fuck it, i'm gonna learn how to golf [tips pls!]
 

i've been wanting to pick up golf for a few years - now i'm determined to learn how to swing a club before Phoenix Forum so i can play in Bugbee's golf tourney.

is there a quick way to pick up the game? got tips? help a fellow webmaster out here. :mad:

according to amp, all you need is the best set of clubs and you are better than most people out there

Driving Range! Just go out everyday and hit the balls

Its not that hard, especially the first year before you find out just how hard it is lol
(a lot of new golfers have the best year in teh first 5 the first year)

Go get 4-5 hours of training by a golf pro

PS: You typically find the aluf golf pro near private or public courses :winkwink:

Ohh yeah i forgot, just buy fancy 3k clubs :winkwink:

Trying to crush the ball will result in hours of ball searching. :P

Be patient, and let people play through if you suck.

go out to a driving range - see how you do there - if you're not whiffing too much and hitting the ball 100 yards plus DON'T go get lessons. Lessons for new golfers just paralyze them into thinking about everything - not good. Find a shitty empty course and buy a ton of balls and just play.

hopefully you're co-ordinated enough that you'll hit enough balls decently that you'll have fun - don't worry about what other people are thinking, let people play through if you're really being a menace.

The best tip I got was from Dan; get lessons before you even swing a club!

yeah i agree...dont take lessons for awhile....you want to take lessons when you are starting to think you can play golf.

just hit the driving range and then try to get on some courses.

first year i played i was hitting 125 or so...then the next year 105-110...not im usually 93-98...shot 88 twice this summer
it takes time to pick up

I'd say get one introduction course from a golf pro. Because standing, lining up, grip and so on is no different for you than it is for Tiger. You can be just as good as him in doing that, so have someone instruct you on the basics. Of course there are details to it, but a good pro can give you the basics in 30 minutes.

Start out with an iron set, you do NOT need the longer clubs to start off. And even among the iron clubs, pick out your 7, 9 and SW (sandwedge) club and start with only those three. The are easy to hit with and will still make the ball fly a bit. Notice how the distance differs between your clubs as well as the height of the shot.

Buy a lot of range balls and spend an hour or two on the range a couple of times per week. Take easy swings, don't use your muscles, instead focus on just performing the swing, hit the ball and the angle of the club will do the rest, the ball will take off and you can enjoy to see it fly. As you get more and more secure on the swing, you can increase speed and muscle power and try your other clubs too.

The iron clubs can be a cheap standard set, but do spend some time tryoing out a putter. Get one you feel secure with and one that makes the ball go where you aim/intended. The putter is your most important club, the only one that you will use on every hole (yeah, I know, Hole in One is an exception as well as lucky shots, but come on) and because of that you should spend some serious time in trying out a putter that you like. It is well worth it.

don't do what I do...

Start drinking... heavily

Always, ALWAYS, absolutely ALWAYS keep your head down and your eyes on the ball during your entire swing, including the follow-through portion of your swing. AND, do NOT try to "kill" the ball, or try to put some extra muscle in your swing.

Duffer Dave

Quoted for absolute truth. I wish I had been given similar advice when I first started.

Watch my swing on youtube I got lots of golf videos.

You should start of with just small pitch shots, make sure you are making contact. Play a buck of shot from inside 75yards, once you feel comfortable then start hitting some 5 irons, then step up to driver......NEVER just learn to hit the big stick, it will come with time..

The better you make contact the bigger you can make the swing. Never have to swing hard the ball will fly with just a 3/4 swing...

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Professional videos I learned from when I was a kid

Jack Nicklaus Golf My Way

yoooooo.

can i post your vids on my golf site? :) they are on youtube....

Get a decent set of clubs and hit a shitload of balls... play play and play again ;-)

Next week. Rancho. Ill teach you the basics.

9 hole executive course for first timers. Same place I started.

Just remember, unless you start when you are pre-teen you will not be pawning chippies like Tiger 'Got Wood' Woods...

Buy a Wii. They have Golf on there.

First tip: DO NOT TAKE UP GOLF it will consume your life. Smoke crack instead, it's cheaper and less addicting.

Second tip: Just swing the club head and just let the club do what it was design to do.

Never played golf, nor do I want to :)

Count me in! Great to see you are finally going to give it a try, would love to have you out there in Phoenix!!:thumbsup

Make sure you take your balls with you. :)

cool movies

http://images.dailyradar.com/media/u...natalie_gulbis


:upsidedow

As a beginner myself, all I can say is the driving range is a lot cheaper than playing the course.

Also don't forget the short game, half your shots are chipping or putting so don't just focus on blasting those long drives...

That is the best advice in this thread. :thumbsup

At your age, you should be racing cars or something. Golf is for when you are 80.

You might as well print this and put it in your golf bag :thumbsup

Golf is a game of power AND finesse and a slight change in something like your grip, stance or swing can make a HUGE difference. That's where the lessons come in handy and will help you from becoming a slicer or a hooker :winkwink:

Clubs were made for golfing, humans were not, take that for what it is (let the club do most of the work) I've only ever hit a few on a driving range lol.

my tip is to get out with Bugaboo and Oystein :)

have fun- do not take it too seriously

My tip is to buy a 9 MM so when you get as frustrated as I do after playing for 25 yrs u can just blow your head off.

If I had a CCW permit this would have happened a long time ago, and then there would be no celebrity sex tapes.

lol

Watch "Caddyshack" at least 5 times...

Great Course. Where can I find that. :1orglaugh
Texas?

I guess so

Nice boobs.

:laughing- Ummmm, no!

Golf is a notoriously difficult game to learn. Go in knowing it will take time.

The only way to speed up your learning (or slow it down) is to get a coach. It will make you better faster, in the longer run, but slow down your natural learning because lessons taught by a good coach will give you a foundation in the correct fundamentals. So it's slower at the very beginning, but if you're serious about it, well worth the time and effort because it's harder to fix bad habits later, and eventually, you'll want to be good. Having a pro coach you is the only way to become a decent golfer.

not really. I go to the range. I have a lot of really nice muni courses though around me that are priced low and I find actually getting in that full game mindset makes me play better. imho.

I disagree with those who say start swinging without a coach at first, then get one later. Better to have proper fundamentals right out of the gate, in my view.

Never had a lesson in my life, although I did watch those jack nicklaus golf my way videos. The best BOOK on Fundamentals is Ben Hogan's Book of Fundamental's.

two More tips:

The feel is like Sweeping you kitchen floor and like chopping wood.

Do what tiger does?

Good score is made by knowing short-game (chips/pitches/putting). Everyone can get near the green with a few shots, but getting it in the small-ass cup is the hard part ;)

Driving/long shots, it's a matter of technique NOT strength. You will not get the ball any farther (except the forest/lakes around the course) if you try to force it longer.

1) Train ungodly amounts of time
2) have started when you were 2 years old
3)?
4) Cheat on your wife
5) Billions of dollars

one day I will take lessons and really learn how to play too.

Teeing off tomorrow :)


Lots of good advice. It all depends on your natural ability. Once you figure that out you can see if you need lessons.


Most importantly have a good time :thumbsup

All you need to remember is to keep your head down. The rest is just details.

I say fuck golf, too damn boring.