ANTHONY L. WILKINS
Blog: December 2013
“All I Want For Christmas”
Well it is that time of the year again. It is time to shop for the perfect gift for your favorite golfer. Now you can approach this situation in one of two ways:
1) You can go out on your own and buy a gift that you think will be perfect for the golfer in your life or you can;
2) Attempt to remember something that they told you over the past year that they actually want.
Going out on your own has its advantages and disadvantages. For example, you may be able to find the one gift or gifts that make you look like a superstar at Christmas. You end up finding exactly what they wanted even if they didn’t know they wanted it at the time. Unfortunately, this is rarely the case when it comes to golfers. Golfers are a specialized breed and everything that they do regarding their sport is in turn just as specialized.
When we are looking to purchase something on our own we will research it, price it, compare it to other similar items and take the time to go test it out if we can. When it comes to getting a new piece of golfing equipment it is just that serious! Unless you happened to overhear exactly what we are looking for, with its exact specifications, you may just want to steer clear of making such a purchase. Chances are that you will end up getting something that is not quite right in some way and it is hard for a golfer to fake getting a gift that does not meet the specs.
If you have been diligent throughout the past year and have been able to get a good idea of what to get then you are ahead of the game. This does not mean that you are good to go but it does mean that you are a lot better off for at least paying attention. Hopefully over the past year you were able to come up with a few options as golfers change their minds as to what equipment they want faster than they can pick up a gimmie putt. Just like our game, equipment is changing faster and faster each day and of course we want to stay up to date with the latest and greatest. We get it, golf may not be your obsession like it is ours so we do understand if you are not as excited about the latest edition of hybrid clubs as we are. But if you magically come up with something at Christmas that we can and will use then you have hit the jackpot.
My advice at this stage in the game is to do some research if you haven’t already. We can always use new golf balls which are pretty easy to figure out but you have to make sure that you do get the right brand and model. Check the status of our golf wardrobe. A fancy new shirt representing our favorite football team can go a long way. What I would stay clear of is attempting to buy ANY sort of club unless he or she has specifically given you EXACTLY what to buy. Our clubs are very personal and buying a new one is our own admission that we need to get better. Lastly, when all else fails you can simply ask for a few ideas so that all is right on Christmas day.
Happy holidays and I will talk to you again, soon.
Anthony
Anthony L. Wilkins is a national Academy of Sports Medicine & Titleist Performance Institute Certified Personal Trainer an avid golfer from New Jersey who currently resides in the metro Atlanta area with his wife and son.
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