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Golf pros and golf lovers unite! Here’s the 6 best ways to

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1. Replaceable Driver Heads

Get yourself a set of club heads and shafts that can click together with ease. Switching between drivers to find the right one can be time-consuming, leading to errors in judgment.

2. Pick the Right Wedge

Before you get to the course, you should have a set of wedges that will suit that course. Understand how the grooves on the face of your club will affect the spin the wedge puts on the ball along with the degree of loft you can expect. Bring multiple wedges for the different distances you expect to be hitting on the course.

3. Work on Your Short Game

Putting makes up well over half your game. The more time you spend reading the green and putting, and the more you will find your game improves!

4. Exercise

Your control over your body – and therefore, over your swing – can be improved by regularly exercising. Additionally, improved strength in your core – where your strength comes from – will improve your balance and overall strength.

5. Don’t Prove Yourself, Improve Yourself

This is when golf asks you to be a Zen monk. Don’t worry about how anyone else on the golf course is performing. You are all you need to be concerned about. Focus on playing the game the way you want to play it, and success will come.

6. Set Goals

If you go to the gym without a goal of lifting X amount of weight, running Y miles, or losing Z pounds, you are destined to fail. The same goes for golf: every time you step onto the course, you should have a realistic goal for how you’re going to do today, and then work towards that goal.