Trying again

[putterman60]

I probably dont belong here but i love golf but i cant play
ok here goes

started 20 plus years ago had a few lesson
i have no eye/hand coordination i was no good a any sport in my youth
i admit i didn`t practice enough and didn`t have enough lessons

So i gave up sold everything
a year before the first lockdown i started going to my local pitch and putt i got some clubs etc from the local charity shops ,i am treying to do golf on a budget as you can see.
So Lesson ..... i decided to trying online /you tube lesson and pretending i know nothing about golf i have chosen just one chap to watch
So im gonna try i`m 62 in May and i have to adapt everything to my aches and pains lol

thanks for reading
Putterman60

 

[Crow]

Good luck!

If you can afford it, a lesson with a Pro at your local range or golf centre would really help you at this stage.
Who have you chosen to watch?

 

[IanM]

Group lessons are a way of keeping the costs down.. see if any local places have them.

And if you enjoy playing, take less notice of the scores........ .. for now!

 

[Brechin balata]

Don’t be afraid to ask anyone for a game at your local club everyone has been in your shoes. I guarantee you will be welcomed it’s a golf thing ??

 

[putterman60]

Good luck!

If you can afford it, a lesson with a Pro at your local range or golf centre would really help you at this stage.
Who have you chosen to watch?

Mark Crossfield.
i have started from the beginning
ie grip, wrist, arms etc you know ............ all those bad habits etc

i

 

[Bamberdele21]

If you’re on a budget head down to your local tip. Lots of golf equipment floating about.

Also try and stretch out (if you can) well before you hack around the course. Not warming up properly will make you ache for a good while after.

The driving range has helped me immensely also.

Then once you’ve completely that try and get some data

 

[Jason.H]

I probably dont belong here but i love golf but i cant play
ok here goes

started 20 plus years ago had a few lesson
i have no eye/hand coordination i was no good a any sport in my youth
i admit i didn`t practice enough and didn`t have enough lessons

So i gave up sold everything
a year before the first lockdown i started going to my local pitch and putt i got some clubs etc from the local charity shops ,i am treying to do golf on a budget as you can see.
So Lesson ..... i decided to trying online /you tube lesson and pretending i know nothing about golf i have chosen just one chap to watch
So im gonna try i`m 62 in May and i have to adapt everything to my aches and pains lol

thanks for reading
Putterman60

Best of luck with it. I’ve recently come back to golf after a 13 year break.

 

[putterman60]

i`m not a cheapskate, but i have to watch the pennies like eveyone does these days, i got some more equipment via charity shops/facebook marketplace (Peter Aliss Hippo irons !!!) and you may think taht this is awful but i got a putter and regripped it with elastoplast tape and Cohesive bandage and it works for me (that the only thing i`m ok at putting)

 

[Brechin balata]

Putting is an art if you are good at that you won’t go far wrong.

 

[Crow]

i`m not a cheapskate, but i have to watch the pennies like eveyone does these days, i got some more equipment via charity shops/facebook marketplace (Peter Aliss Hippo irons !!!) and you may think taht this is awful but i got a putter and regripped it with elastoplast tape and Cohesive bandage and it works for me (that the only thing i`m ok at putting)

Hippo started in the mid to late 1980s I think so are a bit too modern for my tastes but they made some good clubs.
As well as Peter Alliss I think they also had Ian Woosnam and John Daly on their staff.

 

[putterman60]

Thanks for all the advice and coments, when the weather improve i`ll be off to a big boys golf course ,been to the pitch and putt twice only this year, i`m trying to hold/grip a club everyday and i`m out on the garden trying a half swing

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Welcome along and welcome back to golf. Group lessons are a good way to get lessons a little cheaper but also to meet players of a similar level. Youtube can be a useful tool and Mark Crossfield does some great tuition videos but don't try and get into too many channels as it'll confuse things. The range is a good way to practice what you learn online but the course is where you learn to play

 

[putterman60]

Rather than start a new thread i`ll carry this one on......

i have decided just to do my own thing re golf

i cant afford lessons i work stupid shifts i got creeks and aches etc etc (its not excuses its fact)
i love the game of golf watching it on tv ,reading about it looking at the greats on you tube etc

i will pop in with questions and the `Funny` section make me howl

cheers everyone when you can keep spending a fortune on the lastest and greatest equipment ,accessories and clothes

and

 

[Red devil]

I'm in a similar position as yourself. Played golf many years ago as a kid then work got in the way. Now with retirement looming,I'm 60, I thought I'd get back into it.
I'm realistic I'll probably never get down to single figures but it's not about that for me. For me it's the getting out in the fresh air,some exercise. I've bought some cheap clubs and got out on my local par 3 nine holes with differing results! But hey, I'm new it's expected.
Recommendations! I know you said lessons were out of reach but if you could just afford 1 just to teach grip,posture and alignment then tweak it yourself later it would help you appreciate the videos you've been watching and know where they're coming from. It would probably pay for itself in saving you lost balls.
Also as we're not getting younger I looked at stretching videos on YouTube you can do at home,no fancy equipment required. They help with the turning and keep injuries down.
Good luck with everything

 

[DeanoMK]

Welcome to the forum and good luck on the journey. Don't get too tied up in technical stuff - get the basics down and find your swing. Doesn't matter what it looks like as long as the ball does (sort of) what you want it to.

 

[Foxholer]

I probably dont belong here but i love golf but i cant play
...

Probably applies to 90% of us on here!
Welcome aboard!
Remember; it's called golf because all he other four-letter words were taken!

 

[putterman60]

One thing since i started concentrating on "holding" the club (someone once said to me you dont "grip" a golf club) properly the ball is going toward target straighter ok i dont need a country mile just straight

then comes evevtualy i hope
wrist hinge
shoulder turn
hips turn
etc etc etc

but i cant keep my left arm straight to do "club over right should /over left shoulder swing

so its a half swing

but cant go to big boys golf course on my days off this week so it good`ol pitch and putt

 

[Voyager EMH]

Pitch and Putt is hugely underrated and ignored by golfers.

Take some amateurs who have been playing for decades onto a Pitch and Putt course and they themselves.
It shows them what is the weak part of their game and what they really need to practice and improve to become better golfers.
Yet they will say that it is "kiddies golf".

Personally, I've never seen the point of 9 full length par-3s. Waste of acres.
A good quality Pitch and Putt is what I like to see to get people interested in golf and for experienced golfers to practice the important part of the game.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Lucky enough to have Sunningdale Heath nearby which is a great course to go along and sharpen the short game. People look at the card and think it's a pushover but soon get a rude awakening. Also lucky enough to know the GM so get favourable green fees

 

[Orikoru]

Pitch and Putt is hugely underrated and ignored by golfers.

Take some amateurs who have been playing for decades onto a Pitch and Putt course and they themselves.
It shows them what is the weak part of their game and what they really need to practice and improve to become better golfers.
Yet they will say that it is "kiddies golf".

Personally, I've never seen the point of 9 full length par-3s. Waste of acres.
A good quality Pitch and Putt is what I like to see to get people interested in golf and for experienced golfers to practice the important part of the game.

I've been playing a lot of short nine-holers since my wife started playing at the end of last summer. I can honestly say it's been a big factor in my improvement over that time, it really gives me a lot of extra short game practise, whether it be pitches from various yardages, or just missing the greens and trying to get up and down. Some of the holes may only be 80-100 yards so I just don't use a tee, hit it off the ground and treat as an approach shot.