The time has come....

[JayPR]

This weekend I am off to Cornwall for a weekend of golf with some friends!
Now, I have only been hitting a ball for a month.

I have had 3 lessons-Fundamentals, Putting and today, my swing!

I can’t consistently strike a ball and I can hit around 100 yards (I know right, long way to go)

i barely know golf etiquette! Dress codes and where to change shoes is what I have picked up.

I have a lot to learn but I am going to embrace the weekend, losing isn’t a worry. But....

If you could give me one piece of advice, what would it be?

 

[Kellfire]

Don’t eat yellow snow.

 

[Andy]

Enjoy yourself 👍

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Relax and enjoy yourself, if you’re unsure of anything on the course, don’t be afraid to ask your playing partners.

 

[Kellfire]

Serious one - if in doubt, always club up.

 

[JayPR]

Serious one - if in doubt, always club up.

So club up...does that mean use higher numbers or use something that goes a further distance?

 

[Slime]

As Kellfire correctly says, take an extra club and swing it smoothly.
Use your weekend scores as a baseline and that will be your target for the next time you play.
It's the most difficult game in the world, keep expectations realistic.
Enjoy every minute.

 

[Kellfire]

So club up...does that mean use higher numbers or use something that goes a further distance?

Further distance. Us amateurs love to think we’ll always get maximum distance from our shots when the reality is the opposite.

 

[Slime]

So club up...does that mean use higher numbers or use something that goes a further distance?

It's one that hits the ball further and it'll have a lower number on it.

 

[JayPR]

Don’t eat yellow snow.

Now you tell me....

 

[JayPR]

Thank you guys. It’s hard being a newbie but the internet helps!

 

[2blue]

Keep warm & dry... swing steady.... good luck

 

[Tashyboy]

Advice re etiquette. Use common sense and manners and you wont go far wrong.

 

[williamalex1]

Hopefully you mates will keep you right, take plenty balls and don't spend too much time looking for them and don't worry about your score.

We've all been there Jay, so don't worry relax and try and enjoy learning this great but frustrating game

 

[Brizo1411]

take your 7 iron and your putter and enjoy it

 

[IanM]

Where are you playing?

 

[JayPR]

Where are you playing?

St Mellion

 

[Imurg]

Take more than plenty of balls!!

Don't try too hard
Don't attempt a 200 yard carry, lay up short
And don't worry about your score

 

[inc0gnito]

As someone who still lacks consistency after 2 years of playing, it’s only when I get home that I realise what I was doing wrong. It’s all too easy during the round to lose your head when things don’t go right. Once that happens you can’t concentrate on what you should be doing. So my advice would be to get a good ‘feel’ for your swing and the shot you want to play before starting or taking a shot. Don’t overthink during the shot itself. If things go wrong, go back to your fundamentals.

 

[need_my_wedge]

laugh...... a lot

 

[Bxm Foxy]

Do not mention to anyone that pasties are Devonian, not Cornish!