New to golf and I'm addicted!

[Grogger]

Thanks for the welcome guys. I can afford lessons no problem and I've been thinking of taking a few as I think there is a flaw in my swing that keeps popping up especially when I've played a few holes. My uncle has been showing me the basics like keeping my hands in front of the ball and hitting down on it and it has definitely been working but I'm very inconsistent in hitting the ball cleanly every time. My side is sore at the minute around the ribs and when I hit a duff **** its like someone punching me clean in the side but I'm scared of missing a day on the course so just putting up with it at the minute.

I started golf at 28 as well after wanting to play it for ages. Don't worry about the sore ribs mate I got that as well when I started off

id recommend lessons I enjoy them and it shoes just how much there is to learn in this game. You'll learn loads from the people on this forum and don't be afraid to ask questions everyone's really approachable on here