For the Novice Golfer Only - How to Start Playing Golf the Right Way

The first game of golf I ever played with some school friends many moons ago, needless to say, I had no golf swing to speak of, had never held a putter in my hands and I had no golf clubs either, so I had to hire a set of old mixed golf clubs from the local pro shop, I walked out onto the first hole and teed the ball as high as I as could, I hit that ball as hard as I could humanly possible. That ball must have flown all off about twenty yards.

None of my friends gave me any tips on how a golf swing should look like. Hitting the ball mostly with a lot off wrist action, I managed to hit at least three or four relatively good shots for the day. Watching that ball fly through the air got me completely hooked on the game that day. Hooked on the drug called golf.

Definitely one of the better drugs to be hooked on, I went on and nagged my mom to buy me a set of clubs. I played many golf games after that with no proper golf instruction to help me with my golf swing. I spend many hours on the practice range. I managed to gain a bit more distance and hitting the ball more accurately but I also developed that dreaded curse all golfers know about, the golf slice.

Playing golf became more of a frustration for me than enjoyment. Many years later, it took me months and a lot of money in the local pro's wallet to eventually cure my golf swing problems.

The bottom line here is, don't start of playing golf like I did. Read some well-known books or if you can afford it get you local pro " the one with the big wallet" to help you out, to your golfing happiness. Get help from the start to build a solid reliable golf swing.

Golf can be the perfect family game. Hey man don't leave your wife and kids at home, get them involved in this fascinating game. This game will get your son to forget about that PS2 or X Box, and that dodgy girlfriend with all her tattoos. Play golf. Get your golf swing working.