Relatives are in town and my younger cousin has gotten into golf. He’s legit - travels the world playing in amateur tournaments and shot an 84 yesterday on 18 with someone else’s clubs (he’s a young teenager). He was very excited to play in America.
I’ve thought of stuff I want to get into. Golf makes sense seeing as I work in finance and can’t play basketball due to injuries.
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1) Be willing to shell out ~$500-1,000 for high quality lessons. This instructor should also be able to point you in the right direction about clubs.
2) Develop good practice habits. Your growth as a player will accelerate based on how often and effectively you practice on the range and course.
First, get a bag of clubs. If you somewhat coordinated athletically, go to the driving range and practice until you are good enough not to get yelled at on an actual course. I have not played golf in a long time but I was pretty good at one point. I was good at long part of the game but was pretty bad at chipping.
read ben hogans five lessons to understand basics and then get lessons from a good instructor and then actually practice what you learned in the lessons. will break 100 in no time once you can keep your ball in play. your short game will probably suck for a a while, but once you can somewhat consistently keep the ball in bounds and hit it in the air, golf gets a lot more fun and you wont embarrass yourself.
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Set aside $2-3k if you can. Spend most of these towards lessons from a good coach. Building a solid foundation and understanding of the golf swing is crucial if you intend to really get into it. Spend $500 - $1k on clubs. Go get fitted, I’d also recommend getting pre owned clubs - you can get serious value and it’s not like getting a set of 2016 Titleist irons vs the 2022 ones will have any impact on your game anyway.
1) Get fitted clubs.
2) Take lessons from an experienced player.
3) Spend a lot of time on a range and putting green. IE you make Top Golf your bitch and then playing the local municipal courses.
4) Accept it's another lesson of the 10k hours rule.
5) Throw it all out and go get a Browning Citori O/U or Weatherby SA-08 and pick up skeet and trap instead.
Watch a shit ton of YouTube golf lessons. Start with Rick Shiels.
I feel obligated to start learning how to play at this point... anyone have a good starting point they'd recommend for someone who doesn't have enough time to go take dedicated lessons? Practice setups/applications you can use at home maybe?
Ngl would advise lessons or else you'll have a bunch of bad habits built into your swing if you self teach which are hard to break out of
I hate to double down on this - but look at virtual lessons. If nothing else they can coach you through the very basics, what your grip should look like, some drills, etc. Maybe 45 minutes. Watch you swing a club a few times, give some feedback. You can also do this once you start hitting - hit some balls, record, send over, and they'll give you some thoughts back - hell, even when you go to the range half the time it's all done on ipads anyway.
Will look into it, thanks
Definitely would advise lessons to get the basics of a swing. Also playing with your friends is so much more fun imo
If you are brand new you really have no choice but to get a couple lessons. In contrast to what other idiots have replied, it doesn't matter if you're "somewhat athletic" and try to figure out the proper swing on your own - it's about developing good form and then committing that to muscle memory. You are lucky to have the opportunity to start fresh without having bad habits to break - GET LESSONS. Then, it's all about practice, practice, practice. Going to the driving range is great, but make sure you have a good routine - plenty of information on the internet about pro's warmups / practice routines, follow whatever works best for you. Ideally, the range will have flags with marked distances, make sure for your iron shots you are shooting at a target and not just trying to "hit straight" at the range. Practice what you need to do on an actual course. DO NOT IGNORE SHORT GAME. Having a good short game will keep your scores relatively low no matter how new you are, and developing a good one is really just about practicing. People tend to forget that a 5 foot putt counts the same as a 300 yard drive on your scorecard.
Once you've got your feet under you somewhat, go and get out to some courses and enjoy. Hope you have some friends that like to golf - there really is no better feeling in the world to me than getting out on a beautiful weekend morning with the fellas, some cold ones, and a bit of herb to keep ya relaxed (glizzys at the turn).
P.S. - golf is a love / hate relationship for most people - if you're having a tough round, just remember that everyone has difficulty with the game, and there is only one Eldrick Tont Woods.
Step 1: Buy a golf set not the really cheap ones but ones that are a decent set. There is no need to get fitted when you first start out which is a lot of money. Get fitted once you start understanding the swing and are shooting low 100s or even when you start shooting in the 90s.
Step 2: Go get lessons! I cant stress this enough I have seen some horrific swings because people don't want to get lessons or find a friend who is good at golf and shoots mid to low 80s to teach you.
Step 3: I would start off playing on par 3 9 hole courses just to get familiar with playing.
Step 4: Once you get comfortable in the par 3 courses go ahead and play 18 holes with a friend.
Regardless golf is a hard sport but very fun to play.
You can get a cheap, used set of golf clubs for around $100. You don't need fancy, top of the line, pro clubs - just get basic. You can get a full set of Ping Eye2 or Ping Zing irons for $50, and yes, these are still competitive today, watch the comparison videos on youtube. Take one or two lessons on just your swing, likely they will get you swinging the 7 iron, after your lesson, head to the driving range and practice and practice, try and get a comfortable and consistent swing. After a few weeks after you feel you are levelling up, go back to the lessons and do one per month. You can try hitting a Par 3 course, just get your swing down. You don't need to learn to hit driver until your irons are swinging nice. But the secret sauce in golf is repetition, but make sure your swing is correct, and that is where a good instructor matters.
Check our Ben Hogan's book, Five Lessons, it is fantastic!
Edit: I would not consider getting proper, fitted golf clubs until you have a good, confident swing, and that you are comfortably playing 18 holes and know what you are doing. You want to make sure your clubs are fitted to your swing.
Very true. Ben Hogan could come back from the dead and beat the brakes off whatever course with wooden clubs. The equipment is not any golfer's problem.
I just played a country club course from the blues and shot 81 with a set of 20 year old clubs from high school and the longest club I hit was a 3 iron off the tees. There is absolutely no need to buy a $350 driver or whatever, and also those longer clubs are the first to become obsolete as well. For a set of irons I've heard really good things about Mizunos and Ping, but you really can't go that wrong in today's market.
Lessons are the most important.
hell yeah - started in college with a 2-PW set of '92 Ping Zings for like $150, still bust them out occasionally for old times sake.
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