Business Golf - Tips for the Beginner - How to be a Better Executive II

 According to Syracuse University's online MBA program: 90% of Fortune 500 CEO's play golf. CEO's who regularly play golf are paid 17%  more on average than those who do not. More than half of business professionals who play golf said the sport is the perfect networking tool. 4/28/2022       

Business Golf - Tips for Beginners - How to be a Better Executive

According to a Forbes article, "Golfers Make Better Business Executives", 90% of Fortune 500 Company CEO's play golf, and 80% of all executives say " Golf has the power to establish new relationships". Not only do you acquire a professional relationship, you also make a friend that lasts a lifetime. Forbes, 3/17/2018                           

Business Golf - Tips for the Beginner - Words of Advice

 The late Mark McCormack, author of the book, " What They Don't Teach You At The Harvard Business School", has said he can tell more about how someone is likely to react in a business situation from one round of golf than he can in a hundred hours of meetings. "It's astonishing", he says, "How so simple a game can reveal so much".   

Business Golf - Tips for the Beginner - A Good Instructor

 I went to a golf instructor the summer before I went to college. The professional I went to fixed my grip, helped my alignment, and he gave me some assistance with putting. But the professional I went to knew I had a lot of experience before I went to him. For the beginner the instruction should simply be: 

1. Keep your head still
2. Keep your eye on the ball
3. Maintain a slow back swing
4. Balanced finish  

Business Golf - Tips for the Beginner - Intimidation - The Largest Mental Hurdle

Many professionals will not play golf because they are simply scared. The best method to get over the fear of hitting a golf  ball in front of other people is to find a good instructor. The teaching professional will help you :   

1. To become mentally prepared to play the game
2. Establish a suitable swing
3. Provide you with a grip that is comfortable and reliable
4. Establish good foot work
5. Show you how to properly read and line up to putt  
6.  Feel comfortable with the game of golf

Business Golf - Tips for the Beginner - Supplies for the Golf Bag

 Items that are helpful in the golf bag:

1. Water Bottle
2. Snacks
3. Tees
4. Rain Suit
5. Ball Markers
6. USGA Rules Book
7. Extra Balls
8. Band Aids
9. Ball Markers
10. Rain Hat
11. Tees
12. Extra Golf Gloves