Golf In The Fog

Even healthy snacks such as raisins and grapes can trigger a crash.

- Ron Kaspriske

How food choices affect your scores

You’re tired. You’re agitated. You’re hungry. You’re struggling to concentrate. This round feels more like yard work than a pleasant stroll. Question: How refreshing was that Gatorade you had before teeing off? Was your bagel toasted just right?

It’s no mystery why you feel like crap. It’s science. Your body is desperately trying to regain control of itself after you set off a sugar bomb in your bloodstream. First, your glucose level spiked. That probably occurred about 30 minutes after you teed off. Then, to bring the amount of sugar in your bloodstream down, your body released the hormone insulin to process it. But with a massive insulin release comes all those physical reactions that just led to your third double bogey.