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GolfGround >> Tips for a beginning golfer?
| 5/20/10 10:49 AM | |
littleguy
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Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 31949 |
Brand new to the game. Any tips would be appreciated. |
| 5/20/10 3:47 PM | |
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Animal Chin
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Member Since: 1/30/03 Posts: 11033 |
call a nice public course in your area and let one of the pros know you're a beginner and want a lesson. where do you live? |
| 5/20/10 5:58 PM | |
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PR
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 23469 |
yes, get lessons from a pro ASAP. Dont develop bad habits first. It'll make it much harder for you. |
| 7/2/10 8:06 AM | |
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The Kangaroo
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Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 12094 |
BE THE BALL |
| 7/3/10 5:20 PM | |
Chicken and Rice
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Member Since: 3/11/10 Posts: 270 |
It's all in the hips. |
| 7/10/10 3:58 AM | |
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Ze Dano
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 2546 |
block out the bad, in with the good |
| 1/3/11 5:00 PM | |
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dangerboy12
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Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 18567 |
Learn to have fun without shooting low unless you plan on spending a ton of money. |
| 1/9/11 6:09 AM | |
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NICK MANNING
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Member Since: 1/17/07 Posts: 6766 |
TTT Just moved to Vegas and looking to do a lot of golfing out here. I got some new clubs this past summer and played as much as I could. Cool story bro. |
| 2/13/11 2:28 PM | |
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cdog1955
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Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 1162 |
Don't worry about distance, the distances are built into the club, it's better to be accurate. Learn to putt, then chip, then pitch, then move on to full swing. Direction is a matter of face angle and swing path, learn what those items are and your on your way. |
| 8/18/11 12:32 PM | |
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KCCII
Member Since: 8/10/11 Posts: 4 |
cdog1955 - Don't worry about distance, the distances are built into the club, it's better to be accurate. i wish someone told me this when i started. First year or so i just practiced driving and low irons and saw little to no improvement of my score, then i went backwards like you said and have knocked off 10-15 strokes in 2 years. and keep your freaking head down let it come up naturally (helped me with my slice and "skulling" the ball) |
| 9/11/11 12:38 AM | |
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thenino
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Member Since: 1/1/07 Posts: 2594 |
When you get in the tee box remember....open a big can of swing easy....works every time |
| 10/2/11 4:32 PM | |
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NHB_Hipster
Member Since: 5/1/11 Posts: 573 |
Good stuff here. I started playing for the first time this summer, now I'm hooked. I started off topping the ball every time and couldn't hit for shit. I kept at it and learned to let my club to the work, get more face on the ball and to keep my knees bent. After that I started getting lift, power and greater accuracy. I can't seem to put all three facets of my game together yet, but I am happy with my progress. To me, strokes don't matter it's how I hit the ball. |
| 10/25/11 2:27 AM | |
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mijo
Member Since: 3/13/02 Posts: 2714 |
take a lesson, ask for drills to do at home, and work on your short game. 100 yards and In! I chip at my house all the time. You can never go wrong with great chipping and putting. |
| 2/27/12 3:07 AM | |
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bazzo
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 570 |
hit the little ball (golf ball) before the big ball (earth). |
| 9/23/12 11:50 AM | |
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Flaboy239
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Member Since: 3/20/11 Posts: 221 |
Don't spend a lot of money just yet and be patient. Also, see an instructor asap and learn a few drills to practice. Hitting a shit ton of balls with your bad swing is only making those bad habbits harder to break. |
| 9/23/12 11:52 AM | |
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Flaboy239
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Member Since: 3/20/11 Posts: 222 |
Also, practice putting and chipping at least 4x as much as you hit a driver. Swing down and don't try to help the ball get airborn. let the loft of the club do the work. |
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