Playing golf keeps one pretty humble. Many a double bogie follows a birdie hole.
Here are ways that vanity can hurt your golf game.
The complexity of the golf swing, the course management skills and the myriad rules of the game of golf make it smart to take lessons. Starting out with uncorrected swing faults will keep your game from reaching a good level later.
Be realistic about how far you can hit. Choosing a shorter club because you think you can hit it further than you really can will cost you strokes.
Golf has a handicap system so players of different levels can play together. When you play with better golfers, over-swinging to try to hit it as far as they do is a mistake. You'll just end up with a bad hit.
If someone compliments me on my swing, I have to watch out that I don't grandstand the next time I tee up. Thinking it will be the best hit ever, usually results in topping the ball. Stick with your normal swing and forget about impressing someone.
Sometimes getting a new club can boost your game, but constantly upgrading your clubs gets expensive and forces you to adjust once again to new equipment. Learn to play what you have.
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