Golf Handicap 2

Practice is a must in golf if you re serious about improving your game. Whether you have a high golf handicap or a low one, you need to practice to get better. That said, there s only so much time in the day to get everything done, leaving you little time for practice. That s why you need to get the most out of your practice sessions.

Below are 5 keys to getting the most out of your practices. Follow them and you ll profit from your practices, regardless of your golf handicap.

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Swing thoughts on the practice range are an unquestioned strategy. They simplify a complex situation. They speed the learning process. And they help develop trust in your swing. How about during a match? Do swing thoughts help there? What are the best swing thoughts to have?

While instructors differ on which are the best swing thoughts during a match, they all agree on one thing: Thoughts like Keep your elbow tucked in, Finish with your belt buckle facing the target, or Keep your head still only foul up your swing when playing. In fact, many golf tips on swing thoughts reject the whole idea.

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Accurate pitching reduces your golf handicap. Turning three strokes into two by pitching close to the pin cuts strokes from your scores. Cut enough strokes and you ll lower your handicap significantly. Learning to pitch accurately from the fairway is crucial to improving your game.

Pitching accurately from the fairway, as I mention in my golf lessons, requires good distance control. That s not easy to achieve. The tendency is for your swing to be either too long, in which case the clubhead decelerates through impact, or too short, in which case the clubhead is jerked through impact. Either way costs you strokes, inflating your golf scores and your golf handicap.

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Golf Words or Glossary

The game of golf has been around for more than 250 years and during that time it has accrued a lot to terms to describe the game and the people who play it. If you are new to the game you probably are lost for words or at least golf words. Here is a list terms or a glossary of golf words that will help you learn the great game of golf.

Address: The stance you take before you take your swingAir shot or Whiff: A swing at the ball that missesBack Nine: The last 9 holes of an 18 hole courseBunker or Trap: Part of the course which has a waterhole or sand to

hinder the ball roll or flight.Birdie: One stroke below Par for the hole you are onBogey: One stroke over the par for the holeClub Head: Part of the golf club that strikes the ballDivot: Turf or sod that is cut up when the ball is struck by the club.Dog-leg: A hole that has a fairway that sharply turns on the way to the green.Drive: The act of hitting the ball with a driver or wood.Driver: Type of club also known as a wood that is used to drive the ball off the tee or grass down the fairway.Eagle: Two strokes under par for a hole.Flag: A flag on a pole that marks the hole on the green.Fore: A warning that is shouted by a player to warn other players that the ball is coming their way.Front 9: The first 9 holes on an 18 hole golf course.Golf Swing: The act of swinging and hitting the ball with the golf club.Handicap: A numerical average or measure of playing ability. It allows less skilled players to deduct strokes when playing better players. It levels the playing field for all players. High Handicapped players are less skilled.Hook: A stroke which curves the ball to the left of the target, if made by a right handed player, and to the right if made by a left handed player.Iron: A set of clubs with iron faces that have different angles to their club faces. They have numbers ranging from 2 to 9 to designate the angle and use.Loft: The angle of the club head, measured with respect to the shaft.Match Play: A type of competition in which each hole is a separate contest. (See “Stroke play”) The lowest number of strokes on a given hole wins that hole.Net Score: Gross score minus your handicap.Par: The number of strokes a hole is designed to be completed in, based on its length. Also describes the number of strokes in which the course should be played.Pitching Wedge: An iron with a steep face for popping the ball up on to the green.Putter: A flat sided club used when on the green to accurately place the ball in the cup or hole.Sand Wedge: A club with a steep face, used to hit or lift the ball out of a sand trap or high grass.Slice: A ball that curves to the right of target when hit by a right handed player and to the left of a left handed player.Stroke Play: Competition Play based on the total number of strokes taken over the entire 18 holes of play.Tee: Small wood or plastic stick used to raise the ball above the ground when driving off the tee.Wood: A large club that is made of wood or metal used to drive the ball off the tee or for long distances on the fairway.There are many more terms that are associated with great game of golf. As you play the game you will enjoy the richness that they add to the enjoyment of the game.

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The Code of Conduct —- It seems almost ludicrous that this is a topic that many of us should consider in privately held distributorships.

When I suggest there may be a need for a Code of Conduct I am not talking about a need based on employee behavior, I am talking about the need based on family behavior. The family business is a cornerstone of the US economy. It s the American way, free enterprise and all that gooey stuff we
read about. And, it s true.

Family owned/privately held organizations in wholesale distribution, both small and large, with succession issues, family preparation and second and third generation leadership issues often have several family members that

hold management positions within the company. Often time s interaction between family members can create problems for the business. In some extreme cases employees may actually begin to takes sides on a variety of issues based on the particular family member they have elected to support. Sometimes, family issues may exist within the minds of the employees and the actual family members
have no idea how their interaction has created the problems.

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