Hitting fairways consistently an issue for you? Having trouble getting up for golf? It’s time to set aside your inflated ego and admit that you have a performance problem. FD (Fairway Dysfunction) is more of a common affliction than you think. Just check out the golf courses in your area and you’ll see that FD is rampant among golfers of all ages. The trick to fighting FD lies in where you seek help. Here are 3 sure fire steps that every golfer with FD must take.

1) Seek A Professional: Admitting that you have FD is just the first step in the long healing process. For many golfers, biting the bullet and seeking a golfing professional for help is a hard obstacle to overcome. It’s embarrassing to admit that you’re just not up to par with your partner (or partners in many cases). But in order to successfully fight FD, you are going to need a trained eye to analyze your swing (and I don’t mean your inebriated golfing buddies). Paying a visit to your local golf pro is the key to overcoming FD permanently. I myself suffered from a severe case of FD several years back. Distraught and seeking answers, I shuffled on up to my club pro and asked to speak with him in private. Obviously familiar with the affliction, he told me that indeed my FD was treatable and that I would be back to my old golfing self in no time. After just 5 lessons, my swing plane and tempo improved and I was on my way back to a full FD recovery. Now, a yearly check up with the club pro is all I need to keep my FD at bay.

2) Get Fit: You wouldn’t buy shoes without trying them on would you? There are so many styles and functions it would be foolish to do that. The same goes for your golf clubs. Studies show that one of the major causes of FD is equipment malfunction. Golfers everywhere are playing with clubs that are just not suited to their game. To help fight FD, proper club fitting is a must. Gone are the days of buying sets of clubs off the rack. Educated golfers are spending the extra time actually swinging before buying. A proper fitting session will not only provide you with the right information to make an informed choice (swing speed, spin rate, ball flight), it will give you the confidence in yourself and your equipment as you move forward in your fight against this crippling disease.

3) Work on your tempo: If you just can bring yourself to seek professional help, through lessons or club fitting, than there still is something you can do to help curb your FD. With all of the swing theories and experts out there, one thing does remain constant in the golf swing and that’s tempo. Your mechanics on the take away through the hip turn may be close to flawless but without a rhythm to match, it’s just a pretty swing that goes nowhere. Simply working on your tempo, the pace at which you complete the arc of your swing, can show dramatic results in your performance. When tempo is too fast or too slow, the golf swing is thrown of kilter and hence, you become Sir Shanksalot. Quick drill: in your head, count 1-2 in your back swing and 1-2 through until follow through and try to match your pace to the swing. The entire golf swing should be completed by 1-2, 1-2. It can’t hurt.

So although FD is a serious problem, it’s not the end of your golf life. Keeping on top of FD is the key to managing it and minimizing its impact on your game. I mean, if you can’t get up for golf, is there any reason to get out of bed in the morning?

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About the Author:
In pursuit of both of my passions, I have engaged into a career that allows for both golf and writing. As Director of Operations at Parmasters, I am surrounded and immersed in everything golf. As a Freelance Writer, I am able to dabble and feed the need to write. Mix in a little family and life is good.
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