Cold Weather Playing Tips

Sun, 02/02/2014 - 14:00 -- Don Trahan

As you're gearing up for the big game tonight, I thought I'd share just a few tips on playing golf in cold weather. Many Surgites live in areas where golf is impossible to play right now. But, many more live in areas where they can play year-round golf.

I live in South Carolina, where the winter can still get pretty cold, but playing a round of golf remains a popular thing to do. The key is to be prepared for anything that mother nature can throw at you. That's where having the right clothes can really come in handy.

Before kicking back to watch the Super Bowl (or after you've already seen who wins), check out today's video and you'll never be unprepared for a cold round of golf again!

Keep it vertical!

The Surge

P.S. Leave a comment below for your Super Bowl prediction

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Comments

grahamkelly4@bigpond.com's picture

Submitted by grahamkelly4@bi... on

greetings from sydney
not too cold here about to open the doors for a cool breeze and watch the big game.
Probably go for the underdogs, I think that's the seahawks.
best wishes Graham

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Submitted by captain8morgan on

Hi Don, Excellent presentation. Everything makes sense. Plus make certain your shoes have no leaks! Although unless it's a tournament, I'm still going to stick my extra golf balls in my hand warmers. I need the extra two or three yards especially against the young warriors. Thank you very much.

Well, I'm going to watch the Super Bowl. Hope it's a good game without TB and the Patriots. Seattle 17 Denver 16 that is my guess.

Captain8Morgan

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Submitted by Lynn42 on

Excellent tips, Surge. Growing up in Vermont, I can attest to the value of layering to stay warm. We're about to get more snow here in NJ tonight so I'm getting ready for my 6th round of shoveling in the morning.

I'm turning lemons into lemonade though. I've developed a shoveling motion that mimics the PPGS. ;0)

My takeaway is to the toe line with my right hand to about the catcher's mitt and then gravity takes over to the bottom of my FUS. It's just on, on and on through to an abreviated finish. Maintaining knee flex and proper weight shift like a low punch shot gets the white stuff off the shovel in the right direction most of the time. Maybe Doc can give me a suggestion as to finding the sweet spot on the shovel face....lol.

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Submitted by NeilofOZ on

Sounds like all you snow shovelling guys will be ace golfers, come summer, lol.

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Submitted by jon.lucenius on

Lynn42 - that is one of the BEST posts I have read in a long time. Very helpful tips from the Surge and everyone for golf, but that was so well done I had to give you props.

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Submitted by Lynn42 on

Jon,
The dreaded S word and I mean 4 letter word, not shank, had me shoveling driveway and sidewalk 3 times today. ;0) It was the heavy wet variety so I got 3 good workouts. Made a mistake and tossed about 3 or 4 sideways (aka rotational)...OUCH. Lol, short term memory loss, I guess. Didn't take long for me to go back my PPGS method of shoveling.

I tried to throw a bit of humor into it yesterday, but today it really did work and with a hot shower tonight I may actually be able to walk in the morning. ;0))

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Submitted by Lynn42 on

Alan,
Shoveling is a great core workout. I'm counting on at least another 10 yards off the tee come spring...lol. Either that or I may be using a walker to get around the course if I don't do it right. ;0)

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Submitted by wolftitan on

Don, Thank you for the reminders for playing in cold weather. You might want to consider one additional item to use when playing in cold weather. You mentioned that you want to keep your back warm. I have been using a thermal heat back wrap belt for years. You can get them at any big box discount store. I put one on and they will keep me warm for hours. This makes a big difference for me this time of year. If my back is loose and warm I can play in most conditions. Give it a try.

Also what’s up with the new daily video intro music? Why the change?

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Submitted by jon.lucenius on

Don't know if anybody subscribes to Global Golf Post, but they ran an article about golf pain and especially back pain. Thankful to the Surge and this swing method that allows golf to fun and pain free with lower scores. Below is an excerpt from the article and a link for those who subscribe.

Phil swore he felt fine, but that didn't stop the scrutiny. For golfers, a back injury is greater than the average repetitive motion ache or pain. It is fear; it is dread; it is doom. Even today, back pain remains a medical mystery, one that will send golfers flying around the globe looking for a cure.

http://digitalmag.globalgolfpost.com/20140203/ROW?utm_campaign=ROW%202-3-2014&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm...

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Submitted by Robert Meade on

Jon,
Great article reference. As the doc said, "you walk around thinking everything is fine now while your body (ie., back) continues to erode". What a cold slap of reality these clear words are to us aging warriors. Father time is really a mother
........... well can't say online here! lol . As I am saying more and more lately. I am gradually becoming my Father, God rest his soul. Getting old is certainly 'not for sissies.' The advantage these million airs have is they can travel around the globe to get relief like Phil to Georgia and Freddy to Europe. Freddy cracks me up. Anatablock, that is another one I've been using now for about 5 months. Does it help? Ya maybe but it seems like minimally at best. It didn't prevent my lower back and hip from finally slowing me to a crawl a few weeks ago. Exercises, stretches et., have all helped but truth be told it was likely the 3 weeks of rest and ice with no golf that helped most along with the dry needling I have been receiving from my PT. What compounds it for many golfers I'm sure is the continuing effort to hang on to those longer drives off the tee. I may be just as guilty. Thus the revamping of my PPGS swing now. Sworn once again to 3/4's and 70*.
For the professional and their egos it is likely even more common in today's environment of 300+ yards off the tee needed and becomoing the expected norm on 550 yard par 4's. Whether delusional or real, I still love Phil's positive "I'm okay now" attitude. Grin and bear it!