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Any simple golf tips to lower score for a beginner?
Posted on 6/19/16 at 2:31 pm
Posted on 6/19/16 at 2:31 pm
Any fundamental things that you had a breakthrough with?
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Posted on 6/19/16 at 2:35 pm to _Hurricane_
Don't play for a score just play to enjoy
Posted on 6/19/16 at 2:48 pm to _Hurricane_
It's all in the legs.
Posted on 6/19/16 at 3:46 pm to GooseSix
Practice chipping and putting a lot.
Posted on 6/19/16 at 3:51 pm to _Hurricane_
Don't swing hard. The ball will go farther.
Posted on 6/19/16 at 3:58 pm to _Hurricane_
Practice from 100 yards in. Chipping, putting, etc. It will lower your score big time.
Posted on 6/19/16 at 4:03 pm to _Hurricane_
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Any fundamental things that you had a breakthrough with?
Slow take away from the ball, and don't rush the take away. Don't go too far back either on the backswing.
Posted on 6/19/16 at 4:45 pm to _Hurricane_
just like in baseball, don't take your eye off the ball. Lots of people, myself included, struggle with pulling their head up. Have fun with it, but you really do have to focus when you address the ball.
Posted on 6/19/16 at 4:54 pm to _Hurricane_
already been said but 100 yards and in will help you tremendously the rest of your life.
Most beginners spent 95% of their time at the range with a driver. Hitting it far is nice and all but that's not going to help you. Every pro golfer on the tour hits 18 shots off the teebox. Where you save strokes is around the green.
Also, don't imitate what the pros do necessarily as far as clubs. They're pros for a reason. Just because they hit a certain club a certain distance doesn't mean you have to. Get on the fringe around your local practice green and hit 50 balls from there. If you can get to where from about 20 yards from the green you are on in 1 shot and 2 putting or less, you're in business.
Lastly, don't get discouraged. Golf is a bitch in general but especially for beginners. The first round you ever play, you'll think "the pros shoot in the 70s and I'm shooting 120, I dont' have a chance!". That's normal, don't sweat it. You're going to shoot 120+ your first real round. Everyone who has ever played just about has done the same thing. Jsut work on shaving a stroke or 2 every time out. Unless you're the chosen one, you aren't going to shoot par your 3rd time out on a course. I repeat, YOU WILL SUCK the first several rounds out. So has everyone. Here is what you need to do while first starting out:
-practice. Go to the range a few times a week to putt and just hit clubs. Get a feel for swinging.
-While at the range, get a feel for how far you hit each club. This is invaluable. Every course you go to, there's a good chance that within about 20 yards of your ball there will be a marker or indicator of how far to the green you are. Knowing which club to hit from there is half the battle. There's no way to get this other than just hitting.
-Start playing rounds. Nothing beats actual play. Try to go on off-peak times so you aren't nervous by the course being packed. Play shitty courses too for even less crowds. Your concern now shouldn't be with playing Augusta or breaking 80, it should jsut be getting familiar with golf and your bag.
-Let the club do the work. It's 2016, they're making clubs these days that nicklaus could never dream of. You may think you ahve to hit the absolute shite out of the ball to get it where you want to go. Not really. Nice and easy swings where you amke solid contact are going to surprise you with how far they go. That's what they were manufactured to do.
-DO NOT GET DISCOURAGED. It's a learning process like anything else. But I guarantee that even on your first ever round, you'll hit that ONE shot that is absolutely beautiful and that's what'll keep you coming back the next time. It's why we all do.
Most beginners spent 95% of their time at the range with a driver. Hitting it far is nice and all but that's not going to help you. Every pro golfer on the tour hits 18 shots off the teebox. Where you save strokes is around the green.
Also, don't imitate what the pros do necessarily as far as clubs. They're pros for a reason. Just because they hit a certain club a certain distance doesn't mean you have to. Get on the fringe around your local practice green and hit 50 balls from there. If you can get to where from about 20 yards from the green you are on in 1 shot and 2 putting or less, you're in business.
Lastly, don't get discouraged. Golf is a bitch in general but especially for beginners. The first round you ever play, you'll think "the pros shoot in the 70s and I'm shooting 120, I dont' have a chance!". That's normal, don't sweat it. You're going to shoot 120+ your first real round. Everyone who has ever played just about has done the same thing. Jsut work on shaving a stroke or 2 every time out. Unless you're the chosen one, you aren't going to shoot par your 3rd time out on a course. I repeat, YOU WILL SUCK the first several rounds out. So has everyone. Here is what you need to do while first starting out:
-practice. Go to the range a few times a week to putt and just hit clubs. Get a feel for swinging.
-While at the range, get a feel for how far you hit each club. This is invaluable. Every course you go to, there's a good chance that within about 20 yards of your ball there will be a marker or indicator of how far to the green you are. Knowing which club to hit from there is half the battle. There's no way to get this other than just hitting.
-Start playing rounds. Nothing beats actual play. Try to go on off-peak times so you aren't nervous by the course being packed. Play shitty courses too for even less crowds. Your concern now shouldn't be with playing Augusta or breaking 80, it should jsut be getting familiar with golf and your bag.
-Let the club do the work. It's 2016, they're making clubs these days that nicklaus could never dream of. You may think you ahve to hit the absolute shite out of the ball to get it where you want to go. Not really. Nice and easy swings where you amke solid contact are going to surprise you with how far they go. That's what they were manufactured to do.
-DO NOT GET DISCOURAGED. It's a learning process like anything else. But I guarantee that even on your first ever round, you'll hit that ONE shot that is absolutely beautiful and that's what'll keep you coming back the next time. It's why we all do.
This post was edited on 6/19/16 at 4:56 pm
Posted on 6/19/16 at 5:09 pm to cas4t
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just like in baseball,
Besides keeping your eye on the ball, take your baseball swing and do absolutely everything different.
I've been working for four years to get my baseball swing out of my golf swing.
Oh and buckle up. Because golf is easily the most frustrating sport in the world.
This post was edited on 6/19/16 at 5:11 pm
Posted on 6/19/16 at 5:23 pm to Weagle25
Yea the swing is completely different obviously
Posted on 6/19/16 at 5:39 pm to Weagle25
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I've been working for four years to get my baseball swing out of my golf swing.
I bat left handed and golf right handed. Still suck at both though.
Posted on 6/19/16 at 6:31 pm to _Hurricane_
Stay down on the ball. Don't pull your head up. Keep your knees bent and keep your head low to the ground to see your swing all the way through. Just worry about hitting it straight. Also make sure you are always hitting behind the ball, so that will mean scuffing the grass. Before you feel your club make contact with the ball, you will feel the grass resist a little before hand.
Try and 1-2 putt every hole. Take your time putting.
Try and 1-2 putt every hole. Take your time putting.
This post was edited on 6/19/16 at 6:33 pm
Posted on 6/19/16 at 6:56 pm to _Hurricane_
100 yards and in and putting
Posted on 6/19/16 at 11:41 pm to _Hurricane_
First thing I worked on was putting and pitching. Distance makes such a huge difference. I cut around 10-15 strokes once I went from 3-4 putts to 2 putts. Makes a huge difference on the scorecard.
Everyone hits the same number of drives. It's the short game that makes a difference.
Everyone hits the same number of drives. It's the short game that makes a difference.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 6:31 am to _Hurricane_
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simple golf tips to lower score
Leave your ego at home
Posted on 6/20/16 at 7:17 am to _Hurricane_
Flex your hips.
Stance should be like most sports.
Knees and hips flexed.
Swing through the ball- down the line.
Practice putting and chipping because even good recreational players may only hit 10 or 12 greens on a good day.
Enjoy the round. It's not work.
Stance should be like most sports.
Knees and hips flexed.
Swing through the ball- down the line.
Practice putting and chipping because even good recreational players may only hit 10 or 12 greens on a good day.
Enjoy the round. It's not work.
Posted on 6/20/16 at 1:43 pm to _Hurricane_
Use a mirror
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:32 pm to _Hurricane_
quote:Cheat....guaranteed to lower your score.
simple golf tips to lower score
Posted on 6/20/16 at 2:36 pm to South Alabama Tide
Your divot should actually come after hitting the ball, but not many people can hit it like that, myself included
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