As an avid golf lover, you know that even though practice doesn’t necessarily make perfect, it is certainly required to get you playing your very best! While the spring, summer, and even fall seasons offer you plenty of opportunities to get on the course, it can be tempting to use the frigid months of winter as an excuse to not improve your game. But we all know that the longer you wait to practice, the worse your swing will be when the golf season arrives again—and it will be here before you know it!
Take a look at these helpful tips for you to have improve your golf game and swing—even as the snow is falling and the temperatures are dropping!
Lift Weights!
When lifting weights this winter, pay particular attention to improving the strength of your core and glutes. Focusing on these areas of your body will greatly strengthen your balance and power and the golf course this spring!
Your Mental Game is Just as Important as your Physical Game
Every hole on the course requires a different strategy. That’s why every golfer must visualize the hole in front of him and how he will play it every time, even in the off season. Develop a pre-shot routine to get you feeling comfortable and confident when you hit the golf course again.
Explore Yoga and Pilates
While lifting weights helps you strengthen your core muscles and glutes, workouts like yoga and pilates not only improve your flexibility, but it can also help expand your range of motion in your golf swings! The more flexibility you have, the more robust your golf swing will be.
Practice in Front of a Mirror
This will allow you to slowly evaluate how your body moves throughout your golf swing, and enables you to work on control and timing.
Swing with Weighted Clubs
Working with weighted clubs in the winter months will help you evaluate and improve the timing and mechanics of your swing. You’ll also feel the moment of impact much better than with a regular set of golf clubs.To experience one of the Omaha’s top public golf courses, visit Tiburon Golf Club located off Highway 370 today. Visit our website or call 402-895-2688 for more information.
