How Drinking Clean, Filtered Water Helps Your Golf Game

You may think that golf is all about your swing. But did you know that dehydration can negatively affect your performance? On a regular day, your body can lose up to 64 ounces of water. Now imagine how much water you're losing on the golf course on a warm summer day.

 If you’re planning to hit the course anytime soon, consider these tips for staying hydrated and improving your golf game.

Proper hydration is critical for the body, from brain and muscle function to concentration and overall performance. It’s been well documented that being dehydrated, even if only a little bit, can negatively impact your body in many ways, including putting you at risk for overheating on the golf course and affecting your ability to make sound decisions and execute golf shots. CDC research shows that adults in the U.S. only drink an average of 39 ounces of water per day. Given that 75% of Americans are dehydrated on any given day, maintaining proper hydration levels provides a clear advantage on the course. Especially on a warm, sunny day, when you’re more likely to lose water through sweat.

When trying to decide what to drink while golfing, water really is the best beverage of choice. The high sugar content in sodas, some sports energy drinks, and alcohol can cause your blood sugar levels to spike and then crash, resulting in inconsistent performance. Many of these drinks are diuretics, meaning they’ll dehydrate your body as you drink leading to increased fatigue and poor concentration — not ideal while golfing. While you may occasionally hear stories of pro golfers like John Daly drinking alcohol while playing, water is the time-tested beverage of choice for top athletes across all sports because it’s the best way to replenish lost fluids. If you’re concerned about electrolytes, Aquasana water filters are designed especially to strip out contaminants but maintain the healthy minerals our bodies need to function at peak performance levels, including calcium, potassium, magnesium.

The human body is composed of up to 60% water, so staying hydrated is essential for keeping your body working properly to perform at a high level while playing any sport. The general rule for staying hydrated is to drink half of your body weight in fluid ounces each day, though you may want to increase that to two thirds if you’re planning on strenuous physical activity like golfing. To see how much water you should drink each day, simply multiply your body weight by two thirds or 0.66.  

While golfing, you should aim to drink 40-50% of the water you need for the day. So if you weigh 200lbs and are planning on golfing, you should aim to drink 132 fl oz of water in the day and half of that (66 fl oz) should be on the course. However, to ensure hydration you should also make sure to drink plenty of water before you go out so your body has time to absorb water.