A golf journal is a useful tool to use as you are attempting to become a better player. Unfortunately, I rarely see anyone using anything as a golf journal to help them improve their game. It has even gotten to the point that I have gone bought an inexpensive notebook for my students. That is how important I think it is. I have recently started taking notes during the lessons. Once finished, we go to the office and I make a copy for them or if they are in a hurry I will scan my notes and email them to them. Compiling these notes creates a nice golf journal for my students.
The few students who do keep a golf log are always asking me what they should write in there. Well, it is your journal and should be for you and your golf instructor unless you decide to share it with others. Here are a few of the things that I keep in my golf journal. Some are obvious and some may surprise you.
1. Golf lessons
Yes, golf professionals also take lessons! Even that guy named Tiger. I want to get as much out of my lessons as I can so at the end of every lesson. So with my instructor, I go back through the key points of our session that I should focus on in my upcoming practice sessions.
2. Practice sessions
As you know, anyone can get a bunch of thoughts going through their head while they are standing on a practice tee. As I begin my practice session, the golf journal helps to get me started right where I left off during my last practice session or round of golf. In addition, I refer back to it to keep me on the right track while I practice and not to start shooting off on many different tangents. We have all had a practice session, where we had a different swing thought for every single golf swing. I have never had much good come out of a practice session like that.
3. Swing thoughts
Of course, you want to jot down the swing thoughts that are working for you. What you are trying to do with your golf journal is to find tendencies in your own game. I have also written swing thoughts in my journal to NEVER use again. It can work both ways.
4. How you are feeling
Many people especially guys roll their eyes at me when I share this one with them. However, remember we are trying to find tendencies in our game. Maybe we feel tired after the 13th hole, 16th hole, or because the kids had a slumber party last night. Maybe you had a stressful day at work and were rushing to get to the golf course and did not have a chance to warm up. Can you really expect to play your best? These are the days we can learn the most from in order to create consistency in our golf game. Jotting down in a golf log can also include what you ate prior to the round and during the round. I have found that I tend to perform better when eating some foods prior to a round. In turn, I perform very poorly when I eat some other foods. You may say it is a coincidence but I can go to my golf journal and have a log of it.
Many of you probably thought I was going to spew the usual golf stats such as fairways hit, greens hit, a number of putts, etc to put into your golf journal. Although it is important to keep track of these stats to find your strengths and weaknesses, the factors mentioned above are also very important to keep you on the right track to improving your game!
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