wii video games, game consoleI don’t know if there is a more frustrating sport out there then golf. I’m terrible at basketball, always have been but there has never been a pick up game where I was wanted to kick the ball over the fence. There have been more then a few occasions it took all the restraint I had not to huck my seven iron into the pond after shanking a shot out of bounds. Golf is a finesse game and I have just started to remember that after hitting the driving a range a couple times a week. The strength of a swing has nothing to do with how far the ball is going to go. I can come down on the ball with supersonic speed, catch it wrong and watch as it fly completely off course into the ground.

 

Some of the best instruction I’ve ever had for golf is when watching the pros. Videos like the clip above really highlight what a swing should look like. Will mine ever look like Tiger on an actual course? No but it will when playing Wii video games. It is weird to say it but golfing on a game console has helped teach some of the fundamentals forgotten when driving away at the range.

Wii video games being the only game console with motion control have helped hone the basics. Standing in front of the LCD widescreen HDTV with an invisible club held in hand is a little bit weird at first but in no time golfing some of the best courses in the world thanks to Wii video games becomes an invaluable asset.

It is a good thing when I don’t need to keep returning to YaYa Golf at http://www.yayagolf.com/ to pick a 12 pack of Bridgestone Tour B330 balls pictured above. I’m thankful a retailer like this exists from the sanctity of my home computer because they have great prices on golf gear for any level of player. Being I lose at least a sleeve of balls at the course, having a place with very low prices for high quality product is keeping money in the pocket to use at the range for more practice. The most cost effective way to practice is on a game console with golf Wii video games but doing the real thing is always the ultimate test. Now if someone could explain to me how to be consistent with a driver, my handicap may not have to be so high.