I had never realized it until recently, but my golf swing speed is what would make or break my game. A lot of people (myself included) have a tendency to equate lightening speed with herculean power. While that sometimes does let physics add to your muscle power when driving or chipping, it often has a detrimental effect on the control that any golfer can tell you is crucial to play a good game. It took a lot of work to slow down my golf swing speed, but sure enough, that nasty slice became a tiny push, and with further work, the ball was going exactly where it was meant to go.
Feb 02
The game of golf is easily disputed as the most laid back of sports, and rightly so. Most serious golf players would agree that a good game of golf helps to clear the mind. Spending nine or eighteen holes surrounded by natural beauty and greenery is sure to revive and restore a focused yet relaxed frame of mind. Golf helps one to experience harmony with and see the relation to themselves and their surroundings, and this is an idea often embraced by the Japanese world of golf. Often the more seasoned players have gained a better understanding of how golf helps induce a relaxed state that is detached from everything that does not involve that game at that moment. This mental aspect makes golf truly unique compared to other sports.
