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