Where to start

[The Recreational Golfer]

There is a school of thought that recommends learning golf from the hole outward. The most important thing is getting the ball in the hole, so learn how to do that from the start. That is, learn to putt first. Then learn to chip.

Then learn to hit the green from short distances, and work you way from there into a full swing. And get lessons for these things. Putting is not as easy as it looks, and principles of the putting stroke apply to the chipping stroke, and that to the pitching stroke, and that to the full swing.

If you adopt this method, it might be a few months before you are ready to play on a full-sized course (you can play on pitch-and-putt courses in the meantime, and they are golf, too) but it will be well worth the wait.

 

[Moxley]

Take my advice - as a hacker - with a grain of salt, but I ditched my 3 wood and I know many other mid-high capper's who have too. Unless you were planning to use it off the tee, you need a high swing speed to get a club with that little loft high enough. If it's not hit hard enough, then it will hit the ground too soon (even on a good strike) wasting a lot of the energy that was in the ball.  

Most newer golfers will benefit more from a 5 wood which will actually go further in most cases due to carrying further , have more forgiveness due to the loft and be a little easier to hit. 

[MarvChamp]

13 hours ago, Moxley said:

Most newer golfers will benefit more from a 5 wood which will actually go further in most cases due to carrying further , have more forgiveness due to the loft and be a little easier to hit. 

Yes to this and @Rambosion check out a hybrid or two. Finally, there is no bad golf weather, only bad golf clothes (says the guy who cancelled tomorrow's round because of the cold). Best wishes in your golf quest, -Marv

[Golf Nugget]

I just started playing around Thanksgiving.  I started by taking a lesson with a pro at PGAS using a wedge, just making contact with the ball. 1 lesson, followed by a few weeks of hitting a bucket of balls 3 times a week. Second lesson was with longer irons, followed by a couple of more weeks hitting a bucket of balls 3 times a week

One day, a guy comes by and invites me to play the front 9 and it was the best thing that ever happened. I learned more by playing 9 holes of real golf than I had in two lessons with the pro at the store. Now I play a few times a week.

My advice, for what it's worth, is get out there and play. Spend your money on lessons when you find you're having problems with a particular club, or a particular aspect such as playing out of the sand.

[fishgolf]

On ‎4‎/‎2‎/‎2018 at 4:57 AM, Rambosion said:

Hey Guys,

 

so having consistently watching all the major tournaments each year without ever properly playing myself, I now want to start playing golf. 

 

I have a set of Taylor Made R7 irons and was thinking of booking in with the local pro for a few lessons (last time I went to the driving range I could barely make contact with the ball) do you think this would be a better option to learn to swing properly? I would go to the driving range but I know i’ll leave ending up frustrated and embarrassed due to my sheer lack of natural talent lol. 

 

 

Lessons from a good teaching pro will pay HUGE dividends to your game.  Establishing solid swing fundamentals at the start is so important.  I took lessons as a youngster in FL and when I played on the JGA in Florida.  I still recall the key swing points from those lessons. 

[The Hook Meister]

Proper lessons from a golf pro are always a good idea.