Take the healthy road to playing golf
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Riding in golf carts is the favoured and number one means of navigating the course for golfers now. But numbers of golfers and doctors both emphasize that walking as you are playing a game of golf has quite a few benefits. Golfers are becoming even more mindful of these advantages every day. But will they be sufficient to significantly change the proportion of riders versus walkers? It seems unlikely at this point, but each of us can do our part by walking when we can and passing the story on the rewards of walking while enjoying a round of golf.
From an enjoyment perspective, walking will bring many advantages. It is so much easier to savor the splendor of the golf course when you aren't zipping quickly through on a golf cart. Walking also allows you to concentrate more on enjoying the round of golf and forgetting the worries of job, family, school, etc for a time. For some reason, I always seem to relish the chitchat the most when we are walking instead of riding.
Several golfers will tell you that they play better golf when they walk. Being relaxed is so very vital to a good golf swing. These golfers will explain that they are able to keep the tempo of their swing smoother and slower, which decidedly improves their shots. Walking also gives you time to forget about a bad golf shot before your reach your ball and have to get ready for the next shot.
Walking on the golf course can serve to keep you in good health, which is a important item to keep in mind. Walking is one of the most simple forms of exercise so it makes good sense to walk rather than rent a golf cart. One survey showed that playing a round of golf while walking was the same as a 45-minute physical fitness workout. And you can get this exercising without straining. If packing your golf clubs would be too heavy an effort, you can have a hand cart to pull your clubs behind you.
If even more golfers walked, it would also reduce wear and tear on golf courses. Care of the course is a large cost for public and private golf courses. Golf carts are rough on the fairways, particularly since Quite a few golfers won't pay attention to the conditions of the course or to things such as 90 degree rules or holes noted as cart path only.
You can take advantage of multiple good golf tips when walking which is more challenging to do when Traveling in a golf cart. Number one, you can analyze your lie and the next shot from different angles as you approach your ball. Second you have more time to consider the pros and cons of the different shots that you can try from your current lie. Finally, you also have more time to clear your head and focus on the next shot, while forgetting about everything else.
