Golf in the Off-Season

Golf in the Off-Season

• Improve your strength, endurance, and flexibility. Talk to your local personal trainer.


• Work on your swing in slow motion in front of a mirror making sure your club is in the proper positions.


• While in your living room, work on fundamentals such as grip, posture, ball position, and alignment.


• Work on your putting indoors and focus on the fundamentals such as keeping your head and body still, keeping your eyes over the ball, using a pendulum motion, making sure your back stroke and forward stroke are equidistant, making solid contact, and releasing the putter.


• Work on your pre-shot and pre-putt routine in your living room.


• Take winter lessons.


• Brave the cold and play.


• Find an indoor range and try to hit balls a few times per week.


• Find a range with heaters or covered tees and hit a few times per week.


• Purchase a hitting net for your garage or basement.


• Take a lesson with video analysis.


• Get your swing speed checked to make sure you are using the proper shafts.


• Have a club fitting done to make sure you have the right dimensions on your clubs.


• Make sure you are stocked up with all the equipment you need for the upcoming season.


• Read golf instructional books or magazines.


• Watch the golf channel and the pro tournaments to pick up tips.


• Set specific goals for the upcoming season.