Just because the weather has changed in the past few days,
doesn’t mean you hang up the clubs for the winter. This is one
advantage of living in California; you can play golf almost
yearlong
Just because the weather has changed in the past few days, doesn’t mean you hang up the clubs for the winter.
This is one advantage of living in California; you can play golf almost yearlong. Here are a couple of tips to help you prepare for a round of golf on cold and rainy days.
Wearing clothing that’s light and flexible gives you the freedom you need around your arms and torso. There are many thermal and rain gear manufactures that carry these types of light weight clothing. Gore-Tex gets a little expensive, but, if you’re an all weather golfer, it’s worth it. I like to wear a lightweight thermal shirt under a turtleneck with a vest on top and a lightweight Gore-Tex jacket over it. Keeping your head and hands warm and dry are the most important.
Most of your body heat escapes through your head, so keep a hat or beanie handy. To keep my hands warm, I carry a pair of winter glove mitts and put hand warmers (hot hands) inside. The oversize makes it easy to pull them on and off even with my golf glove underneath.
When conditions are cold, the air is heavy, which makes the ball not travel as far. So be sure to add one or two clubs more. I try to shorten my swing to maintain good balanced and satiability. There’s nothing worse than hitting a fat shot in cold conditions. If the ground is soggy, stand taller, choke down on the club to avoid hitting behind the ball.
Know the rules; you are entitled to relief if your ball lies in casual water Rule 25-1, or the embedded ball Rule 25-2.
Wearing the right clothing and making a few adjustments can make the difference between shooting a good or bad round in cold weather.
