The five elements of golfing performance

Are you serious about effective learning and game improvement?
Regardless of your ability, new golfer or professional golfer, strong consideration must be given to each element of the game.

Skill – your golf swing and short game technique

Physiology – your body condition (strength and flexibility)

Psychology – your ability to think correctly or effectively

Strategy – your ability to manage your shots in playing on-course

Equipment – having the proper tools for YOUR game

(In no particular order)

Golfers strive for great technical skills and often golfers get too hooked up in this one element of the game and forget about other equally important elements.

Don’t get me wrong an effective skill level is necessary to play golf to any real standard. Remember that golf is both a mind and body game. Know when to think, what to think about and know when to switch off and play in your subconscious. A good coach will advise you of this.

 Your body is probably one of golf’s most important equipments. Both good strength and flexibility is required to swing the club athletically with power and precision.

Golfers who do not have good strength and flexibility are disadvantaged however having good short game skill can easily weigh up such disadvantages.

 Effective strategizing of your shots on course can aid in lowering your scores. It is important that golfers understand their relative strengths and weaknesses and learn to play to their strengths. Also sound knowledge of golf’s rules and exercising a proper etiquette on-course are also great assets for golfers particularly when making decisions on the rules and procedure of play.

 Equipment is one area were most golfers tend let themselves down greatly. Golf is a marketers dream and decisions on which equipment to use is based mostly on marketing material and which equipment that the tour professionals are using through endorsement. Golfers must understand that each golfer differs greatly in physical presence as well have varying swing types. Golfers serious about effective learning and game improvement must seek the services of a qualified club fitter with extensive knowledge of the golf swing and demand excellence in the build quality of their clubs.