that time trying to get better. The problem is, I have had no real guidance and have spent my time getting worse. It took me until last year to find out why I wasn’t getting better and now I am going to share with you what I have learned in the hopes that you too can enjoy the game more and lower your scores.
I will make this simple for you: If your goal is to shoot par or lower, good luck. But if your goal is to hit the ball straighter, farther, or maybe even get a hole in one, then read on.
First a little background on how I got into this predicament and how it was corrected. Until last year I played golf 2-3 times per week depending on how busy my life was at any given time. Now I would call myself an average golfer who could shoot around 90 when playing a regulation course but usually shot between 100-110 when playing executive courses (par 58-65). While
Dear Golfers,
This May Surprise You. More holes in one will be hit if we all take our focus off of Par: A blog about how better to play the game golf by not focusing on attempting to achieve the par.
Golf is a game that’s not only fun to play but also relaxing and great for your health. But it’s not without its challenges. The key is to enjoy the process of improving, rather than focusing on the score or outcome. Just going out and playing golf is a win already!
I’ve been playing golf for years and have picked up some tips on ways you can improve your game, as well as my own experiences with what has helped me become a better player. I’ve been looking at ways to make my short game stronger than ever and came across this great article that shares some simple tips that anyone can use – no matter their skill level: https://www.fitness-football-golf-gym.com/golf_tips/improve_short_game/index.html”
Sincerely,
Dear Golfers, This May Surprise You. More holes in one will be hit if we all take our focus off of Par.
If you are like me you have been playing golf for some time, and I am sure you will agree that it has a way of humbling you to the core. Just when we think we are getting good at the game it seems to come back and slap us in the face, making us realize that there is still so much to learn.
Many of us watch PGA Tour events on TV and see the pros hitting driver 250 yards down the fairway, then pitching their approach shots 5 feet from the pin and sinking the putt for birdie. We walk off of the 18th green shaking our heads and saying “if only I could do that.” Too often we get caught up in trying to achieve this goal and forget about everything else that goes into a round of golf such as etiquette, rules, shot selection, etc.
One specific problem I find myself having is getting too focused on making par on every hole. It is not uncommon for me to make double bogey or worse when I try to force par by hitting a poor shot choice or taking on too much risk.
What I think many golfers don’t realize
Dear Golfers,
This May Surprise You. More holes in one will be hit if we all take our focus off of Par.
Here’s why:
I love the game of golf. I have been playing for more than 20 years and I love it more today than when I started. I see a lot of golfers get frustrated after getting to the range and having some unexpected results. Or they think they are going to play great at their next round, just to find themselves struggling out on the course. Many times it’s because they are focusing on par!
“Golf is a easy game, it’s just hard to play.” – Bobby Jones
Golf is a difficult game, especially if you’re thinking about your score while you’re trying to swing. The reason many struggle with scoring is because they are thinking about scoring while they are swinging. It’s almost impossible to think about 2 things at once and do them both well! If you focus on swinging correctly, you will score better guaranteed.
Why? Because most amateur golfers aren’t sure how to swing correctly! They don’t know the proper tempo, or where the ball should be set in their stance, or what clubface position gives them their best distance control. The list goes on
Dear Golfers,
This May Surprise You.
More holes in one will be hit if we all take our focus off of Par.
Uh, what?
Yes. The more people that play golf within their ability and the better they are at their ability the more holes in one there will be.
Wait, what?
I know, it seems counterintuitive but bear with me. What I am saying is that if we all stop thinking about “par” and start thinking about our own “personal par” more holes in one will be hit.
Huh?
Ok, let’s think about this for a moment. First of all, let’s assume the average golfer is an 18 handicap. That means on a Bogey course (rating 72) they are shooting 90 (18 over par). If you are an 18 handicap and you tell yourself to play to par on any given hole you will shoot a 6 (your personal par) on that hole once out of 9 times (1 out of 9 being your handicap).
So now you have 8 times where you are playing way over your ability and one time where you are playing at your own personal best. This means you are playing
Dear Golfers,
The game of golf is one of the most challenging and rewarding games to play. It tests your patience, perseverance, and swing. The game has many rules, traditions and expectations that can oftentimes be overwhelming for first time players. Now I know what you are thinking—Golf is not for me! But I am here to tell you that it is! Today I want to talk about how your focus on the par of a hole can greatly affect your playing experience. If you spend less time focusing on getting a par or less than par on every hole, you will see that your performance will markedly improve. In fact, the more a player focuses on achieving a par the less likely they will get one.
Now before we dig into the reasons why this is true let’s look at what happens when an individual focuses solely on achieving a par on every hole. They will in essence have tunnel vision on their goal, which can cause them to ignore other important aspects of the game—such as reading the lie of the green and determining wind speed and direction. When we focus exclusively on hitting a certain score we often become too aggressive in our play because we do not account for other important factors that are necessary for successful execution of our shots and
I’ve been playing golf for years, and I’m not very good. Even though I have been playing for more than half my life, I still have not hit a hole in one. This is a fact that doesn’t bother me, but it does bother many of the friends and family with whom I play.
I will never be a professional golfer, but I am a professional in the business world, and there is something about the game of golf that has taught me a lot about how to succeed in my career. There are a lot of things about golf that are also applicable to business, but what I want to focus on today is the concept of par.
Golfers like to set goals for themselves when they play the game. One of those goals is to try to get their score as close to par as possible. Par is defined as the score an expert golfer should expect to score from each tee box on a given course on any given day – it basically means hitting two shots onto the green then two putts into the hole.
If you have played golf before you know that this is easier said than done. Golf courses are designed by experts who know exactly how far players can hit their shots and where they are most likely to miss them.