Golf - Good for the Body and Soul!

The unique nature of golf promotes a participant's physical and mental health and wellbeing. Here are some of the benefits of a few hours at the practice range or on the links.

1. Golf is an excellent source of exercise. You'll walk as far as seven miles playing an 18-hole course. Hitting a bucket of balls at a practice range exercises and strengthens muscles throughout the body.
2. Golfers can enjoy this exercise for most of an entire lifetime.

3. Golf is a game of infinite learning. Strategies to successfully handle a variety of situations constantly challenge a player's judgment and mental acuity.
4. In addition to learning how to execute golf's myriad of shots, a golfer learns to discipline his/her mind to stretch and test the limits of his/her abilities.
5. Golfers often discover that they are better students of the game as they age. New skills can be mastered more easily and quickly.
6. Novice golfers often see the immediate rewards of improved skills and quick progress in their abilities.
7. You don't have to be in top-notch athletic shape to have fun playing or practicing golf. Golf has even been used as a recreational therapeutic activity for those with limited or impaired physical abilities.
8. Golf can be a wonderful source of camaraderie and bonding between friends, acquaintances, clients, family members and even strangers. Sharing time at a practice range or on the course provides opportunities for laughter, insights, team-building, stress reduction and quality time.
9. Golf can also be a great source of solitude. A player can place intense focus on his/her game and limit other distractions.
10. Unlike many sports, golf's handicapping system allows players of all levels to compete against each other. The novice and the experienced golfer can enjoy playing together.
11. Golf isn't limited to warmer weather. It's a year-round sport with facilities available for practice and instruction in any kind of weather.
12. Golf's field of play varies widely and includes some of the most beautiful places on earth.
13. Golf traditionally has provided positive, character-building role models to motivate and inspire others.
14. Advances in technology have contributed to equipment that enhances and encourages a golfer's skills. Launch monitors allow clubs to be carefully calibrated and fitted to benefit a golfer's physical attributes, and video instruction provides visual guidance to improve one's skills.
15. Golf can be a relaxing, all-consuming activity, allowing the distractions and pressures of life to diminish in importance for a short time.

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