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Posted on 4/17/17 at 9:50 am to stomp
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Tips/tricks?
Only tip I have would be to hit it long and straight every time.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 10:07 am to mizslu314
and high
Posted on 4/17/17 at 11:57 am to stomp
Coach Bobby Knight would love to help.
Golf your way NSFW
Golf your way NSFW
This post was edited on 4/17/17 at 11:58 am
Posted on 4/17/17 at 1:49 pm to stomp
Learn to hit your driver first. If you are completely new to golf take a lesson. Being able to find the sweet spot consistently when hitting your driver is exhilarating. It will keep you coming back. (plus it will make it cheaper since you won't lose as many balls) Then work your ace off on putting because that is what will separate the good golfers from the bad golfers (i'm a bad golfer because of short game). work your way back from there... chips, pitches, short irons, long irons.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 1:53 pm to yatesdog38
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Learn to hit your driver first
in my experience and lessons, this is quite the opposite of what a newbie should do
hell my instructor wouldn't let me bring it to the range for what seemed like eternity
Posted on 4/17/17 at 1:58 pm to stomp
Do not develop a driver swing first 
Groove a 7-8 iron swing that you can repeat, and work from there. Even hitting plastic golf balls helps.
The dog swings the tail, the tail doesn't swing the dog
Groove a 7-8 iron swing that you can repeat, and work from there. Even hitting plastic golf balls helps.
The dog swings the tail, the tail doesn't swing the dog
Posted on 4/17/17 at 2:22 pm to Vecchio Cane
And work with a sand wedge or some other wedge to develop a consistent chipping stroke.
that is what ended up helping me. I am still not good and a beginner, but short chips with minimal back swing helped me develop a smoother backswing and keeping my head down, which helped me translate to the 7/6/5 iron and then after some tips about moving the ball forward (and then committing to the swing) I was able to start actually hitting my fairwood and Driver generally straight within the last few weeks. Still need to work on putting but getting (relatively) decent at chipping first helped me a bunch.
that is what ended up helping me. I am still not good and a beginner, but short chips with minimal back swing helped me develop a smoother backswing and keeping my head down, which helped me translate to the 7/6/5 iron and then after some tips about moving the ball forward (and then committing to the swing) I was able to start actually hitting my fairwood and Driver generally straight within the last few weeks. Still need to work on putting but getting (relatively) decent at chipping first helped me a bunch.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 2:34 pm to Sneaky__Sally
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Still need to work on putting but getting (relatively) decent at chipping first helped me a bunch.
For beginners, I would suggest working on your putting stroke first. Then use that putting stroke for chip shots around the green. Experiment with different clubs and different ball placement (forward or toward back foot) and learn where shots tend to land and how far they tend to roll with each club
Posted on 4/19/17 at 10:12 pm to stomp
What kind of clubs did you acquire?
Posted on 4/20/17 at 2:36 pm to stomp
Just quit now
Posted on 4/23/17 at 5:13 pm to NashBamaFan
take two weeks off and quit.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:09 pm to navynuke
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What kind of clubs did you acquire?
Just a set of Wilson beginners. Nothing fancy
Posted on 4/24/17 at 10:09 pm to stomp
Every now and then for giggles swing as hard as you can from the tee. If you hit it on the money, you'll feel like a pro in front of your buddies. If you don't oh well you just took out some frustration.
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