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Nick's tip of the week
Keep Warm on the Golf Course, Without Restricting your Swing..
Now that the weather has turned colder here are some ideas that may help you stay warm on the course.
In an effort to resolve this, I've experimented with different ways to keep warm without feeling like I'm in a straight jacket. Here's what I discovered works great for me:
1. Lower Half clothing
A pair of base layer 'skins' (long johns for the older generation), followed by cotton trousers and waterproofs makes a big difference to heat retention - more so than the equivalent number of layers on your upper body. You don't need the same feel and flexibility in your lower half so extra layers won't restrict your swing, but they will keep you warm.
2. Thermal Socks
Keeping your extremities warm seems to help keep the rest of your body warm too. I've found the best option is to wear a pair of good thermal socks over a thin pair of cotton socks (thermal socks are designed to be worn over another pair of socks to trap the heat between the layers).
3. Mits & Hand Warmers
There's nothing worse than a slightly miss-hit shot sending harsh vibrations through your frozen fingers. Get yourself a pair of big golf mits and place a disposable hand warmer in each, 5-10 mins before your round. The disposable warmers (look like tea bags) last much longer than the re-usable gel variety - easily long enough to last a full round. THE single best weapon against the cold!
4. Bobble / Beanie Hat
I've never been one for headwear of any kind, but donning a hat this winter has made such a difference. Many of you will wear a warm hat already but if you don't you're losing a lot of unnecessary heat!
5. Top Half Clothing
When you wear extra layers on your legs, as well as a hat, heated gloves and thermal socks, you can keep upper body layers to a minimum. For me, a long sleeved base layer (i.e. Skins), followed by a polo t-shirt, followed by a loose-fitting sweater is ample even in freezing conditions.
Sam's tip of the week
Wedge It Close with Your Body
The Key: Move your body and arms as a single unit. This turns your normal power swing into a control swing, and control is far more important than power from short range. Here's a visual that'll help: At address, your shoulders and arms form a triangle in front of your chest.
Your goal? Keep the triangle intact and in front of your chest from start to finish. It helps to swing with "dead arms" and use your torso, not your legs, as the engine of your swing.