Top 2 Tips For Playing Golf In The Cold

Golfing in cold weather sucks. I live in Rhode Island and we are deep into January. It has been way to cold for the last month to even think about stepping foot on a golf course but come spring time when the temperature rises just above freezing I will be out on the course (hopefully) trying out my new Callaway driver. So today I want to talk about playing golf when its cold out. More specifically I want to talk about the effect the temperature has on the golf ball that you are playing when it drops below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.

Golf balls are pretty complex. For such small simple looking white spheres they have a lot of specifics inside that causes them to be different from each other. If you follow me closely then you should have seen me talk about compression at least once before. If not no big deal here's the break down:

Compression refers to the overall density of the golf ball. If a golf ball has high compression it will be harder to compress at impact and if it has low compression it will be easier. Your ability to compress the golf ball does matter. If you can't swing the club fast enough to compress the ball properly on impact you are doing a couple of things. A) You are losing out on key distance B) You are putting too much spin on the golf ball. (This can exaggerate your slice or hook)

I'm sure you can agree on the importance of finding a ball with the right compression. So what happens if you are using your golf ball that you were fit for but the temperature is below 40 degrees? That golf ball is going to become harder to compress. When the temperature outside drops below 40 your golf ball is going to be affected by it. This means you will be more likely to slice or your slice will get worse. You will also lose on some distance.

So lets say you're a nut like me and you still want to play golf when the temperature is below 40. What can you do? I recommend two things.

1) Buy hand warmers and keep them in your bag.

When you're playing a round of golf in the cold hand warmers are very useful because not only can they keep your hands warm, they can keep your balls warm too! No, not those balls I mean your golf balls.

You can keep your hand warmers in your pockets and place one to three balls in the same pocket. You can choose to alternate between golf balls as they become cold and need to warm up. Or you can stick with one ball and just warm it up in between holes.

2) Use lady golf balls.

Stylish and colorful, lady balls are an obvious choice for any golfer. But the main reason you should pick some up for the winter is because their super low compression will make them fly great in the cold air. The colors also make them easy to spot if there is frost on the ground.

I hope you can use those tips this winter and early spring to help you gain a few extra yards and drop a few extra strokes. Thank you for reading and remember to sign up for the email list. If you are an active subscriber and you are opening all of my emails as well as clicking on links then you will be among the first to receive access to the early bird specials on the Indiegogo campaign.

Thanks and best of luck,

Mike