How to Practice Golf In the Winter & GolfBuddy W12 Review

Happy Monday,

As 2023 draws to a close we’re going to leave you with some tips on how to practice golf in the winter, a look at a great GPS watch and results from last week’s poll.

No email next Monday (as it’s Christmas day), but we’ll be back the following Monday with some fresh content to help you start 2024 with a bang‼️ 

Drumroll, please! 🥁 It's time to unveil our golf enthusiast handicaps from this newsletter.

Golf Insider Readers By handicap

A big thank you to you all who took part in last week’s poll. It is really useful to understand our audience. We’ll work hard to create the content you need to reach the next level in 2024.

A quick couple of shoutouts:

“Hi, I'm a 64 year old currently with a handicap of 16. Love the process of trying to improve my game. Especially love your practice articles.” – Simon

“Enjoy reading your articles. Greetings from Denmark” – Lars

Our next poll will look at how much you’ve all improved over the past 12 months and what might explain the trends. On to this week’s articles…

Whether you’re stuck in snowy Denmark (Hi Lars) or enjoying the winter in sunny California, this article gives you some ways to use your time effectively to hit your golfing goals in 2024…read more

We haven’t reviewed many GPS watches in the past, but GolfBuddy were pretty insistent we review this one, and we’re glad we did…read more

If you are waiting to reach that level of consistency where you feel happy, we have some bad news for you… The tip above is the truth, if you’re shooting 105 or 75, golf still feels like a battle! It never feels easy.

However, learn to enjoy this battle and the new challenges it throws at you every round.

The skills game above sounds very simple but try holing six 3-foot putts in a row. It might surprise you. When you can complete this version, move back to 4-feet.

Enjoy your golf over the holidays.