Walk, don't ride to your next golf shot:
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Traveling in golf carts is the preferred and number one manner of navigating the course for golfers currently. But a lot of golfers and doctors alike emphasis that walking as you are playing a game of golf has a lot of rewards. What are these benefits and will they ever be adequate to change the preference for Traveling in a cart for many golfers? Let's research this topic.
Quite a few golfers will tell you that they play better golf when they walk. Being comfortable is so very crucial to a better golf swing. These golfers will explain that they are able to keep the tempo of their swing smoother and slower, which definitely helps their shots. Walking also gives you time to forget an errant golf shot before your get to your ball and must get ready for the next shot.
You can take advantage of various good golf tips from the pros when walking which is even more difficult to do when driving in a golf cart. Number one, you can look at your lie and the upcoming shot from different angles as you approach your ball. Second you have the most time to consider the advantages and disadvantages of the different shots that you may attempt from your current lie. Finally, you also have more time to clean out your brain and concentrate on the upcoming shot, while blocking out everything else.
If more golfers walked, it would also cut back wear and tear on golf courses. Care of the course is a great expense for public and private links. Golf carts are hard on the fairways, especially since Numbers of golfers won't pay attention to the shape of the course or to things such as 90 degree rules or holes marked as cart path only.
Walking on the golf course can help to get you physically fit, which is a critical item to keep in mind. Walking is one of the most elementary forms of exercising so it makes a lot of sense to walk rather than hire a golf cart. One study showed that playing four hours of golf when walking was the same as a 45-minute physical fitness session. And you can get this physical exertion without overdoing it. If hauling your golf clubs in your bag would be too heavy an effort, you can use a hand cart to pull your clubs with you.
From a pure enjoyment viewpoint, walking will bring multiple rewards. It is a good deal easier to savor the beauty of the golf course when you aren't speeding quickly through on a golf cart. Walking also permits you to focus more on enjoying the round of golf and forgetting the worries of job, family, school, etc for a while. For some reason, I always seem to savor the stories even more when we are walking instead of driving.
Golfers are becoming more aware of these benefits every day. But will they be enough to substantially change the number of riders versus walkers? It seems improbable at this point, but all of us can do our piece by walking whenever possible and spreading the story on the advantages of walking while enjoying a round of golf.
