Despite what people may think, I do have a routine when it comes to golf.  As a matter of fact, I’ll share it with you just to prove it – I oversleep, waste too much time and then show up to the course with barely a moment to spare. 

OK, so that’s not much of a routine.  Plus, I’m exaggerating also, but this does happen quite often, just ask the rest of the stinky golfers.  It’s very rare that I give myself enough time to do anything other than get to the course.  Is that a problem?  Do I need to develop some type of routine?  Is that what golfers do?  

I have a regular workday routine.  I have a specific order in which I do things every morning, or even the night before for that matter.  But when it comes to golf, I got nothin’.  Many times, as mentioned earlier, I show up last minute.  But there has been occasions, though few and far between, where I have done otherwise.  Sometimes I’ve shown up early enough to have breakfast at the course rather than scarfing something down on the way out the door or in the car.  There’s been times where I’ve arrived at the course early enough to hit a few balls at the range or play around on the putting green.  Every once in a while, I may have a beer or two before a round. 

What I wonder is, would doing any of these things routinely make me a better player just through some type of consistency?  If I wasn’t always rushing to get to the course, would that help simply by causing less stress?  If I took the time to sit down and eat a good breakfast before each round, would that improve my energy?  If I had a beer or two each time, would that help me relax? 

I suppose having a routine in anything you do can be helpful.  But I’ve just never really considered doing something routinely for golf.  But maybe a routine might be worth looking into.  Maybe I should start hitting the range before each round.  Maybe a good breakfast each time.  Or…maybe I’ll just keep showing up last minute.

Swing ’til you’re happy!