Physio Corner Drink more to Sink more 

Dehydration has been shown many times to reduce performance. 

But surely this is more important for "cardio" sports, where you are losing water through sweating? A round of golf can't dehydrate you can it? And surely it's not going to make much difference to your game anyway? 

Recent tests using golfers hitting iron shots at targets found that their distance and accuracy reduced as they became dehydrated. Distance judgement also decreased as cognitive function became impaired. And this was only restricting water for a few hours. 

As the weather warms up, we dehydrate quicker. And did you know that from the age of 20 onwards our ability to store water diminishes? So the older we get, the faster we dehydrate? 

For a cheap distance improvement, and accuracy improvement, and a better chance of having a great round, put a drink from the pro shop in your bag. And sorry but, coffee makes things worse, and so does beer. Your best bet is pure water. 

There's not many things that can improve your golf for a quid! For more details or to make a booking, you can contact Chris direct on canhalloway@yahoo.co.uk
  



Major Winner 

The art of positive thinking comes naturally so Keith Walker, as he dismissed a strong field in the second major of the year the Cheetham Cup. Having recently come back from a medical condition, Keith is playing some of his best golf, after posting a gross 79 - 13 handicap for a nett 66. That was just about good enough to edge out clubhouse leader Kev Duffy, after he posted 71 gross - 5 for another nett 66.