NO MORE MELTING IN THE RAIN

NO MORE MELTING IN THE RAIN

It’s mid October and the regular golf season is coming to an end. It’s a sad ending to a good year, but it’s alright there’s still a little more time to play some golf. This time of year the weather is unpredictable. It could be in the 60’s one day and the next day could drop down to the 40’s with rain and wind. That shouldn’t stop you from hitting the links. Golf is a sport you can play through any weather except thunderstorms. A little rain and wind never hurt anybody. Playing in all different kinds of scenarios also makes you a better golfer and when you play through certain types of weather you’ll be experienced for when it happens again.

When playing golf on a day when the sun is out and the temperature is warm, you only have to worry about one thing and that’s hitting the ball solid. When the weather changes and it starts to rain, there are many things that you have to be aware of when going to play golf. Playing golf in the rain is a lot different than playing on a nice day. I want to inform you on the things that you need to do when getting ready to play and when playing.

So you made a tee time on Monday for Saturday, you didn’t know what the weather was going to be like you just knew you needed a tee time cause you wanted to play. It’s Saturday and it’s raining. That shouldn’t make you cancel your round, brave the elements and go and play. Before you leave the house make sure to grab a couple extra things:

1. Grab an extra towel or two for your hands and golf grips.
2. Make sure you have a golf umbrella.
3. Along with your regular golf glove, make sure you grab a pair of rain gloves.
4. Have a windbreaker or rain jacket.
5. Extra balls

Why are these needed? From personal experience I can tell you that these extra things will help make your day in the rain a lot easier. When I was in high school, I played through a match in the rain with no extra towel, no rain gloves and no umbrella. I struggled because I was soaked, my grips were wet and I couldn’t keep anything dry. After that round I knew that I needed to change the way I played in the rain. So I had my golf coach give me some tips. Having an extra towel or two is key. One towel is used to keep your hands dry when you take them out of your gloves. The other towel is used to keep the grips on your clubs dry; because once the grips go you can pretty much kiss your round goodbye. If the grips are to wet their going to move around in your hand and you will not be hitting the ball solid. Now most people wear a glove when they golf, it gives them extra grip on the club. When it’s raining out a regular golf glove is no good. That’s why buying a pair of rain gloves and putting them in your bag is not a bad idea. The rain gloves are great because the more they get wet the better grip on the club you will have. So the rain will no longer affect your gloves and how you grip the club. A rain jacket or windbreaker is nice to have because that will keep your dry and warm during your round. Being wet and soggy is no fun and can really put a damper on your game.
This weekend in the New Britain area is supposed to be a wet one. So take these tips and go out and play in the rain. The more you play in different scenarios the better you will get.

Remember hit it long and hit it straight.