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Why do You Play Golf?

July 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

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Golf is a favourite sport for some. However some people describe golf as a “good walk spoiled”. Golf also helps a person to climb the company ladder. If you are head over heels in love with golf and it has become a part of your life, you will have a hard time imagining life without golf. But why play golf?

            There are many reasons to this question. To begin answering it, playing golf is good for health. It is a healthy sport where players need to do a lot of walking. Walking and playing golf blend well with beautiful pathways and breathtaking landscapes of the golf course. Walking and swinging the golf clubs increase the heart rate. Increasing the heart rate is great to lose weight. It also helps the cardiovascular to function better. Furthermore spending time outdoors exposes one to vitamin D which is lacking in those who stay indoors.

            Secondly, playing golf or just sitting at the clubhouse helps with networking. This is a great way to make new contacts or new customers. Most people today use golf as a way to communicate and expand their businesses.  Enjoying the game surrounded by greens makes meetings with prospective clients more fun.

            There are many golf tournaments held for good causes such as helping cancer victims or those in need. It would be nice to participate in such events. And perhaps this could be another reason as why people play golf.

            Golf also encourages quality time with family members. Family members can spend more time together thus strengthening the bonds while swinging the golf clubs.

            Some may think that golf is boring as too much time is spent to complete a game. But actually golf is all about personal preference. Golf is a sport that depends on its players. Why do you play golf? 

Written by annwishes
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Learn How To Play Golf Via The Internet

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Article by Rian Kelly

You’ve bought a new set of expensive golf clubs and you’re dead set in learning how to play the game. Before you go out on the fairway and display your new golf set you better know how to do the right strokes or you will bear the embarrassment of being laughed at by more seasoned players.

Learning how to play golf is not as easy as you think. But with the many ways you can educate yourself this process can be made a lot easier. You can easily invest in hiring a very good professional golf instructor. If you are aiming to play as well as Tiger Woods then putting your money where you can get a good education in playing golf should be worth your while.

Now you should also think that golf is a mental challenge. You also have to prepare yourself mentally for the rudiments of the game. It is not merely making the right strokes but in thinking of the right strategies on how to play the game right.

You can surf the internet for websites that offer lessons on how to play golf. You may know these by theory but at least once you get on the grass you are more or less knowledgeable in the right rules and order of play. Start with the stringent rules of golf. Know at least the difference between a match play and a stroke play. If these terms seem unfamiliar to you then download the book “Conquer the Mental Side of the Game” from the website http://www.golfswingetips.com. It will teach you techniques that will make you play like a pro. You will have an idea what is inside the minds of these professional golfers and you can emulate what the book teaches. That way you won’t keep playing golf like an amateur.

Rian Kelly, author of this article is also interested about changing career and recommends you to please check out career planning if you liked reading this information.

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Enjoy Playing Golf Online

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There are a few free internet based golf games that provide a challenge, are lots of fun, and can actually help with the mental part of your golf game.

Here are my top three picks rated on how near the game plays to a real round of golf and the game graphics.

Now that old man winter has set in and my favorite courses are snow covered, I like to sit back in my easy chair and tee off on a variety of fun and competitive online golf courses.

Number one by far is the World Golf Tour…www.wgt.com the graphics are the best on the internet, because they are not artwork but real images of famous courses like Bethpage Black, Pinehurst, and old St.Andrews. The games and tournaments on this site are as close as you can get to actual play. The controls for the game are easy enough to manage. I find the tee and fairway shots are quite simple; but as in real golf the hazard shots and putting are tough.

For the competitive among us the World Golf Tour has tournaments to play in for fun or money. I highly recommend this online golf experience! Beware though, it can be addictive!

Number two is a little known older java based game to be found at www.green18.com. The graphics are basic, but the play is realistic enough. The controls can be difficult to master just like trying to control your shots in real golf, which is in part what makes this game top rate. There is a driving range available on the site as well as a practice hole. One has eight realistic tournament courses to choose from. You can enter and withdraw from the tournaments at will. Try this game, and of course be warned, Green 18 is addictive. Too!

Number three is an older shockwave game found at www.nabiscoworld.com/Games. Go to the Nabisco Golf Course icon once on the site. The graphics here are nice. There are two versions, amateur and professional. The controls for the amateur version are easy to operate and one can score well. The pro version is harder, but gives one a good golf “feel” This game can be addictive also, but less than the others since there is only one golf course to play.

In my opinion all of the games can do much for the all important mental aspect of your golf game. Club and shot selection require careful thinking as in real golf, and are really identical to situations you encounter out on your favorite golf course.

So sit back, relax, go to one of the sites and tee off!

Written by JLockshin

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