| <Before you tee off, wet the end of the towel on your bag so
you can easily clean your clubs. Keep part of the towel
dry to wipe off the moisture.
Carry a small, dry towel with you on days when there is a
lot of dew on the ground. You can tuck it in the belt of
your slacks or shorts and use it to clean your ball before
putting. This is also useful in cleaning excess moisture
and dirt from your ball before a tee shot.
If you wear glasses, always carry a clean handkerchief in
your pocket or bag. If your lenses become smeared and you
don't have a cleaning cloth, you will have to deal with
aggravating, blurry vision.
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Make sure you have a divot-repair tool and an abundance of
plastic ball markers and tees in your pocket before a round
begins. You don't want to be frantically searching for a
ball marker in the heat of battle. And select ball markers
that are bright in color and easy to see so your opponents
won't be tromping on your putting line.
Consider the weather conditions carefully before deciding
which clubs to carry on any given day. As an example, a
seven-wood is not a good club on a windy day; the shots hit
with this club fly too high. If you have to choose between
a seven-wood and four-iron on a windy day, take the
four-iron. And vice versa.
You should always place your ball on a tee when playing par
3's; don't toss your ball on the ground and hit it off the
grass. You can tee it low, but you're playing smart golf
and will hit more good shots when you use a tee.
Clean the clubfaces thoroughly, rather than just wiping
them off. There's packed dirt that collects in the grooves
of your clubfaces, and using the end of a sharp nail to
clean them will give you more control and spin on your
shots.
None of these things seem important by themselves, but if
you don't take care of small details before you tee off,
they can become a hindrance to your concentration during an
important round of golf. And just preparing carefully will
put you in a good frame of mind for your upcoming game.
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