Learning to play golf

[court67ontour]

Hi

Recently I've decided to learn to play golf, bought a set of clubs, now got a lesson booked at my local golf club (was booked for the other day but they had to reschedule for next week). Beside's having lessons, have you got tips or suggestions, how I can practice my swing when I can't get to the golf club or driving range?

 

[CMAC]

garden?

 

[HotDogAssassin]

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 on Xbox 360 Kinect. :thup:

 

[Mattyboy]

Hi and welcome. Before you leave your lesson ensure that you have a few thngs to work on. Only a couple are required (as these take time to feel natural and you cant expect to concentrate on too many changes at once).

These changes can be worked on through 'drills' which are often practice swings (or part there of) which you can do without actually hitting the ball.

Try to use drills where you can get feedback (use a training aid which the pro recommends or a mirror) so you ensure that in your pros absence you are practicing the right changes. One word of caution re training aids - IMO most are rubbish, but depending what drills you are told to work on, some will be very helpfull.

Oh, and enjoy your lesson.
:lol:

 

[robbest3offthetee]

Hi , And welcome to the forum, You can practice your swing anytime, even without a club in your hand, just grip your hands together and swing !, You may get a few funny looks from people , but what the heck, I do it all the time, just try to work on things after your first lesson, good luck with it, once you get the bug thats it !!

 

[CMAC]

Hi , And welcome to the forum, You can practice your swing anytime, even without a club in your hand, just grip your hands together and swing !, all the time, just try to work on things after your first lesson, good luck with it, once you get the bug thats it !!

useful, better feeling is to put the back of your hands together with the right hand under the left for right handers, then swing keeping the left arm straight but not rigid

 

[Slicer30]

If I was starting out from scratch I would get the pro to show me the correct grip and then practice that at home-alot!

I took golf up seriously 2 years ago and like most beginners I ignored the importance of the grip. It really is as important as people will tell you.

 

[Wolfman]

Take a note book with you, after the lesson write everything down he told you so you can refer back to them

In house, practice putting ( boring but very important )

In garden practice swinging a club clipping tees out of the lawn

Hardest thing to learn, swing dont hit !

 

[chrisd]

Hi good to see a new forum member.

I would ask the prop to get you :

The correct grip

The correct stance

The correct alignment

and practice these as many times a day that you can and then get him to check them on any subsequent lesson. Having the basics is paramount to what you will learn later and if you deviate off them you will find it much harder to re gain them later on - as you will surely have to do?

Best of luck

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Get the pro to show you the grip stance and posture and then take a club and check, and double check these in a mirror at home. Get them ingrained and keep going back and checking them at regular intervals. If you can hone a decent putting stroke through indoor practice then it will stand you in good stead for when you hit the course

 

[court67ontour]

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 on Xbox 360 Kinect. :thup:

Forgot that Tiger Woods 13 is playstation move and kinect compatible! I own the ps3 version! good suggestion:thup: that sorts out this afternoon!:fore:

thanks for tips/suggestions, keep them coming!

 

[RGDave]

If I was starting out from scratch I would get the pro to show me the correct grip and then practice that at home-alot!

I took golf up seriously 2 years ago and like most beginners I ignored the importance of the grip. It really is as important as people will tell you.

Well said!

This is SO important. The way you hold the club can have a such an important bearing on how you swing in the future.

One of the most tricky things about golf is that things change ever so slightly over time and you don't even notice. About a year ago, I was seemingly playing well then one day, BANG! it all went horrible wrong.

Last summer, my pro sent me away from my lesson (which lasted about 10 minutes in all honesty) with a 6 iron fitted with a moulded grip, and I've been using it ever since.

G.A.S.P. - Here's a link - I haven't bothered to watch it though......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfK8FJ4pSuA

 

[rosecott]

You can buy lightweight balls (can't remember what they're called - check on ebay) with which you can play reasonably full shots if your back garden is not postage stamp size.

 

[court67ontour]

You can buy lightweight balls (can't remember what they're called - check on ebay) with which you can play reasonably full shots if your back garden is not postage stamp size.

practicing in the garden is out the question, not big enough! probably done the wrong thing having no lessons, went to my local driving range, just to get to hit a ball or two!