Challenging the rainy weather - How did the famous golfer handle it skillfully?

20/08-2020, 10:33(GMT+7)

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Rainy challenge - How does a famous golfer skillfully handle it????

Unpredictable weather affects every golfer. Playing golf in good weather is difficult, but playing golf in the rain is extremely difficult. With the rainy season approaching, if golfers lack the skills to cope, their scorecards may be filled with bad marks due to the rain. Therefore, golfers need to understand the secrets of playing golf in the rain to have a more enjoyable experience. Golf is an outdoor sport heavily affected by weather, so if you want to have a better experience... To play golf in the rain, you need to prepare some items: a waterproof sports jacket, waterproof gloves, and know the secrets of the following famous golfers:

1. Keep yourself and your golf equipment as dry as possible – Greg Norman

Golfer Greg Norman- My golf equipment is protected from rain and water doesn't run down and wet the club shaft.

 

Having a golf glove that can be used in the rain is even better. If you don't have one, get a towel, wring it out under an umbrella, and take off your regular gloves to play barehanded. Gloves not designed for wet conditions are more likely to slip when used in the rain. Using a towel will keep your hands drier and give you more confidence when swinging.

2. Dry the clubface to create spin for the ball – Golf Channel

Golf swing technique On a wet Golf Channel course, it will take more strokes from the tee. When the course is rough, the grass will tend to cling around your clubhead. A closed clubface will not create pulls or hooks. If the club and ball are wet, the spin in each shot will be different. You need to dry the clubface to create friction, which increases spin on the ball and helps it fly further.

Hitting from the fairway or bunker is easier because the sand clumps together when it rains, but if you're hitting around the green, you need to keep the club face more square to hit the ball harder and more easily. Pay special attention to puddles on the ground.


 

3. Hit thin and sweep – Tom Watson Tom Watson is a golf legend with 8 major titles, including 5 Open Championship titles – one of the tournaments where playing in both rainy and cold weather is an indispensable highlight. While most other golfers find it difficult to compete in July in the UK and maintain peak performance, Watson is the opposite, which is considered an advantage for him.

Tom Watson shared: for wet surfaces, use a flat shot to avoid creating a deep groove in the grass while still getting the ball to fly high. Because the club head will dig deep into the ground if you hit slightly behind the ball, making it difficult for the ball to fly high. A thin shot is much better than a thick shot on a wet surface. Additionally, a thin shot can help the ball stop on the green if the green is also wet.