DanClark

Not so much putting as I haven't really got around to using a putting green of any description whether it be a actual grass one or otherwise, I know I'll sound like a total amateur here but only xp I have is on mini golf course, is there anywhere one would visit to practice putting do they have places to practice at courses? As for chipping and putting I tried a few different styles of rental clubs at the driving range and tried various shots including aiming for specific targets and landing within a certain area with said targets and wasn't doing to bad I thought all were landing within a 10-15 meter radius minus the occasional slice or hook. Would you reccomend borrowing some clubs to complete the set for my 1st round, do courses do rental clubs or anything?

All great stuff guys thanks for the advice I will phone a couple of the local courses see what they reccomend really appreciate it

Thanks for the advice do golf courses have dress codes or any sort of standard practices I should be aware of I'm kinda worried if I go to course and I hack the ground on the fairway or anything what's sort of standard code of conduct

I am 22 years of age and recently starting going to driving range using bruised up damaged drivers and was getting a couple 200 meters drives on my 1st try at a driving range (or so the signs laid out said) I was told by a couple blokes at the venue I was a natrual at golf, so I decided to buy a driver for $100 nzd was a bit crap yes but went driving range a couple more times with similar success hitting 7/10 balls beyond 180 and I thought sweet I'm going to take up golf, I brought a new $400 Callaway driver and I found the difference in quality amazing at the local driving range the net at the back says 250 on it and I hit it on the full today and hit many many balls 200 metres (again according to signs I'm not here to debate length of my drives) now I hit most quite straight, I want to know where I should go from here if I'm going to actually take up golf, how do I go about figuring out a handicap, can I just wall onto a course and be terrible without getting in everyone's way ect, when I use irons at the driving range I get most at 135 metres and I'm semi accurate I'd say got pretty close to what I was aiming at most times (again metres correct measurement unit and correct according to signs, not looking to be told I can't hit the ball that far ect length doesn't worry me) I realize this is kinda long winded but yeah please any advice about how to transition in playing golf and course etiquette, any and all tips appreciated thanks