How to golf like tiger woods

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Tiger Woods just won the American Express tournament in England last week. It was a relative easy victory over the best players in the world by 8 strokes. The question is, Can you take anything from Tiger’s style of play to better your golf game when you go out with your buddies on the the weekend?

Okay, lets face it, you nor I will ever be a Tiger Woods level caliber player. But that does not mean you can’t use Tiger Woods type tactics to improve your level of play. Using Tiger Woods as a model, here are the 5 tactics you need to employ right now to take your game to the next level ala Tiger Woods.

Tactic 1: Take chances from time to time on the course. Sometimes Tiger uses a club that does not fit the situation in order to get more distance so that his next shot can be done with more accuracy. You can do the same thing but you are going to have to be careful about going up or down too many club sizes. Stick with one up from your buddies and measure the results.

Tactic 2: Don’t get frustrated or disappointed about a bad shot. Tiger never lets a bad shot get him down. He just has a supreme confidence in himself that his next shot will make amends for his errant shot. As Tiger does you have to learn to just grind it out to the end. Just keep in your mind that every time you make a bad shot that your next shot will be better. Don’t become a victim of "badshotitis"

Tactic 3: Never watch your competition. If you notice, Tiger never has any concern about his competition, he just plays. Whether he is playing with Els, Mickelson or Singh in the final round he could care less. Tiger focuses only on his game and does not scoreboard watch. Therefore to get better and win more, you must concentrate on what you are doing on the course not what your buddy is doing. Focus on beating the course not your buddy or buddies and you will come out ahead. Tiger focuses on beating the course every time and not his competitors. That is the reason he is the number one golfer in the world and by subscribing to this tactic you can be the number one golfer at your level.

Tactic 4: Understand the course you are playing. This is a unique skill that Tiger possesses in that he can adapt his golf game to the course he is playing at any given time. He expertly matches his skill set to the course he is playing as he did in this year’s British Open. As you will remember, Tiger never took his driver out of the bag and won handily. It’s called course management and you can do it too. All you have to do is study the course in which you are going to play. Notice what clubs work and what clubs don’t work for different ball positions. Don’t overplay or underplay the course. Use your brain and not your brawn. Pick the clubs that suit the course conditions and play intelligently.

Tactic 5: If you are ahead stay ahead. Tiger has never lost a tournament after being in the lead at the 54 hole mark. And you don’t ever have to lose the lead either in your weekend golf outings. Once you are comfortably ahead you can protect your lead by not taking foolish shots or shots that are way above your skill level. Remember, it’s all about winning and being able to puff your chest out in the clubhouse after the round is over. There is nothing worse then having one of your golf buddies tell you that "if you had not taken that ridiculous shot on sixteen you could have easily won the golf pool". So if you are ahead coming done the stretch, stay ahead by playing within yourself.

So there you have it golf buddies. Five tactics that Tiger Woods uses to vanquish his competitors and that you can now use on your next golf outing to beat your buddies. Happy golfing!

About the author:
George Stark is a golf fanatic who writes extensively on golfing issues and events. If you want to fix your golf swing visit George’s website at http://www.slicekiller.com.



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