Oct
When playing golf, lost balls are common. Because we as golfers, hit the golf ball with all our might. Especially for a beginner, golf balls are very often lost on the course. Therefore, we will present tips to find your lost golf ball.
1. Keep Watching Your Ball Until After It Lands
This may sound obvious, but how often do golfers fail to follow this clear-cut number one priority when it comes to finding errant golf balls? Turning away in “tour disgust” as your ball veers left or right may be an automatic reaction, but try to resist it. If you don’t follow the flight, you could end up in even more trouble. Don’t forget, tour pros have caddies and fans lining each hole to help them. Us mere mortals are on our own, so don’t compound an error with another error.
2. Put An Identification Mark On Your Ball
There are a few reasons why you should mark your golf ball. While it’s not required as per the rules, a unique mark will give golfers a better chance of identifying their ball should they hit it into trouble. It will also allow absolute peace of mind that it is your ball and not to be confused with someone else’s. We would also possibly recommend using golf balls with distinctive markings on them like the TP5 Pix (opens in new tab) and Tour Response Stripe
(opens in new tab) models, or the Callaway Truvis or Triple Track (opens in new tab)finishes.
3. Walk Into The Area On The Line Of The Shot
Having got a good line on the tee shot we recommend walking along this line towards where you think your golf ball is – assuming that is possible. If you do this, more often than not you will be pleased to find that you can call off the search early. If that doesn’t work then we recommend patrolling the target area up and down in a fairly regimented fashion. Sometimes walking the same way means you might not be able to see the ball compared to a different angle.
4. Get A Good Line On Where The Ball Has Finished
It sounds simple, and it is, but by concentrating and getting a good line on where your ball has finished, you are way more likely to find it. As mentioned above, golfers are often too busy berating themselves that they forget about what’s most important – the next shot! The tip here is to pick out something on the horizon or a notable feature that is easily identifiable and as specific as possible. This will ensure you’re searching in the right area and are therefore more likely to find it.
Source : golfmonthly.com
