Are you ready to become a scratch golfer? Have you dreamed of becoming a scratch golfer? It is going to take a lot of work and practice to become a scratch golfer, but it is definitely a possibility for just about anybody. So how long will it take you to become a scratch golfer? Read on to find out.

If you are currently a high handicap golfer, which would be any handicap above 20, then you have a lot of work to do to get to scratch golf. You will probably need to start with building a very consistent swing with all of your clubs. This will take many trips to the range and many buckets of balls. Once you become a mid handicap golfer you can move on and continue your journey towards scratch golf.

So if you are a mid handicap golfer, which would be a handicap between 7 and 19, then you have a shorter trip than the high handicapper towards scratch golf. You probably need to review your short game and work to improve your putting and chipping. This is a great area to cut 5-7 strokes off your game and really work on your concentration. Once you work your way to a low handicap golfer you can move onto the next step.

Those lucky enough to be a low handicap golfer, which would be a handicap between 1 and 6, then you only have to find a way to cut a few strokes to get to scratch golf. The low handicap golfer needs to strengthen their short game and work most on their concentration. Plus most low handicap golfers have trouble with one hole on the course. It is not a specific hole, but that one double bogey or triple bogey that sneaks up on them and ruins their chance at scratch golf.

In order to play scratch golf you will need to make more birdies and pars than every before. If you are a high handicap golfer and you practice 3-4 times a week and play once or twice a week, then you can achieve scratch golf within a couple of years. If you are a mid handicap golf and follow the same practice routines, then you can become a scratch golfer within a year or a little more. If you are a low handicap golfer, then scratch golf is right around the corner with a strong practice routine.

The more you practice the faster you will become a scratch golfer. Make sure that you are practicing good habits and you are consistent with your routines. Without a strong practice routine you will never become a scratch golfer.

Golf exercises involving flexibility training can improve your shoulder turn and golf swing speed. The biomechanics of the golf swing require high levels of flexibility to execute correctly. And all to often the golfer is lacking in the required levels of flexibility to execute the golf swing correctly, resulting in compensations to occur within the swing. Causing a loss of club head speed, distance, and accuracy with every shot in the bag.

In order to prevent such a situation from occurring and to allow you the opportunity to execute the golf swing correctly. We must assure ourselves your body has the flexibility levels required of the golf swing. The achievement of this result can occur through the utilization of flexibility exercises for golf.

First off let us quickly define flexibility. Flexibility is the ability of your body to move through the “required” range of motion to perform the activity at hand (a simplified definition but it work it for us). Knowing this definition and combining it with what you know about golf swing mechanics. We can come to the conclusion that in order to swing a club on the correct path, the body must have the required flexibility parameters to move that club on the correct path.

The most common areas of the body where flexibility becomes an issues for the golf swing and most individuals is the lower back, hamstrings, hips, and shoulders. “Tightness” in any of these areas of body can impede the ability of drawing the club on the correct swing path. Resulting in poor execution of the golf swing itself.

Now here is the interesting point about flexibility and the golf swing. The greater range of motion you can get the club to move through in relation to the swing plane (remember, range of motion is contingent on your bodies flexibility), the greater amount of power you can develop. Thus allowing you to increase your clubhead speed, increase the distance of your drives, and lower your scores. A pretty simple equation when you put it all together.

So if you are finding “tightness” in any of the muscles incorporated within the golf swing this could well be hampering your swing and the distance you are hitting all of your golf shots. Implementing golf exercises in the form of flexibility training in your golf fitness program could help this situation.