Hardest thing to learn?

[Rynofskie]

What was the hardest aspect of golf for you as a beginner? What did you have the most trouble with?



I think this question applies to everyone except GITrDONE......

[Diggitydog]

I think the hardest thing to learn is the transition from backswing to downswing.

[Dent]

Driving straight down the fairway around my 11-12 year age was the hardest because i gained a faster swing speed and more power.

[guitarnutteruk]

i used to play scratch golf and ive been out of the game for 15 years started playing again last year, anyway i have always had by bad shots sliding out to the right, the other day i realized i was actually hitting throught the ball to the right and then as i was reaching out that way consequetly the club face opened! okay that sounds simple so i decided to pick a spot a bit in front of me to push my club head toward on impact, this was abit hit and miss but it was better, i think it may have something to do with wearing glasses and not seeing too well periferly? anyway as i was saying it was better but then i thought i've lined the club face up to the target just hit through the path the club face is pointing, now i know this may sound crazy to some, but i'm nailing everything straight as a long straight thing! if somoene had told me this or i had figured this out years ago i might not have quit, i wanted to try tour golf, that was my dream, greg was my idol,but i figured i wasnt good enough and hit that bad shot every now and again, more again that anything i might have give it a go, and then realized i was no where near good enough anyway LOL. fundemental stuff, but oh so important. HAGO alan UK sober

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[Logie]

I would say putting what you can do when practicing on the Golf course

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  Rynofskie said:

What was the hardest aspect of golf for you as a beginner? What did you have the most trouble with?

Getting the ball in the air. I struggled with this for the first six or seven years I played. I could never get the ball into the air. Ever. Every time I hit the ball it was a dribbler. I started around 7, and couldn't get the ball into the air at about 14 - and it was with a very weird, cockeyed way. I'd literally lean on my right side, adding loft to the driver and allowing me to get it airborne. Of course, it brought its own host of problems...

[Guest ShadowXOR]

Well I'm a beginner right now and my biggest problems are avoiding slices, and chipping. When I try and chip I often seem to hit a grounder and it's really chapping my hide!

[JumpHigh_HitHard]

When I first started as a kid it was hitting my irons anywhere but on the ground, as well as chipping. I used to consistently end up skulling it straight across the green whenever I tried to chip.

Right now the most difficult part of my game is keeping it accurate when I am within about 120 yards. I am putting some higher standards on myself, and I try to put everything lower than my 9-iron within 10-15 feet (which ain't easy).

[miche_4]

  Dent said:

Driving straight down the fairway around my 11-12 year age was the hardest because i gained a faster swing speed and more power.

i agree the hardest thing to learn is to hit it staight but i also find hard to hit down on the ball instead of scooping it

[powerfade]

To stop going over the top to avoid the high slice. I'm sorta tall with a steep swing path. Going OTT was (and sometimes still is) a shot killer for me.

[King Cobra II]

Chiping, for sure. I mean it took me a few months to work out the driver/irons to the point where im accurate enough where I typically only lose one ball per round. However I'm still not sure what % of a swing with a LW or SW will produce a certin distance, therefore I have little confidence on those tweener shots.

[powerfade]

  King Cobra II said:

Chiping, for sure. I mean it took me a few months to work out the driver/irons to the point where im accurate enough where I typically only lose one ball per round. However I'm still not sure what % of a swing with a LW or SW will produce a certin distance, therefore I have little confidence on those tweener shots.

I'd recommend reading from "The Short Game Bible" by Dave Pelz.

[hkmp5]

Keeping my head down! Almost all of my problems are from that one thing! I had a major problem of slicing with my driver and only my driver until about a week ago I started to turn my upper body before I started my down swing as soon as I did that simple move my driving is turned red hot down the middle and on many par 4 greens !

Ray

[Shindig]

Hitting the ball. Once I got over that, I found encouragement in everything else. I miss a lot of greens, so I found plenty of time to practice chipping. But I couldn't get myself to do anything else until I could hit the ball.

It isn't too hard to learn to chip or putt -- doing those well, however, is hard. But the toughest to learn in the first place has to be the long game.

[WhiteSoxFan]

Hitting a 3 wood off the deck. I'm finally starting to get it.

[TheNextBen]

hitting the ball. I had no problem learning putting, chipping, bunker shots etc. But hitting the ball clean took a long time.

[Sowbug2000]

  WhiteSoxFan said:

Hitting a 3 wood off the deck. I'm finally starting to get it.

I hear ya! Me too....I'm getting it now...but I play every Sunday and if I'm lucky 9 or the range once a week.

[marto97]

I think the hardest thing to learn at any stage of the game, is controlling your mental game of golf . To be able to come back after a bad hole and make par or a bird, and not let bad thoughts linger in your mind is not an easy thing to do. When something happens that rubs you the wrong way, whether it’s a bad shot or an unlucky bounce, having the ability to stay in the moment and focus on your next shot, is a skill that is highly regarded. It’s a skill that I have achieved several times, but have never mastered. I honestly don’t think anyone can master it.