MrC
Assistant Pro
Just wondered if you could give one tip to relatively new golfer what would it be?
if you could give one tip to a new golfer
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Capella
Journeyman Pro
Patience, young Padawan. 
course management - plot your way around the course.
virtuocity
Tour Winner
Wee ball, then big ball. Learn this and you'll not go far wrong.
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Guest
Make practice competitive, otherwise it'll get boring (especially important for kids)
Dan2501
Tour Winner
Focus on lessons ahead of equipment. Learn the fundamentals and get tuition from the start and you won't go far wrong.
There are so many, possibly it would be, take up an easier sport 
. My game seriously improved when I started NOT to try and hit the ball hard. I new not to do it from day one, but it took me five months to actually put it into practice.
. My game seriously improved when I started NOT to try and hit the ball hard. I new not to do it from day one, but it took me five months to actually put it into practice.
Ian_Bristol
Head Pro
Swing smooth and don't try to hit the crap out of the ball. I still tell myself this.
Foxholer
Blackballed
Take it seriously, but not too seriously!
ruff-driver
Journeyman Pro
When you make it to the pro ranks, 6 hr rounds are the norm 
macca64
Q-School Graduate
Practice with the tour striker, nice bit of kit, used for the 1st time today, might put in the bag for Saturday,
Doh
Journeyman Pro
Watch the club head hit through the ball.
jdpjamesp
Q-School Graduate
Take lessons with a Pro who uses Trackman or some such as early on as you can. I waited too long and having a nightmare unlearning bad habits.
chrisd
Major Champion
Never hit the ball at more than 80% power
road2ruin
Q-School Graduate
A brand new club has a honeymoon period of 1 - 2 rounds before it suddenly becomes just as unreliable as every other stick you have in your bag......
Crawfy
Tour Rookie
Get lessons
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Guest
Golf is the hardest game you can play, so laugh at your bad shots and get an adrenalin buzz from your good shots.
jamielaing
Q-School Graduate
I think that generally get the lessons is the response on here to a lot of threads but in reality this isn't always feasible or the answer.
In this case however you should get 2 or 3 lessons as a minimum. Otherwise you WILL be doing it wrong in one way or another which you will just have to fix further down the line. An introduction to the game by a pro at least gets you started properly and on the right foot.
In this case however you should get 2 or 3 lessons as a minimum. Otherwise you WILL be doing it wrong in one way or another which you will just have to fix further down the line. An introduction to the game by a pro at least gets you started properly and on the right foot.
SugarPenguin
Challenge Tour Pro
Take up a new hobby. It's not worth the stress
