Since this is my first post, let me start by saying that I enjoy nothing more than a dog and a Miller Lite. But all of us could benefit from better food and drink choices on the course. The goal for your on course nutrition should be to make sure you can maintain a steady blood sugar level. You don’t want to have it spike and then drop quickly, causing a back nine meltdown, resulting in potential loss of Nassau. My advice is to make sure you’re never hungry on the course, so if you’re grabbing that hotdog because you haven’t eaten since the meal you had last night in the club house, you’re kind of screwed. I like to eat small meals as I’m playing to make sure my brain can focus on the task at hand, and my muscles can perform at optimum levels, so I don’t have to worry about dumping an 8 iron in the bunker short on 18.
Some ideas for snacks on the course to help maintain a good blood sugar level:
– Hard boiled eggs before you tee off on the first hole.
– Beef jerky – you can munch on this throughout the round.
– Make sure you’re drinking enough water. Dehydration is another major factor for golf course burn out. Most golfers I’m around will drink when they are thirsty, when in reality, they should be trying to drink a little bit every hole. I’m not saying slug a whole bottle of water every hole. No, you’d wind up spending more time in the trees than you normally would.
The take away here, guys, is make sure you pay a little more attention to how you stay fueled on the course.
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