The goal is clear-cut: reaching the lowest score. This is actually one of the beauties of it: there is no referee or teammates to blame – winning or losing, it’s all on you. This individual character is challenging and at the same time, attractive.

You play against the conditions, how good you are playing – similarly as being an entrepreneur –, is dependent only on you. Moreover, there is an often forgotten aspect of golf as well: it’s not just great to play, but it offers several benefits for you. Below you will find a list curated by Handara Golf Resorts based on the different types of clients that play on our iconic 18-hole golf course. You will find the list of 4 key golf benefits, in two main categories: Health-related and Business-related benefits.

Playing Golf for health-related benefits:

1) Golf is good for your body

You will have to do one of the most gentle, low impact activities that are available to everyone: to walk. On an average of five to nine kilometers, burning a minimum of 500 calories (equals to one Big Mac). Golf makes sure your heart rate increase for an extended period of time, which helps to prevent cordial diseases, according to numerous studies. As your heart pumps faster it supply’s the brain with more oxygen, resulting the brain to be more alert. Fortunately, golfing is relatively injury-free, making you rather focused on coordination and strategy, instead of high physical intensity. Just imagine: the air is fresh, skies are blue, and the sun is shining, refilling your Vitamin-D levels.

As your heart pumps faster it supply’s the brain with more oxygen, resulting the brain to be more alert. Fortunately, golfing is relatively injury-free, making you rather focused on coordination and strategy, instead of high physical intensity. Just imagine: the air is fresh, skies are blue, and the sun is shining, refilling your Vitamin-D levels.

2) Golf is good for your soul

You are exposed to the outdoor environment – without your phone! – and you feel the closeness of nature. Experience the feeling of pure enjoyment and contentment walking around the course. You will feel delighted as endorphins are released. The lush greenery and surrounding atmosphere will enhance your senses of serenity, lessen stress and make you forget your problems. You will discover a sense of self-worth and well-being. After playing, your well-deserved sleep will be more profound and next day appear more tranquil.

The lush greenery and surrounding atmosphere will enhance your senses of serenity, lessen stress and make you forget your problems. You will discover a sense of self-worth and well-being. After playing, your well-deserved sleep will be more profound and next day appear more tranquil.

Playing Golf for business-related Benefits:

1) Golf helps you to boost your relationships

Would you go for an enjoyable solution for keeping in touch or connecting new with people? Scheduling hours to play golf means a valuable time for interaction with people you invite.

It’s a great possibility to build long-lasting relationships that are not superficial. What’s more, it offers an opportunity to sell: many studies have proven that closing deals take place on golf resorts courses. The logic behind it is self-evident: people tend to engage in business with others who they trust and get on well.

2) Golf helps you learn about your clients, colleagues and yourself

Spending time face-to-face with other people is a key resource in today’s world. Consider playing golf as investing time for a mutual great experience. Looking at clients and colleagues playing gives you relevant hints about their personalities and behavior in their professional life, things that you wouldn’t have learned in an office room. Back at work, you will be able to understand and handle these people more effectively.

In addition, paying attention to yourself behaving on the golf course (your focus, coordination, strategic choices, level of risk-aversion and engagement, and so on) eventually will make you know yourself better.

There is one extra benefit: what if all these advantages are further enhanced by the simple beauty of some exceptional locations, like the gorgeous North Bali. Such beauty that inspires you, truly recharges your batteries. Handara Golf Resorts, a highly requested, easily accessible and prestigious destination can offer you some of the best golf courses worldwide. Even apart from golf, your family or non-golfing members can easily be involved in colorful active programs, culminating to an excellent holiday.

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Use Easier Tees – Begin where you are comfortable and many times that is with forward tees. If you go straight to the back tees, you will end up hitting weak slices. Start where your game is at and then work your way up.

Choosing your tees when you have 3 sets of tees – There are guidelines that make this an easy decision. Low handicap men should go for back tees. Middle – high handicap men, long-hitting and low-handicap senior men, as well as long hitting or low-handicap women, should choose middle tees. Finally, high handicap seniors and women, as well as all beginners should choose forward tees.

Consider yardages – When you have a wide variety of tee boxes, you will need to consider the course yardage. As a beginner, you should use tees that copy the pro tours yardages and this is usually the back tees if you are a man. These range from 6,100 to 7,200 yards. Low handicap seniors and women should consider tees with a yardage of 250 – 500 less than what is considered average for pro-tours. Mid handicappers should consider yardage that is 500 to 1000 yards less than what the pro tours offer. High handicappers should look at the yardage that is less than the average pro tour yardage by 1,000 – 1,500 yards.

As a beginner, you should always start with the forward tees unless you are sure that you can hit the ball with accuracy and consistency, a good distance. The 1^st rule of thumb is that if you cannot reach, in distance, the par three holes in a single shot, or if you can’t reach the par four holes in 2 shots, then you need to consider going for shorter tees.

One of the best ways to figure out the tees to use is to take the average distance you achieve with your 5-iron golf club, multiply that figure by 36 and then based on the yardage you get, select tees that closely match it. Join us, as we begin our tour of Handara Resort & Golf Bali’s fantastic mountain course from the perspective of a bogey golfer.

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