If you are a runner, it is highly likely that you will practice and practice before ever going out to compete against another. If you are a swimmer, you will swim thousands of laps before racing another swimmer. However, for most golfers, practice is usually not part of their life. They may go hit a few balls before a round, but that’s it.
The best golf training is not done out on the golf course, and it isn’t always done on the driving range either. There are certainly benefits to be had by going out to play golf. You can learn the course, figure out your strengths and weaknesses, and see how you react under pressure. On the driving range, you can work on grooving your swing and determine how far you can hit each club. Even on the putting green, you can work on your feel and your ability to determine a line or read the green.
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Take a look at the arms on Camilo Villegas. Those are not the forearms and biceps of a golfer. Those are the guns of a superbly fit athlete. Golf was once a game played by overweight, unfit, cigar-smoking, drinking older men. It is now the younger, fitter, and stronger golfers who are taking the lead. Tiger Woods lifts weights on a regular basis and is believed to be perhaps the fittest athlete on the tour. This, in part, explains why he dominates.