Hey all,I've been on OS for about 6 months now and really like the community. In terms of actually getting out and hitting the links I'm still new. 25 years old and last year was the first time I regularly went golfing. I hit around 100 most times out but could never break into double digit strokes. What should be a realistic goal this year if I continue to go once-twice a week and hit the range once or twice a week? Most of my problems are inconsistency. I can hit a few drives straight and over 250 yards with driver or slice or pull and hit them 175. I can hit irons off the deck and put them within 15-20 feet or duff the ball and need to hit another iron from rough to try and stay away from bogey. I'm not going to pay for lessons since im stubborn but I'm willing to try new techniques or training tips to try and get my game better. Also need to drop some weight after hibernating all winter. Only 2 months away from courses opening!
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Re: Noob-ish in the golf world.
Probably should have posted in the thread linked below instead of creating a new thread.
http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2045928745
Maybe the Mods can move your thread there.PC / Xbox One X
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Noob-ish in the golf world.
Lessons my man is the way to go. Don't start with bad habits out the gate because they can be hard to get rid of. I would find a Golf Pro and try to get a series of about 5 lessons and try to improve off that
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Re: Noob-ish in the golf world.
Agree w/ this, but with a caveat of if you know anyone that's good at golf, you may want to ask for a recommendation on a teacher if possible. I've seen some really mediocre teachers that can actually start you on a sub-optimal path, although I guess if you're really just beginning, the basics should be pretty uniform. But golf pros are like personal trainers in my opinion - a few good ones with many, many mediocre-to-bad ones.Comment
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Re: Noob-ish in the golf world.
I'm not a great golfer, but good and reliable enough to play with guys that hit in the low 70's and not hold them up and even hang with them for a few holes. The best tips I can give you is:
- Learn to hit a straight drive, distance doesnt matter in the beginning. If you hit a mean slice and end up on the next fairway almost every time, this will screw your game up big time. Now youre hitting over trees, blind most times and you'll end up giving up a stroke or two everytime just to make up for the slice.
- note the shots youre worst at, or cant make at all, find an appropriate driving range and hit those shots and clubs ONLY. I have many driving ranges around where I live, but only a couple have a practice green area to practice chips, pitches, flops, etc. This is a huge help, even a driving range with a real grass area with flags as close as 50 yards is nice. I used to be brutal at chipping/Pitching/flopping, but now its the strongest part of my game.
- Use a systematic approach to choosing your club and shot for every shot you take. You have to identify all the variables. I wasnt doing this, and was mi****ting shots like crazy. Forget the wind for now. Address your ball, determine distance, check for obstacles to hit over or around, check conditions local to your ball(wet, extra dry), now check your lie, and make the call. I do this every time it's second nature now. I would do the distance and obstacle thing but I wouldnt closely examine my lie. Id try to hit a flop shot and get right underneath the ball and hit it 20 yards too short because I didnt pay attention to how high the ball sat in the grass.
- last tip is to be honest about your score. I'd play with friends who would hit in the 80's and they would count my score when I was first learning and give me a 105. This was completely incorrect and they taught me a weak way to count my score. I count EVERYTHING now. The best way to learn is to know where you ACTUALLY stand. I dont mean to say youre not counting your score properly, but its a definite possibility. Everyone I know that has started counts their score too leniently. If you tell someone youre a 100 golfer, thats actually not bad, and they could hit a 68 and say ya let's play, but if youre actually a 130 golfer, this could be a disaster. I was teaching a guy last year who kept saying he shot 100. We went out, and sure enough he shot 100 by his count but we all knew he didnt. See, we didnt care, but it was important for him to be honest with himself so I counted his score next game. 142. He wasnt counting his duffs, mis-drives or anything. This brought him back down to earth and made him realize he had to work on his game. I went through the same thing, and most golfers do.TB Lightning | Liverpool | Panathinaikos | Toronto FC
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Re: Noob-ish in the golf world.
Obviously you have to hit the ball but if I had to learn the game over again I would concentrate on putting and getting good from 100 yards in. I know guys in their 70's that get outdriven by 40 something ladies who still break 85 from the whites because they can chip putt and get the ball close enough to the hole from 100 yards in to play bogey golf with an occasional par.
Get Nicklaus' Golf My Way and Hogan's handbook. Invaluable for anyone esp beginners.Comment
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