When playing a round of golf, it’s important to remember basic sun safety tips. After all, skin cancer is the number one cancer in the US. Take a look at this video for some good tips on how to protect your skin as you swing away.
Summer is here…along with the heat and uncompromising sun. Since golf requires you to spend lots of time outdoors, it’s important to properly prepare yourself. Here are some tips to help you have fun, beat the heat and keep cool despite the blazing summer heat.
Have fun out there and try to stay cool! Do you have your own way of outsmarting the summer sun? Share the tip and leave a comment below.
I love this quick video from EliteStretching: Stretches for Women Golfers. Take a look and give these easy stretches a try the next time you step up to the tee box.
Do you have any other stretches you do before or after a round of golf? Let our readers know!
Golf tournaments have become super competitive. To join the winner’s circle you now have to really consider all aspects of the game. Your endurance and strength can make a difference between finishing in the top 20 or the top 5. Remember the (annual) rain delays at the Optimist International at PGA National? So often, we had to play 28+ holes in a day to make up for lost time. So how do you stay on top in a tournament like that when you are tired and dragging after 18 holes?
AJGA in Mexico
In addition to doing short game drills and honing the swing, fitness has become a high priority for golfers. I first saw this focus on training at the Genuity PGA Championship tournament at Doral Golf Club in Miami. As a young junior, I got to watch the professionals during the practice days before the tournament. After their rounds, the gym at the Doral was packed with players. I remember watching with interest as Vijay Singh dripped with sweat, while throwing a medicine ball with his caddie outside the pro-shop.
Top LPGA players, and those striving to make it, take their fitness training in the weight room very seriously. In a USA Today feature of the 10 toughest athletes, Annika Sorenstam was ranked #7 (she can do 15 pull ups!). Look at the role fitness plays in elite golf. Every collegiate team I know of has a year-round strength coach. Teams are becoming stronger, gaining endurance and developing more stamina for the rounds. We golfers are athletes! To those who beg to differ, try carrying a 25+ pound bag for 18, 27 or 36 holes!
So if you are a budding golfer or an experienced one, try a focus on fitness to improve your game. We will keep you posted on our favorite golf workout routines. Are you already a golfer athlete? What exercises have helped improve your game?
With Christmas a week away, it’s time to finish up your holiday shopping. Don’t forget about the stockings that are hung by the chimney with care. Here are a few stuffer ideas that are sure to please the lady golfer on your list:
Seeing that list gets us excited about our own stockings. What will we find? What do you hope to find in yours?