When you decide you want to learn the game of golf, there are lots of basics you need to know about at the start. But where do you begin if you are a complete newbie? Well, there are various resources on the Internet to help you with the basics.

Golfing Tips For Beginners

The beginner golfer can start off by reading some free golf tips online. The Golfing Tips For Beginners site is a growing resource that you can visit to learn about every aspect of the game. You will find articles and links to specific sections for further detailed information. A couple of resources that you will find are links to free golf tips videos and a review blog.

Basic Golfers Tips

The Basic Golfers Tips articles cover the things that you need to know to get started. There are currently 8 articles covering the basics; starting with the scoring system, these articles will take you through choosing the necessary equipment to the different types of shots.

Golfing Resources

There are some carefully chosen resources at the golf tips for beginners’ page. You will find PDF eBooks specially written for the beginner golfer, the senior golfer and the woman golfer. Also, links to the best balls and clubs for beginners.

Golfing Equipment

You will obviously need some golfing equipment to start with. The essential items are clubs, tees, bag, and balls, though you don’t necessarily need to buy these at first; you can rent them out from your local course. On the other hand, if you are serious about playing the game, then buying a good set of clubs, balls and a bag is fundamental.

When you take the decision to buy your equipment you will see that there are hundreds of choices. Many of the big name manufacturers of clubs and balls spend millions each year trying to get you to buy their equipment. Don’t rush out and spend thousands of dollars on clubs that might not suit your game.

Preferably, start off with a good set of clubs that are designed with the beginner in mind. Sometimes, they are called game improving clubs and they are designed to be more forgiving to miss-hits. You can have them tailor made for your physical size and swing speed by customizing the clubs with the correct shaft type and flex.

Hence, for your basic education, check out what the golf tips for beginners website has to offer. There will be more articles added and more reviews at the blog to help you figure out what products are a good investment.

By: Mick Euan Tait

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Finding great information for beginner golfers can be a little bit frustrating. One search with a search-engine and you can see the millions of results that come up. Where do you turn? Instead of going at it blindly, let me share a fantastic way to get real, honest, first hand tips from other golfers who have gone through the same thing as you are going through right now.

It’s not enough to just go to the course and start hitting balls. Heck, most of the time a trainer won’t even do the trick. There is a slew of great information for beginner golfer on the web, but you will need to know how to find the superb knowledge that will truly help you out. I remember when I was first starting out at this wonderful game. It is when I found this next little community (actually, it’s a bunch of them) that helped me out the most and made me more determined to get better.

I am talking about internet forums. There are tons of golf forums on the web and most of them are loaded with tips and information for beginner golfers. I couldn’t believe how helpful the people in forums could be. What you have to remember is that the men and women in these forums have gone through the same exact trials and tribulations as you have. They are more then willing to share their knowledge with beginner golfers. This is how you can find all of the ways that truly work, because you know that they have done wonders for other people.

I still use forums to this day when I am trying to tweak parts of my game. It’s just a simple way to get honest information for beginner golfers and a great way to get better at this game that I am sure you will end up loving.

By: Adam Woodham

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The goal of every golfer at every level is to improve. This is usually defined as a lower score. At first you want to break 100, then 90, then 80 and so on. If you get to the PGA tour you want to win an event, then a major, then more majors. Even Tiger Woods talks about changing his swing and working on shots to keep getting better. Everyone has a different place where they get stuck trying to improve. Here we will talk about strategies to help you shoot lower scores at any level.

Short Game

Shooting lower scores is very much based on your short game proficiency. This includes chipping and putting. Your chipping needs to be good enough that you give yourself tap-ins once or twice a round. The other chips or shots around the green need to leave you within reasonable one putt distance. Whenever, you are faced with a shot around the green make certain that your next shot is a putt.If you are buried in a bunker just get it on the green and give yourself a putt. You don’t need to hit the hero shot. Playing shots that you know you can hit are the surest way to shoot lower scores. Groove your putting stroke so that you know where the ball is going to start. One of the best putting drills is to use 6 balls. Find a flat straight putt on your practice green. Place the first ball right on the lip of the cup, the next one is a foot behind that and so on so that the last ball is about 6 feet from the cup. Then start stroking each ball into the cup. The first few putts should be easy because the balls are so close to the hole. This will breed the confidence that the ball is going to go in the cup. Also, as you move back you realize that the next putt is just one foot longer. All you have to do is roll the ball straight for 12 inches. By the time you get to 6 feet this will seem like a simple putt. A solid repeating putting stroke is the surest way to shoot lower scores. The goal is to average less than 30 putts per round. This will absolutely help you shoot lower scores.

Long Game

Thinking about swing mechanics never leads to lower scores. When you are really trying to play for a best score you have to focus on scoring and not mechanics. This is where the expression “paralysis by analysis” comes from. So trust yourself and your swing.Don’t go chasing a bunch of different swing theories and methods. Stick with what you’ve got. Hopefully, you have a certain shot that you play most of the time. You may always hit the ball left to right or right to left. Play your bread and butter shot as often as you can. This will make the game easier and is another sure fire way to shoot lower scores. If you can play a fade on a dogleg left, then do it. Work on your tempo and rhythm. Watch the pros. They always seem to swing the same way. Some swing fast and hard others are smoother and slow. Whatever your tendency is make sure you stay with it. Try to play all tee -to- green shots with the same rhythm. This will keep you from thinking about mechanics and focus more on getting the ball from point A to point B which is what shooting lower scores is all about. Finally if you want to have lower scores then play more golf! This is going to be counter to what many instructors tell you. They want you to practice, practice, and practice. While practice certainly has its place it does not necessarily lead to shooting lower scores. You have to get out and play more because on the course is where you really learn to shoot lower scores. Just make certain you keep track of your rounds and what you are doing. It’s important that you know what you need to do to post lower scores.

Many golfers get stuck and frustrated at a certain scoring level. They can’t seem to break through to the next level.

By: Bob Charles

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This article is for all the new golfers that are out there it now. This article really is and what you should and shouldn’t do but it’s a little bit of advice of how you can do something that is actually going to help your golf game.

The nice thing is, getting better clubs, it’s also not about sitting on the driving range and hitting balls for ever. One of the biggest things that a beginner golfer is always looking for his solid information that they can take action on. The thing is, there’s so much stuff out of the Internet, whether it’s video, or e-books on how to protect your game it can be overwhelming.

The question you often ask yourself is what is the right strategy. Well, one of the best things that you can do if you’re just starting out in the game is getting information directly from those who have been playing the game for a long time. You can get information from people who’ve done it and see exactly what’s worked. So, how do you get this information?

The answer to that question does come from the Internet. It comes in the form of Internet golf forums. There are literally hundreds of golfing forums on the Internet. The cool thing is that there’s serious information that you can get from these forums. And, you can get answers in real time. You’d be surprised how active there are members at how willing they are to give of their time. It’s a common interest that everyone shares. Most of the people that start answering your questions on forms have been doing it for a while and many of them have their own websites that you can visit.

When you sign up for a forum, take a look at the different categories that are available and start reading the different posts that are there. Quickly you’ll find out who the people are to listen to. Once you’re comfortable going in and post a question and see what kind of answers you get. The other thing is many of the questions you’re asking have probably already been asked in the past and you can search the archives.

One thing that’s important is what you do get to the form you should always go and introduce yourself to everyone. You’ll find that most people are pretty friendly and are ready to give of their time.

So what are you waiting for? Get in there and take action. Who knows maybe you’ll be the one looking for an Arizona golf package before you know it.

By: Matthew Chang

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As a new golf player you may find that your beginner golf swing is not that good. Do not worry about trying to improve it initially by going to a driving range or just hitting lots of balls. It will take a lot of time to get a swing which is really good.

The reason is that it takes a lot of muscles to get a good swing and however much you practice, until your muscles are strong and flexible, you will find it hard to adopt a good position and to hit the ball hard and accurately. It is obviously important to practice but it is also worth while building up these muscle groups using specific golf training exercises.

This will mean that you can identify which muscles are the correct ones to be exercising and also find out which types of exercises will develop those muscles in the correct way to improve your swing and your game. There are many specific exercises that you can do which will help to develop and tone your muscles as well as improve your flexibility and stamina.

Make sure that you keep playing and reading about the theoretical side too, improve your general health and fitness and your mental game and by combining all of these elements you should find that as your muscle tone improves and your beginner golf swing becomes more consistent and accurate, your whole game will get better and better.

Do you want to discover the secret to creating more power and consistency in your golf swing… AND eliminating ALL your swing faults?

By: Mike T Pedersen

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The golfing experience may seem like you have a lot of difficult swings to maneuver-which there are some-but that isn’t always the case. For the beginner you would need to know the basics of golfing before you can get that far. If you tend to slice the ball a lot, you can usually fix this by correcting your stance and posture.

There are a few easy things you can do to make sure your posture is right every time. Slightly bend your knees and tilt your body so that you are slightly bent over-but not too much so that you can’t swing. By keeping this posture throughout your swing, you will keep a straight line allowing for a great contact.

Your feet should also be shoulder width apart but your front foot facing away slightly from the other. This allows your body to rotate properly during your swing. Also having your weight toward the balls of your feet allows you to rotate on them and helps during your backswing. Typically how much weight you should put on each foot depends on the kind of stroke. For shorter distances your weight would be placed on your front foot, while for longer distance more weight would be placed in the back.

Another way that professionals can up their game is by buying a swing training club. This allows them to feel a pre-molded grip and get used to putting their hands in the same positions. Always practice your grip before you follow through with your swing to get the optimal result.

By: William A Mitchell

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There has never been a really good golfer with a bad short game. But there are some mediocre players that are above average golfers because they have a strong short game. It’s all about getting the ball in the hole. You can hit a 300 yard drive, knock your second shot on the green, and leave with a bogey 5. And you can hit a poor drive to the right, a weak second shot 30 yards short, and pitch and putt for a par 4. It’s all about how many strokes it takes you to hole out, not about how far you hit your drive or how much spin you put on your iron shot.

The shots you play from 100 yards and less make up the short game. It’s chipping, pitching, and sand bunker play. It’s the putts you take to hole out. The short game is the scoring zone. In an 18 hole round of golf, over 50% of your strokes are short game shots. That’s why you can really lower your scores if you diligently practice your short game.

If 50% of your strokes are short game shots, you need to practice that aspect of your game at least 50% of the time. But that’s not the case for the average golfer, who gets to the range and starts smashing the driver. There’s something challenging and rewarding about hitting a long, straight drive down the center of the practice range. There’s something boring about hitting putts until your back gets sore. But, that 300 yard drive counts the same as a 3 foot putt. And, in 18 holes, you might hit 36 putts but only 14 drivers. So where should you put your practice focus?

You can’t hit drivers in your backyard or living room. But you can chip and putt. You can chip a few balls while you’re out grilling, and you can stroke a few putts while you’re watching TV. If you’ll spend half of your practice time hitting shots from 100 yards and less, your scores will come tumbling down.

By: Gary Jack Palmer

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There are many complex calculations in golf which are used to try to improve your shot and one of these is golf ball launch angle versus swing speed. All of these types of calculations can make the game of golf and especially mastering the necessary techniques extremely complicated.

It can be hard enough walking the course, potting the balls and keeping up your stamina to finish, let alone adding the stress of trying to hit the exact right swing shot every time. One way to reduce this pressure is to practice hard. In between games you can work hard at your technique and you should find that the swing action becomes more automatic.

However, if you time is very limited, you want to make sure that you are doing something that is really making the best use of your time, something which will add the highest amount of improvement to your game. This can be hard, as there are so many different opinions about how you should improve your game, what to work on and where to start that it can be extremely confusing, almost enough to make you not want to start at all.

A good place to start it is to improve your golf specific muscle strength. If you improve the strength and flexibility of the muscles that you use when carrying out the swing then you will be more able to keep up the stamina required to complete the game as well as be able to produce more accurate shots. So before you look at complex notions such as golf ball launch angle versus swing speed, try improving your level of fitness.

By: Mike T Pedersen

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Have you ever wished you had a checklist that you could mentally run through in your head to ensure you’ll hit the ball 350 yards every time you teed off? Here it is…

1) Line up with your shoulders, knees, and hips parallel to the line you want to hit the ball. By doing this, you are setting yourself up to hit the ball down the line. if you slice, do not aim left. Your body will automatically try to compensate, leaving you will drastic consequences.

2) Bend your knees and keep your feet about shoulder width apart. In addition, place the weight of your body even spread on your feet. Don’t put it on the balls of your feet or the heels. You’ll lose balance if you do.

3) Keep your head down and always look at the ball. The minute you take your eyes off the ball, you’ll hit it off-center, leading to less distance.

4) Turn your shoulders and your hips, allowing yourself to use the maximum amount of momentum stored in your body to transfer to the golf ball.

5) Keep your left arm straight. Always, always keep your left arm straight (for right handers). If you bend your left arm, you will give yourself and outside-in swing, leading to a wicked slice.

6) Snap your wrists halfway through the downswing. Snapping your wrists makes your clubface close, taking out the possibility of slicing the ball.

7) Extend your arms and turn your hips when you strike the ball. Once again, this will impart the maximum amount of momentum on the ball.

Swing through the ball, visualizing the perfect swing. By doing this, your mind will automatically manifest body swinging through the ball instead of stopping short. This will give you a good, fluid, swing that will impart the maximum amount of power.

By: Brad Jeffreys

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Ben Hogan’s secret was his extraordinary ability to focus. This was not a gift from heaven. No, Hogan spent long hours perfecting his focus technique.

Robert DeLeon, my mentor and a golf biomechanics instructor, grew up in Austin Texas. Besides taking lessons from Harvey Penick, he had the opportunity as a kid to sit and watch Hogan practice. Hogan would take hours to hit just forty balls. He would hit a ball and spend a few minutes to rewind the shot in his mind and go over every aspect of it. Before he hit the next ball he knew everything he did right and wrong with that shot and was ready to hit the next one even better.

Hogan fine tuned every swing until it was perfect. He didn’t want any bad swings to creep into his system and create any bad habits. His swing is not one to emulate unless you are built like him, but his methods will make any golfer strike the ball well.

If you read very carefully, you can see in Hogan’s books just what he did. The problem is that you must understand the swing and his process before you can properly interpret what he wrote. It was only after discovering and perfecting Hogan’s system that I re-read his books for probably the tenth time, and realized that he did share his secret, but that he was looking at it from a stand point of someone who already understood.

Hogan’s swing secret was not just the balance and setup…it’s about how he achieved and controlled balance during his swing and how you can get similar results using his control methods.

The key phrase is how he controlled his swing movement. Anyone can make a great swing once in a while, but Hogan was known for doing it almost every time.

Hogan said that the game is played keeping the weight on the inside halves of the feet, but that is as far as he went. It’s too bad because this statement is the key and the starting point for understanding Hogan’s secret of control. His secret? The swing is controlled from the feet.

I have taken pros and blindfolded them, leaving them to monitor their swing completely by feel and been able to get them to not only to strike the ball purely, but to shape their shots accurately using only feedback from their feet.

Most of the pros on tour use his methods, except they use them subconsciously. Hogan took the process to the conscious level so he could monitor and correct his swing in motion.

Today’s pros have been convinced that they shouldn’t think about anything during the swing, but it has been proven that the mind will not think about nothing. Like it or not, your mind works all of the time, as shown in your dreams.

The trick with the golf swing is to focus in such a way so that those thoughts are completely visual, with feedback based on feel, thereby never bothering the brain with any distracting conscious thoughts.

By: Tracy Reed

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