There are two things this year that are hotter than ever: temperatures and golf.  Fortunately for all of us “fair weather golfers,” there are a slew of golf practice tips that you can use in the air-conditioned comfort of your own home… and thank goodness for twilight golf! One golf practice tip, from LPGA Pro Christine Lovrine, works as well during the blistering summer months as it does in the middle of winter.  Lovrine suggests doing exercises for stretching and building back strength, and also suggests swinging a shorter weighted golf club, such as the Momentus Traveler, doing so two to three times per week when you can’t make it to the golf course.  

If a weighted golf practice club is not available, you can hold your target-side wrist with the non-target hand and practice your golf swing in a room.  Stand on a diagonal facing toward one corner and swing back, about shoulder high, to the room’s opposite corner (fingers and arm point to the corner).   Swing through to the “target” corner (again, fingers and arm point to the corner). This will help promote swinging from and to your intended target as well as ingraining a solid golf swing plane.  

Christine Lovrine is an LPGA Pro and instructor at the Britton Golf Course in Fishers, Indiana.