Monday, October 3, 2011

How to Find The Best Possible Golf Career For Your Needs


How to Find The Best Possible Golf Career For Your Needs


There is barely a golfer in the world that wouldn't trade in their day job to get paid to be on the course all day long. However, most do not realize that obtaining a golf career is actually not as difficult as they might originally believe it to be.
You don't have to be a professional on the PGA circuit to enjoy all of the freedoms and fun of a career in your favorite sport.

There is a wide array of opportunities right from the beginning golfer all the way up to the pofessionals. Ideally, most would want to have a career simply playing golf.
Though this is entirely possibly, it is advisable to discover if the idea is plausible before going ahead full steam.
Maybe you could start by playing in a few tournaments with cash prizes.
If things go well and you end up with some money in your pocket, perhaps a career as a professional golfer isn't all that impossible.

However, most golfers don't quite have the stuff to be able to compete for money.
Thankfully, there are a lot of other golf careers that will keep you involved in the game even when you're not even on the course.

The one thing to consider is to become a golf pro. If your friends are always remarking that you have the perfect swing or how your drives always reach a far distance and are always straight away, then a golf career as a golf professional may be the perfect choice for you.

This is also a very flexible job because you decide how many hours you work per week.
You could either do a few lessons a week just for supplementary income at the start and once your client base gets big enough, you could start doing it full time. The best advertising is word of mouth, so if your clients are happy with your service they will undoubtedly inform their friends and family as well.

There is also a wide variety of careers that involve the retail aspect of golf. You could start your own golf specialty store, which would keep you surrounded in golf gear every day and talking about golf to your hearts content.
There is a booming industry presently with imprinted golf balls, which is a business that you can run directly from your own home. A lot of people are searching for golf balls with team logos, pictures of family or slogans emblazoned on them.
The technology is a bit expensive at the beginning but all you would need to sell your items is a website.
There is such a wide variety of golf careers that if you decide you want to work with golf full time, you shouldn't have a problem finding a suitable career.

A golf career doing maintenance on your favorite course will keep you on the grounds all day.
Most people that work directly for the golf course either get to play for free, or at a discounted rate. If you have a love for golf, there is sure to be a golf career out there that fits perfectly with your talents. Whether as a golf pro, a retailer, a groundskeeper or even a professional golfer, the options are basically unlimited.
So don't be intimidated by those who say you could never have a full time career in golf.
Prove them wrong by landing the job of your dreams.

Handicapping for Casual Golfers, Golf handicaps

Handicapping for Casual Golfers


The Golf handicaps are used to make the game of golf more competitive for golfers with different skill levels.

There is a standard system of handicapping that is used for tournament play on all golf courses.
The system is quite complicated and takes into account the golfers average score, the course ratings (total par for the course) for the courses played and the slope rating (course difficulty) for each course played.
The computer software is used for this calculation and this system is always used to establish your official handicap.

Non-tournament golf play where the players have not established an official handicap,

The unofficial system that quite useful:
1. Keep track of your score and the course rating (total par for the course) every time you play golf.

2. Take the difference between your score and the course rating.

3. Calculate the average of the 10 best of your last 20 differences (or the best half of the differences you have recorded if    less than 20) and multiply by 96% (drop everything after the 1st decimal place). The maximum allowable handicap is 36 .4    for men and 40.4 for women

4. Compare the result with the other golfers who are playing.

5. The lowest average receives no handicap. All other golfers have a handicap which is the difference between their average and the lowest average.

6. Each player subtracts their handicap from their total score to determine the winner

7. The group could agree on whether to do the above calculations using the gross score or adjusted gross score

The gross score is the total strokes for 18 holes. The adjusted gross score places a cap on the number of strokes counted on any hole for handicapping purposes to eliminate the effect of a disaster hole when calculating a handicap. 
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