Golf Tips For Beginners

Golfers work hard at trying to make improvements to their golf swings. Golf swing improvement usually means a lower golf score. To arrive at a better level in golf you will need to practice. If you want to learn to have a better golf swing and if you want to improve your golf score then follow these tips. A good analogy for the golf swing is music. Balance, rhythm, and tempo are important in music as it is in golf. So it goes with the golf swing! The foundation of a song makes it good music. The same is true with the golf swing you must have a good foundation, namely your stance. When you practice hitting balls vary the width of your stance to find the best stance that works for you. You can do this by taking a narrow stance or by widening your stance. The majority of golfers end up with their feet about shoulders width apart from each other. Once you have found the stance that works for you then you will want to practice it over and over so that it will feel extremely natural feel to

A big area that is often overlooked in golf when it comes to saving strokes is putting. This is true whether golfers can hit their golf ball a mile off the tee, whether they lack distance, accuracy, or whatever else happens between tee to green with their woods and irons. But we can all improve in golf if we diligently practice to improve our faults and build up our strengths from tee to green. But if you want a quick way to save a few strokes with your golf game take a few moments every day to focus on making short putts. All of us, at one time or another, have missed putts from 3 feet and closer. Am I correct or what? I bet that in almost every round of golf played by amateurs that we miss at least 1 putt, if not more (and I'm guessing more, at least in my case), from short distances. It drives me crazy when I reach a green in regulation and have a great chance to make a par or better and end up with a bogey or worse simply because I missed a very short putt! It almost doesn'

Here are a few simple tips that you can use when playing par 3's: Always use a tee (give yourself a perfect ball position) From the tee box place your tee on the same side as trouble (i.e. water on the right, tee up on right side) Play your natural shot (whether a fade or a draw) Pick the right club to fly the distance to between the front and back of the green (notice I didn't say to the middle) Concentrate on putting the ball on the green (forget about the pin position) These tips have always been my thoughts when playing a par 3. It is really rare that I make a birdie so all I concentrate on is getting a 3 or a 4. When I use a tee on a par 3, I find a broken tee on the tee box and push it into the ground so just the head is above the ground. The ball looks like it is just hovering above the ground. This gives me extreme confidence! By teeing up on the same side of trouble, you will most likely be playing away from danger. Of course, if the green is su

To be honest, that title is a little misleading on my part. I used to sell golf balls at a golf store and I have a little bit knowledge about them, but I don't know enough to pick one that is suited for your game. There is so much technology out there today when it comes to golf equipment that it can be a little overwhelming. But the nice thing about golf balls is you can find a lot of information you need right on the box. You certainly can't find that on a set of irons, a driver, or even a putter. But a box of golf balls will tell you a lot and who they are primarily made for. What I have found is when you are first starting out, it doesn't matter what ball you play. Within a few holes, you are probably going to lose it anyway. Am I right? A beginner has so much on his mind that how a golf ball feels or performs is rather insignificant for now. Even some minor experienced players can't tell the difference. I played golf with an older gentlemen years ago who never bou

In one of my previous posts, I mentioned practicing golf. When I say practice I don't mean just going to the range and hitting ball after ball. That's not going to do it! What I mean is: practice golf with a purpose. Here it is put simply: If you are a beginner, practice the basics If you are a little more experienced then practice the basics and some more specific things If you're extremely experienced, then practice the basics, fine-tune the specifics, and turn them into a habit Some things that I consider basic are: Find a fairway wood (which might be your driver or not) that you can hit consistently off the tee Find a mid-iron (4-6 iron) that you can hit off the turf Find a short iron (7-9 iron) that you can hit with ease Find a wedge (PW, SW, LW) that you are comfortable with Getting the feel of your putter by doing long, medium and short putts Yes, as a beginner, choose only 1 wood to hit, 1 mid-iron, 1 short iron, and 1 wedge. Practice hittin

If you have access to an iPhone or Android phone you can use apps that show you you're on course yardages. I have unlimited data use on my Android phone and I take full advantage of it by using the app called FreeCaddie. This free app, available on Play Store, has been a blessing. I cannot believe how accurate it is. Both I and my playing partner use it. He has an iPhone and me an Android. And when we compare our yardages they are almost always a match. We played with another guy a few weeks back that was using a different GPS based golf app and it was amazing how far off his was compared to ours. I'm not sure what the name of his was though, sorry. But anyway, we all stood on the 150-yard marker and compared all of our phones and ours said 151 yards to the center of the green and his said 163! This explained why all of his golf shots were flying long. This obviously made him pretty upset. By the end of the round, though, he had downloaded the FreeCaddie app was starting to pl

When I was trying to break 100 in golf I would sleep and breathe golf. I would read about it, I was constantly talking to others about the game, I created this blog, and I would constantly practice out on the course and mentally. I remembered that I would put in 100% effort and because of that I reached my goal of breaking 100 on a consistent basis. Yes, my effort gave me great results. But did I continue with that effort? To be honest, NO! I just figured that since I broke 100 that I had now figured enough of the game out to just keep making great results. But this faulty thinking resulted in my game becoming stagnate. Not that I started shooting in the 100's again, but my score never seemed to improve. In fact, my performance became poor and I lost interest in it. Sad to say, I have let this mentality, for whatever reason, to continue with me for a few years now. And as a result, it has resulted in zero improvements and disappointment. But now, after some close examination, I ha