| Look at yourself; you're certainly not getting any | | | | Have you ever arrived at the golf course about 5 |
| younger or any thinner. We have all put on a few | | | | minutes before your tee time and it took you 4 or 5 |
| pounds during the holidays but if our goal is to play | | | | holes to really start playing your normal game? I'm |
| better golf in 2007 any beyond then having a golf | | | | sure the scores on those first couple of holes were |
| specific routine is essential. Don't worry you won't | | | | higher than you are used to scoring and probably |
| need to spend a couple of hours in the gym every | | | | ruined your whole round. You deserve better than |
| day and you don't even need to join a gym, unless | | | | that! With the knowledge of a couple of simple |
| you want to. Some of us are more disciplined than | | | | stretches that you could perform on the tee box |
| others and can keep on task without having a drill | | | | you could have played better right from the start, |
| instructor barking at us during our workout. You have | | | | instead of wasting 4 or 5 holes to get warmed up |
| to know which style will work best for you. You also | | | | during the round. |
| need to be honest with yourself; do you truly want | | | | Do you ever run out of energy on the golf course |
| to change? | | | | and then your concentration waivers and your swing |
| We all need a little guidance as to what specifically do | | | | will start to get sloppy and your score will sky rocket! |
| we need to work on for a golf specific workout. I | | | | This scenario may start to take place on the 6th or |
| have discovered that you can perform all the | | | | 7th hole, so when you get to the halfway shack or |
| stretching and weight training necessary to improve | | | | clubhouse you decide you are going to have a hot |
| your strength and flexibility for your golf game at | | | | dog and a soda and a bag of chips and maybe a |
| home with very little equipment | | | | candy bar as well. Your stomach is full but your game |
| I rely on Mike Pedersen's expertise as one of the | | | | doesn't get any better until maybe the 16th hole on |
| pioneers and foremost experts in the field of Golf | | | | in. Why do you think this happens? Because your |
| Fitness. Mike is straight forward and no nonsense | | | | body doesn't digest that food immediately and quite |
| when it comes to his approach to Golf Fitness. You | | | | frankly you chose the wrong type of food. Think of |
| can check out Mike selection of DVDs for training at | | | | water and nutrition bars and trail mix instead of |
| his premier website Perform Better Golf. | | | | having a full meal at the turn. Also think of snacking |
| A couple of stealth secrets, and I refer to them as | | | | through the entire round so that your blood sugar |
| stealth secrets because your golf buddies don't ever | | | | doesn't get messed up. |
| have to know what you are doing, would be things | | | | Taking advantage of a couple of these stealth |
| like being properly warmed up before your round as | | | | secrets can decrease your scores and increase your |
| well as eating properly before and during the round | | | | enjoyment on the golf course. The best part of all is |
| so you don't hit the proverbial wall and run out of | | | | that nobody needs to know except you! |
| energy. | | | | |