The standard of golf in UK compared to other countries.

[ventura]

Who introduced you to golf and at what age?
Pitch and putt with a friend in my mid 20's

How did you learn?
Trial and error - hence the handicap level!

Did golf being on TV regularly help in your development?
No, I've never had sky sports and there's minimal golf on normal TV

How do you go about improving your golf now? Lessons, practice, Youtube or other ways?
Lessons in the last year with lot's of practice. In previous years I'd stop playing as soon as the clocks change but I've played all winter since I joined a club and I'm hoping the handicap will tumble when qualifiers start.

Why do you play? (seriously, what's your motivation?)
Enjoyment and competition

 

[Jason Daisycutter]

So after 26 responses (outside of my own) here are the results on how you all go about improving your golf game, I've gone with the main answer as many have more than one:


Lessons accounted for 10
playing 8
practice 5
books 2
online instruction (YouTube) 1
and no desire to improve is a unique outlook!

I have further questions to ask based on these answers, but I'll post in a new thread so the original questions can continue. Thanks for all the replies

 

[palindromicbob]

1. 
   [*]Who introduced you to golf and at what age?
   My dad when I was a kid but I stopped playing. My brother and dad got me back into it.
   
   [*]How did you learn?
   Just hitting the ball to start. Then had some lesson and learnt other things by trial and error. Still a lot of error though.
   
   [*]Did golf being on TV regularly help in your development?
   Yes because it helps increase my interest.
   
   [*]How do you go about improving your golf now? Lessons, practice, Youtube or other ways?
   A few lesson, some practice and as many rounds as I can muster.
   
   [*]Why do you play? (seriously, what's your motivation?)

For fun primarily with the side target being to improve and lower my HC.