My best friend has been bugging me to go golfing for a while but I never have time. I finally went to the driving range with him last Saturday and had a blast. I suck, but the one in twenty ***** that actually went over 100 yards felt great. I'm going back to the driving range again in the morning and then again on Friday morning.

Does anyone else have the bug? Where can I find some good golf basics online?

Thanks

 

Yes. Now please stay on the driving range until you actually can play the game (stay out of my way). Just kidding of course.

Here's one tip I'll give you. If you want to get good quick, try hitting those range ***** using your left arm (if you are playing righ handed) only. This will exercise and train the right muscles to give you the swing you want. Go ahead and let people laugh; you'll be surpassing their game soon enough and those players that can actually play the game will know exactly what you are doing.

Trust me, when you put your right hand back on the club, it will feel sweet.

 

80% of scoring is done within 80-100 yards of the pin, don't forget to work on your short game as well.Especially learn how to read greens

 

Awesome! Golf is a great game. I picked it up a few years ago when I got my current job because a ton of the jobs we get are landed on a golf course...we take a client out an shoot 18 rather than make them feel like we're pitching them something at our offices...where else can you have a 4-hour uninterupted meeting?

Spring for some professional lessons...most I've seen are reasonably priced and can help prevent a self-taugh player from teaching yourself bad habits that are hard to un-learn. Even after my first two lessons it tightened up my game a bunch.
Enjoy the links!

 

I like to throw out the ***** and pick them off with my .45acp. They will go a long ways.

 

Best golf advice I ever got: take a year off, then quit.
Seriously, I never played until I turned 40 & never got any good but the few shots that do actually go as planned make all the others worthwhile.

 

I used to play a lot. My advice is to stay away from Golf magazines. Too many variations of advice for the same problem. Find a local pro and take lessons. If you like the magazines, find a pro that offers advice that works for you and listen to them ONLY.

 

Experts say that you form your swing pattern in the first 5 rounds of golf you play, then you are stuck with that (good or bad) for life. I don't think it's that bad, but I think there is a grain of truth in there. SO get a lesson from either a pro at the range, or a good player so you get off to a good start. After 20 years of playing, I think the most important shot is the approach, so work those irons. Don't just beat at the range with your driver alone. Putting is the part of the game where you can be self-taught and still be good.

 

I went again this morning and concluded that I should definitley get lessons. I was better with the driver this time, but I tend to have a slice. I'm practicing mostly with the 7 iron and the 1 driver. I may sign up for lessons when I get some time.

 

Run like H-E-L-L!

I've been playing for 25 years and hate the game more now than ever (mainly because I don't have time to play any more). At one point I had a single digit handicap only to see it steadily rise during the past 5 years.....let's see what did I do 5 years ago? Oh yeah, got married and have since added two rug rats.

Honestly, the only way to really enjoy the game is to learn it correctly and then practice and play a lot. If it comes naturally to you then you are very fortunate. I know guys who've been playing nearly as long as I have and they still suck badly. Don't get caught up in the club marketing hype either. You don't have to spend $1000-$2000 on clubs regardless of what anybody tells you. Try to demo or borrow as many different clubs as possible to determine what you like best then head to ebay and pick up a used set for 1/2 off or more.

Somebody mentioned working on the short game. This is important, but the tee shot dictates how the remainder of the hole will be played. Watch the pros. When they get into trouble off the tee, they are fighting an uphill battle the rest of the way. Hence, I think that long shots, whether it be with irons or woods, are just as important, if not more so, than short shots.

Good luck and try to have fun (you'll get frustrated soon enough).

 

GOLF is a 4-letter word in my vocabulary. The last time I played, I hated every stroke. It probably didn't help that I wasn't playing with my own clubs.

 

when you decide to throw a club, make sure u throw it away from the cart path. A couple days ago, I was playing my first round with a new set of clubs and threw my 3 iron and hit the cart path and put two nasty gashes in the bottom, im still POed.

 

i tried golf and almost knocked my dad on his head with the ball....have not ried it since

 

Playing golf with the boss is one way of getting ahead. Maybe not if you don't let him win.

 

That is what we call "customer golf". Let the boss or customer win.

Seriously, golf is a big part of corporate culture in this country. Learning how to play golf is invariably a good career move (a mild form of brown-nosing).