Guide for Beginning Golfers

For the past  few weeks my golf game has hit the skids. I have played my last few rounds like I never held a golf club before. Maybe not quite that bad but not too far off target either. In golf, as in other sports,  you can’t let it get you down. There are highs and lows in all stages of life and a persons golf game is not impervious to being subjected to this roller coaster ride of ups and downs.

In fact someone once said, “The consistency of golf is the inconsistency of golf” and truer words were never spoken. Golf can be a roller coaster ride of emotions, even during the same golf round. On one hole you may score a par, birdie or perhaps even an eagle if you are skilled enough but the next can be a bogie, double or even triple bogie if you lose concentration and make an error in your golf swing thoughts or mechanics.

When I go into a slump with golf, I find the best method for an expedient recovery is to lay off for a week or so and then schedule a session at the golf range to help regain the confidence in your swing. Hitting golf balls at the range will help, at least it works for me. Remember, don’t despair if you lose your golf swing temporarily for it will soon return. Happy Golfing to All!

There have been varied opinions about this component of the golf swing but I am a proponent of the straight left arm. When I first started playing golf I had the hardest time keeping it straight because I was overturning on the back swing and it was difficult to do under those conditions. It also felt very uncomfortable at first.

After reading and experimenting enough when hitting golf balls at the range I realized that when I was able to allow the left arm to remain fairly straight through impact it made a significant difference in both an accurate direction and distance achieved.  If you analyze this part of the swing  you will realize that it makes sense since the arm is set up to the club and the ball with a straight arm if the set up is performed correctly and the goal is to allow the club head to return to the same spot during the impact part of your swing. If you bend your arm this will become much more difficult to do.

Fore: The arm can bend slightly but the straighter it remains the better and more accurate the outcome will be.

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I have been playing golf for over 30 years now and I find that if I utilize the following strategies while playing and hitting golf balls my score can be reduced dramatically. They are as follows:

1) Line up your shot – Many players approach the golf ball and just swing at an area that they percieve to be where the ball should go. Take a minute or so and line up your stance and the golf balls with a specific target in mind. View the ball and target from behind the ball and pick an object a few feet in front of you that is in line with your ball and the intended landing area. Then align your stance and set up parallel to this line. It will increase your chances for a successful shot outcome.

2) Pick the right club – most golfers, especially beginners have a tendency to select the wrong club to reach the target. There are a few factors to be considered with club selection – a) Wind Direction b) Elevation of the green or fairway where the ball will land c) Obstacles or Hazards on or around your intended landing spot.

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The “Putt” is the stroke or shot in golf once your ball has landed on the green. This shot calls for rolling the ball toward the flagstick or cup if the flag has already been removed and is normally made using the putter. The putter is the club which has the least loft and a relatively flat face. If you have followed parts one thru eight in “Playing Your First Golf Round” then you have progressed from making your first tee time reservation, arriving at the golf course, the first tee jitters, hitting your clubs and progressing down the fairway and finally reaching the green. Congratulations !

There are two key ingredients to making a good putt, Speed and Direction. Because the green usually slopes in different directions it is key to learn how to read the slope of the green. The five main different types of putts normally encountered are Uphill, Downhill, Left To Right, Right To Left and Straight. For an uphill putt the ball must be struck harder in order to make it up the incline slope. The opposite holds true for a downhill putt because the ball will have a tendency to accelerate down the slope depending on the severity of the decline of that slope. A left to right putt will do exactly what it says – go from left to right. This means that you will aim your ball toward a target or line left of the cup and the opposite holds true for a right to left putt. The amount of distance left or right again depends on the severity of the slope of the green. There are also double breaking putts and even triple, which are usually associated with longer putts on very undulating greens, but that is a discussion for another time. When first starting to putt I would advise to aim directly at the cup or flagstick and experiment to get a feel for both speed and direction. These two ingredients of putting are critical to ultimately scoring well at golf. More than half of the total strokes of a persons score are usually made on the putting green.

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