| Learning how to golf can be a difficult | | | | local golf pro. Even if it is just one |
| experience. I remember the first time I went | | | | lesson, the pro will be able to show you the |
| out onto a course, and attempted to play. | | | | proper way to swing the club. |
| "How do they make it look so easy on T.V.?" | | | | |
| I thought. Just completing the first hole | | | | Watch golf videos, and try to study the swing |
| was a huge challenge for me! | | | | as much as possible. Practice swinging in |
| | | | your front yard. I know a teenage boy that |
| Although it can be intimidating at first, | | | | just started playing less than a year ago, |
| stick with it! Golf is fun, if you can keep | | | | and he has an amazing swing, and a good game. |
| in mind that it's just a game. Keep these | | | | He started practicing in his front yard |
| few tips for beginners in mind when starting | | | | about a year before actually stepping out |
| out. | | | | onto the golf course. Now you don't have to |
| | | | wait a year to go on the course; but the more |
| Tip for Beginner Golfers 1: Equipment | | | | practice you get before stepping out onto the |
| | | | course, the better you will be. |
| I know it is tempting to think, "I've got to | | | | |
| have the best of the best clubs in order to | | | | Go to the driving range a few times a week |
| be good!" The truth is, when you are just | | | | and hit a bucket of balls. Then once you |
| beginning to golf, the clubs you buy will | | | | feel confident enough at the range, try out a |
| probably not matter much. I suggest finding | | | | par-3 course. They are great for beginner |
| a used set from a friend or a cheap set of | | | | golfers. |
| clubs from K-mart. No need to waste one | | | | |
| thousand dollars on a nice set, when you may | | | | Tip for Beginner Golfers 3: Out on the course |
| decide later that you don't like golf very | | | | |
| much. I started out with a set of my | | | | Once you make it out to a regular eighteen |
| friend's old clubs that I got for free; and | | | | hole course, keep in mind golf course |
| when I started becoming more consistent with | | | | etiquette. People behind you are not going |
| those clubs, I moved up to a nicer set. | | | | to want to wait. Don't rush, but if you are |
| | | | taking more than 10 strokes to get the ball |
| The same goes for balls too. A lot of | | | | in the hole, and people are waiting behind |
| golfers will spend 40 dollars on a dozen | | | | you, pick the ball up and move on. Remember |
| Pro-V1's, but when you are just starting out | | | | to fix your ball marks (the "dent" in the |
| that is not necessary. Cheap used balls will | | | | green that is made when you hit your ball |
| do just fine. After four years of golf, I | | | | onto the green). Also replace your divots |
| still score the same with a used dirty ball | | | | (the grass that is torn from the ground by |
| as I do with Pro-V1's. | | | | your club when it is swung.) |
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| Tip for Beginner Golfers 2: Where to Start | | | | Remember, golf is just a game. It may take a |
| | | | bit of patience at first, but once you learn |
| For people that are really serious about | | | | it, you'll be addicted! |
| becoming good golfers; get a lesson from your | | | | |