| So you want to take up golf, do you? You have | | | | Five Lessons The Modern Fundamentals of Golf. |
| watched on television and seen the likes of | | | | |
| Tiger, Phil and Sergio absolutely crush the | | | | The third area I would like to touch on would |
| ball 300 or more yards down the middle of the | | | | be equipment. You couldn't very well play |
| fairway at will. You're thinking to yourself, | | | | golf, or any other sport, without the proper |
| "it can't be that tough can it?" I'm here to | | | | equipment. One thing I discovered in my |
| tell you that it is that tough and more! | | | | journey of finding a better golf game is that |
| After struggling to become "average" after | | | | equipment is expensive and you had better get |
| more than 20 years of trial and error I would | | | | something that is going to be of use to you |
| like to pass along a couple of tips that may | | | | after laying down your hard earned money. I |
| make your learning curve a bit shorter, if | | | | would highly suggest getting custom fitted |
| you are looking for suggestions. | | | | clubs. If you wear size 10 shoes you |
| | | | certainly wouldn't buy a pair of size 8 shoes |
| First and foremost get yourself some quality | | | | just because they have a low price on them |
| instruction. Depending on where you live this | | | | would you? The same goes for golf clubs. Just |
| may be easier said than done. If you live | | | | because your buddy is getting a new set of |
| near a major metropolitan area you may have | | | | clubs and you can buy their current set cheap |
| hundreds of golf instructors available to | | | | don't do it. |
| you. You should narrow your search to the | | | | |
| distance from your home or work. There is no | | | | The fourth thing I would like to recommend is |
| need to go across town if a quality | | | | that you spend more time working on your |
| instructor is a mile from you. If you live in | | | | pitching, chipping and putting than you would |
| a rural area you may have no option but to | | | | on your driver. Most of the shots you mark |
| travel 50 miles to get the instruction you | | | | down on the scorecard come from 100 yards and |
| are seeking. Once you have narrowed your | | | | closer to the pin. |
| search to 4 or 5 instructors that are near | | | | |
| you, interview them. You want to make sure | | | | The fifth and final item I would like to |
| your learning style and their teaching style | | | | suggest is to get a mental game plan. What do |
| are compatible. What I'm trying to say is | | | | you do when things go bad? Most amateurs and |
| don't sign up for lessons with the first | | | | some professional players will throw in the |
| instructor you speak to without checking out | | | | towel if they have a hole with a balloon |
| the others on your list. | | | | score. You need to understand that golf is a |
| | | | game of limiting the bad shots and enjoying |
| Second, when you have selected an instructor, | | | | the good shots. |
| sign up for a series of lessons. The reason | | | | |
| for this is twofold. You may be able to get a | | | | These five tips are just the tip of the |
| discounted rate on a series of lessons and | | | | iceberg as you take up the game of golf. |
| there is no way you can learn everything in | | | | Remember that as in life, you never stop |
| one lesson. I mean, you didn't learn to drive | | | | learning new things about the game of golf. |
| a car in one lesson did you? | | | | |
| | | | Dana Buttenhoff is an amateur golfer who |
| If you are not able to take lessons because | | | | after 20 years of struggle on the golf course |
| of your budget or time commitments the next | | | | called upon seven game improvement experts to |
| best thing would be to educate yourself with | | | | assist him in taking his game back. Visit |
| DVDs or books. One book I would like to | | | | and discover what may be keeping you from |
| recommend as a starting point would be a | | | | playing to your true potential. |
| classic book by Ben Hogan titled Ben Hogan's | | | | |