Few things increase a golfer’s anxiety levels more than the uncertainty of whether or not they’re going to find a stray golf ball, especially late in the round. With a good score going, everything possible must be done to prevent the untimely loss of two shots. We should also say that to save ourselves money, it makes total sense to do our best to try and find golf balls on the course, especially if we are used to using one of the best premium models (opens in new tab). After all, each Pro V1 (opens in new tab) is worth several dollars so to avoid having to buy another dozen so soon, you need to know how to properly look for your golf balls.
But how should you go about the search for a lost ball? It’s not often discussed but we think these seven essentials tips in the video and article below will really increase your chances of success…
WATCH – 7 Tips To Help You Find Your Golf Ball
1. Keep watching your ball until after it lands
This may sound obvious, but how often do golfers fail to follow this clear-cut number one priority when it comes to finding errant golf balls? Turning away in “tour disgust” as your ball veers left or right may be an automatic reaction, but try to resist it. If you don’t follow the flight, you could end up in even more trouble. Don’t forget, tour pros have caddies and fans lining each hole to help them. Us mere mortals are on our own, so don’t compound an error with another error.
2. Be realistic about how far the shot has gone
You may be as long as the people you are playing with, but if you’ve hit a high cut into the right-hand rough, or you’re hooking the golf ball into the left-hand rough and missing out on the benefits of any fairway run, there is no point being unrealistic. Golfers all too often refuse to accept that mishits or poor ball flights go nowhere near as far as normal. This also ties into our above point because if you keep watching the ball until after it lands, you will know roughly where the ball is.
3. Put an identification mark on your ball
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