Few things beginners should keep in mind while learning golf
Learning the basics of a new game, especially golf, is never easy. If someone wants to take a short cut to success in the sport of golf, they might end up with frustration and are most likely to give up soon.
The game of golf is not like soccer or basketball where one has to kick the ball towards the goal or shoot it towards the basket. There is much more involved in golf than any other sport in the world.
It is almost essential to attend beginner golf clinics and take some golf lessons from professional golf instructors. Following are few things that a newbie can practice at the early stages of his learning process.
Many people visit mini-golf courses where they spend time on the greens, making putts. It means that putting is the easiest technique to be picked up by people.
Putting includes the smallest portion of one’s swing as it only needs a slight movement of the club (putter).
Most of the players build the rest of their swings with the help of their angle used while making the putts.
Chipping is the next step that most professionals recommend. Chip shots are used when a player wants to hit the ball from the fairway or fringe to the green.
In simple words, when a ball is placed on a smooth surface with very little grass on it. However, one thing should be kept in mind that the ball should roll after hitting the green, just like a putt.
One must put 60 per cent of his weight onto their front feet and keep the feet close while making a chip shot.
The third step should be hitting a pitch shot. The type of shot is usually played with a wedge when the ball is placed in a greenside bunker or the rough.
While making a pitch shot, one needs only a half swing to launch a successful stroke. Therefore, one can bring more momentum to their swing through a pitch shot, as it is the extended version of putting.
These were some of the basic tips that one can practice on the course. However, there is something that is more important than just practicing the abovementioned tips.
Learning the rules of the game is the pre-requisite and one must spend ample amount of time in reading the rules applied in the game.
That way, one can keep honest scores and witness quick improvements in their game. Otherwise, they will always depend on others to point out their mistakes or advantages during any event.
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