Anyone know the secret to playing good golf?

Question

I thought I could do it...but I am horrible!!! Any tips to become a better golfer?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Praying has always helped me.

Answer 3

The key to golf in consistency.  You need to groove a swing you can repeat time after time.  There is always a lot of talk about HOW you swing, but as long as you club face is square at impact, and you can repeat the swing consistently, you can play better.  Look at players like Arnie, Furyk, Jim Thorpe, etc as examples.

The other secret to golf is to remember to have fun.

Answer 4

PRACTICE will not help a bad swing,all this will do is ingrain bad habits in youre muscle memory.you have to know the proper way to do something if you are going to practice it. if you are serious, find a good pga pro,take lessons and learn the fundementals of the proper swing,and then practice away.be patient it will take awhile..but ahh the fun ahead

Answer 5

just keep on practicing. just go in your yard and just keep on swinging the club and just keep trying to do good swings

Answer 6

Putting Green is the key to playing good golf, not driving range.

Answer 7

Good golf is easy,

Take the afternoon off work

Fill the cooler full of beer

Select 3 fun friends

Brag about the good shots,and learn to laugh about the bad ones

Good golf for me is just having fun, After playing now for over a decade, I started playing near 130 a round to today the upper 70s. Shaving nearly half my strokes I realized that no matter how well I think I am playing, I will still get beat by someone on the course at that time. I have lost a few strokes, but still play just for fun

Good golf to me is fun golf with good friends!

Answer 8

Practice, Practice, Practice.

Took me a while to realize that it actually helps but it does and it may take a lot of it, but hey it works for Tiger and all the guys on PGA Tour.

If you want to, take lessons too. Those help a lot but you still have to practice :)

Answer 9

get lessons before u start to develop bad habits that can take over 2 years to correct...once u develop a repeatable swing, practice from ~150 yds in. and chipping and putting. those are key to shooting low.

Answer 10

GO AND ASK TIGER WOODS!!

Answer 11

Take some lessons and then practice what they teach you at the driving range.

Answer 12

Practice, Practice, Practice.

Oh yea, i forgot to mention:

PRACTICE

Answer 13

Golf may look like a physical game but it is actually more of a mental game.

I say being patience and emotional control is secret to playing good golf.

Answer 14

I know the secret, but I spent years of hard work learning it, so I am not going to tell.

Answer 15

keep your rist at 5 deggress at imact there for your head will be tilled just att he perfect position for you to hit good golf shots, remember keep that right foot at 5.67 degrees to the left.

Answer 16

Just knowing that "you can do it" is a great start - you need a good attitude for starters.  There are a few things to think about when it comes to the game of golf - keeping it a fun game is one of the most important! Get to know your clubs from lob, approach, sand, pitching, irons 3-9, hybrids and drivers - see which ones work for you.  It doesn't matter if you have a Heinz 57 set - I once had a woman I used to play with ask me "Don't any of your clubs match"? I was 4+ on the back 9 and she was mentally trying to mess me up by asking me that (I ended up parring the 17th & 18th) and I never played with her again - why? because I didn't like her negative attitude - btw at that time, I had an old Callaway set of irons, TaylorMade driver, Bobby Jones Hybrid and a Walmart 4 wood - and I told her "Hey these are the clubs that I like to use - those clubs  help me shoot consistently in the 80's - so you see, positive thoughts or happy thoughts is what I like to have on the course. You could also ask your local golf pro for a lesson or two to give you something to think about. Join a women's league too - most women just love it when someone asks them for advice - makes them feel...special. Practicing at the range is a must too. Warm up with your smaller clubs first before you take out the "big dog". You should also try to maintain a routine fitness schedule to have better toning of your body core - this will definitely help with distance once you start to improve your game. You can also check different websites on the internet - just type in something like "how to play golf better". See below - good luck!

Answer 17

PUTTING....good putting can lower your scores ALOT

Answer 18

hit the driving range.. you cant play the game unless you can hit the ball.   practicing on the course  will make you hate the game.   when you learn what club to hit.. how far it will go,, your always going to hit one in the woods or the water..its just how many you hit when your playing.  when you can hit the ball a little more consistant..  you will learn to love the game

Answer 19

It's the hardest sport on earth in my opinion, I don't think any talent in this game just comes naturally, some guys are more physically suited for it, ala Tiger. But even he had to work hard to be as good as he is. Just practice