How to Get Extra Energy out of Your Round
If you’re unfit or don’t play golf often you will be hit in the face when it comes to playing a round a golf. It’s not easy and if you’re faced with conditions like high temperatures or freezing cold winds, the whole round can be a battering experience and will drain the energy right out of you. I have learnt from experience that certain steps will preserve your energy so you can perform better golf shots under pressure and also when you’re ending your round.
‘Eating is Essential’
Golfers often have a large fry up for their breakfast before they go out and then take on the idea that they will be fine for the rest of the round. This may be possible for some but it’s best to keep your energy levels up and top up your fuel tank (your gut) with a banana or two. This will subsidise the hunger and keep you going.
‘Slower Walking’
If you’re playing with adrenalin it can sometimes speed up your round. You will walk quicker with quicker movements and this will cause you to ache a bit quicker and lose energy. You should take it easy and make sure you are taking each shot at a time and not rushing. Don’t get me wrong 5 hours for a 2 ball on the PGA tour is unacceptably wrong but they take their time on their shots and hit good ones at that!
‘Lighter Golf Equipment’
At the start of your round, a golf bag may seem very light and you think you are capable of holding it strongly the whole way round. This view is sometimes shaded by the fact that you are full of energy. Don’t forget at the end you won’t be and you will feel the strain of your bag more. Try removing any clutter, extra golf balls that you probably won’t need, old drinks bottles, golf tools and extra clubs that you won’t (or can’t) have in your bag for the round.
That little bit of energy that you will save doing the three steps above will maybe contribute to you hitting that final shot that sees you shoot an extremely low score and you never know, win a competition?