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Article #271: Golf Basics For Beginners

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More and more people every year get with middle iron (usually a 6 or 7 iron).
bitten by the golf bug. Golf's popularity In my opinion, the middle iron is the
continues to rise year after year. With best club to begin learning the golf
more and more people becoming interested swing. With a six iron, for example, the
in golf, more and more people are taking ball placement is in the middle of your
their first steps in wanting to learn how stance. This means that as you progress
to play the game. to higher and lower irons you will have a
And the great thing is - it is people of benchmark to work from. Also down the
all age groups, genders, race and social road, if you swing begins to trouble you,
strata. I have really been enjoying I usually suggest that you get back to
working with every type of golfer. your basic neutral position club of the
The first aspect of the game of golf that six iron and get your rhythm and timing
I talk with about a person or group of back.
people that are just beginning to take up If you are just beginning, you must
the game is that learning to play golf is understand that the longer the shaft on
going to take some time and much the club, the longer it is going to take
patience. In fact, the patience part you to consistently and accurately hit
never goes away in this great game! the golf ball. It's just the physics. I
The second aspect (or at least real close see way too many beginners want to rush
to it) that I speak with beginning to justice and hit the driver and they
golfers about is practice; and the amount never learn the proper swing. Always
you spend with quality practice time will learn, tune, and groove your swing with a
get you to the point in your game you middle iron. Then work to keep that
want to be. mindset as you climb the ladder of your
Everyone has different ambitions and clubs.
expectations as to how far they want to From you middle iron placement your
take their game. Whether it's just a longer shafted clubs will find your ball
spouse who wants to learn enough of the placement more toward your front foot's
game and the golf swing to enjoy an instep; while your shorter irons will
afternoon with their significant other, have the ball work more toward the back
or someone who one day wishes to play foot's instep.
competitively, the game of golf can But before you do any of this, make sure
accommodate. But, it's fundamentals and you start with your foundation. Make sure
practice that will get you to your goal. that when you speak with your teaching
At its core of the game of golf is the professional you let them know that you
golf swing. Your golf swing. How you want to spend time with and make sure you
start out learning the mechanics of the understand the concepts of the grip,
golf swing is crucial. Don't skip the stance, alignment, and posture. This will
basics! Learn some fundamentals before ensure that you don't build a house of
you even begin to tackle the swing. cards with your golf swing that will
The grip, the stance, the setup to the always be tumbling apart.
ball, and your posture, is the foundation Once you get past your first couple of
from which you must learn the golf swing. lessons of working on the foundations,
If you don't spend the time early on don't forget them. Always, always,
ingraining these aspects into your always, be cognizant of your grip,
physical psyche, you'll not (if ever) stance, alignment, and posture even as
consistently strike the golf ball. So, you begin developing your golf swing. Be
make sure when you are working with your sure to incorporate a quick check of
instructor, you don't just start whacking these before you engage your swing.
at balls. Make sure you build the proper And finally, we come full circle. Be
foundation with the aforementioned patient with yourself and spend time
elements. practicing. If you do, you'll realize the
When you do progress to actually swinging wonderful rewards that the game of golf
the club, I like to have people start returns in a much sooner fashion.






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