| How To Stay Safe From LightningBecause they are generally open areas with scattered individual trees, golf courses are dangerous places during a thunderstorm. Here are some tips from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America for avoiding danger. Difficulty: Easy Time Required: Here's How:- Seek shelter at the first sign of a thunderstorm. If the course's warning system sounds, head for cover.
- If possible, get off the golf course or go to a designated lightning shelter (note: open-sided buildings so not provide protection from lightning even if they have a lightning rod).
- Do not stand under a lone tree. This is where most people are injured or killed.
- Stay away from water.
- Stay away from your golf clubs.
- If your shoes have metal spikes, take them off.
- Move away from your golf cart.
- If stranded in the open, go to a low place such as a ravine or valley. (Note: If you feel a tingling sensation and the hair on your arms stands up, squat in a baseball catcher's position, balancing on the balls of your feet, feet together, arms in front of your knees. If in a group, members of the group should keep at least 15 feet apart.)
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