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Looking for your ball 50 yards ahead of where it actually is 21. ‘Miraculously’ finding your ball every time 22. Playing music loudly 23. Stealing the honor 24. Complaining 25. Outdriving you on every hole 26. Gamesmanship 27. Talking to other people’s balls 28. Late for tee times 29.
Understand ball flight, people! If a ball is carving out to the right, there’s no chance of it getting left, so don’t pretend like there is. 3. Not picking up on bad holes
5) If strenuous exercise is not your cup of tea, simply choose a hole and stay there. However, you will have to stay content by watching all the groups taking shots to one hole. A hole near a tee box or in the bleachers behind a green will be your best bet.
But it’s important to learn some of the basic things. That way, you won’t step in my line. 5. Master your grip. Starting with a good grip, like you see above, is so important. A bad grip can cause so many issues in your golf swing. 6. Get “fitted” for clubs.
Starting with short chip shots, when you’re an ultra newcomer, can be helpful in learning the basic (and most important) foundation of the golf swing: Learning how to put the clubface on the golf ball. 4. Get familiar with basic etiquette. I’m not going an etiquette stickler.
When you’re starting out, swaying back and forth in your golf swing will only make it harder to put the clubface on the ball. Stay balanced during your swing, and always make sure to stick your finish.
This is important for all golfers. Most courses have a number of different tee boxes. Play the right ones for your ability, and when you’re starting out, that means teeing it forward.
Pick up after eight strokes. Play golf however you want, but if you’re just starting out, don’t be afraid of picking after eight shots. Don’t feel obligated to finish every hole, just go out and have fun trying to hit good shots. 16. Tee it forward. This is important for all golfers.
There’ll be days when you play that will leave you wondering why you play at all. There’ll be times when you feel like you’re not improving. Golf is a strange game, but say patient and it will always reward you.
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10. Standing over the ball forever. Standing over the ball for a long time is annoying for golfers at every level, so don’t do it . 11. Walking slowly. Walk quickly, play quickly, and people will give you a lot of leeway for other things. 12. Bragging about good rounds during their bad rounds.
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