Friday,Sep 4 2009, 07:45:21 AMRonald Bruce Romberg - Become a Golf Pro

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Do you have a current handicap index? Do you really know your game? How far do you hit each club? What are your tendencies? What distracts you on the course? To improve your golf game, you must know yourself and your game to a greater degree. What do you do well, what could you do better, and what are your strengths?

When I give a lesson for the first time to a new student, I ask them to rate their game. How do they feel about the different shots? We can then make a game improvement plan from those answers.

Take a few moments and assess your own game: On a scale of 1-10 (10 being excellent, 1 being poor), rate how you feel about your:


Putting _____
Chipping _____
Pitching _____
Greenside bunkers _____
Fairway bunkers _____
Short irons _____
Longer irons/hybrids _____
Fairway woods _____
Driver _____
Uneven lies _____
Shot shaping* _____

Take a look at the lowest numbers. Improving in these areas will be the best place to start with lessons/practice/improvement. Maintenance of the higher rated numbers will be important as well for overall improvement.

Remember: When rating your shots, it is how you feel about your shotmaking, not the opinion of others about your game!

Buy a small notebook that you can keep in your golf bag. This will be your personal golf journal with knowledge written down about you and your game. One of the most common comments I hear from students is "I forgot." If you write it down and look at it, it will help in storing it in the memory bank of your brain.
How far do you hit each club?

If you are a relatively new golfer, just start noticing the approximate distances your clubs go. If you are a lower handicap player, you'll want to be more precise with this knowledge. You want to know how far you hit the ball with each club, both in the air and on the ground. Learn these distances with just three clubs.

Measure your 9 iron, 6 iron, and a fairway wood or hybrid when the wind is calm. You'll be able to measure the other clubs off the knowledge of these three. How far your approach clubs land (vs. where they roll out) is really important in determining what club to select. For example, if the pin is at 100 yards and is placed 10 yards from the front of the green, your 85 yard on-the-fly club will not land on the green but rather 5 yards in front of the green. Is the front of the green wet? Is it hard in front of the green? Would the ball roll more or less when it lands in front of the green?

To learn more about your distances, hit 10 balls with the same club to the same target and see if 8 out of 10 balls went + 5-10 yards of each other in distance. This knowledge will help tremendously in your club selection when playing. Write it down. Know your game, know your abilities. "This is what I can do," should always be in the
forefront of your mind.

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By having a practice routine for the short game you will be better equipped to handle most surprises on the golf course!

First, SURVEY the area and decide the lie of the ball, terrain and conditions.

Secondly, PICTURE the shot you want to make and the "spot" on the green where you need the ball to land to end up at the pin.


Next, REHEARSE your intended swing to remind your muscles of what they need to execute.

Lastly, EXECUTE the swing that was rehearsed.

After the appropriate shot has been made, EVALUATE the result. If it was a good shot, then store it in your memory bank; if not-then practice an immediate swing correction.

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This is the age of reality shows and dramatic transformations. You're never too old or too young to take care of your health and fitness, especially as it pertains to golf.

For those of you who have been exercising for years, it's time to put aside those old routines in favor of what's really "hot" as well as functional for golf. How you structure your golf fitness program is essential to your overall performance on and off the course.


Here are some ways you can ensure you are getting the most out of training program while utilizing the strength of your core as a building block for success. Use the following six tips and see a transformation in your game:

Specific to golf: Get rid of the traditional gym machines which focus on isolating specific muscle groups and require no stabilization work by additional muscle groups.

Integrate some old and new fitness tools which allow you to move your body in a more functional setting. These include cable machines, fitness balls, medicine balls, balance disks, traditional dumbbells and don't forget about the power of using your own bodyweight.

Increase core stability: More efficient movement creates more efficient power.

Golfers maintain an athletic posture over long periods of time and require both trunk and core stabilization and endurance. By increasing your strength and endurance in the core region of your body, you provide both a solid base of support for rotation in addition to the proper transfer of power throughout the body.

Vary your planes of motion: A golf fitness program will have varying planes of motion as part of your weekly strength routine.

Planes of movement include front-to-back motions, left to right and rotational exercises. Some good examples include multi-directional lunges and medicine ball wood chops.

Integrate multiple elements into each exercise: Each weekly workout should address all of the important elements for golf including flexibility, core development, balance, strength and power.

Integrated training techniques will develop your skills in each of these areas and produce a whole new level of play. Examples of integration include a five-minute dynamic warm up, a 30-minute strength routine, followed by 10 to 15 minutes of stretches. Each workout can be broken down into strength development for several weeks, core stabilization for several weeks and power development as you move into peak season.

Progress from simple to complex: Begin your exercise program by mastering the simplest forms of exercises first.

Progress your golf training design to increase in complexity as your body grows and develops and as you learn proper stabilization of your core region. An example of progression for the legs may be to perform two-leg ball squats prior to performing the one leg version.

Progressive resistance: Strength should be developed in a progressive manner.

In order to get stronger one needs to progressively add resistance over time relative to previous workouts. Strength gains are made slowly, but consistently and you will see the difference in your game in no time. In the absence of progress with your program, you're limiting your potential.

Now is the time to give your old exercise routine a new golf fitness makeover. Begin by implementing these simple strategies and you'll see improvements in your golf game in no time.

Not only will you be using some of the same exercise tips as the top touring pros, but your body will feel the difference and your golf game will show it.


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