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First post here guys, so here goes.
I'm thinking about getting into golf with my fiancée. I'm 24, and id say about 8 years or so ago, i took one lesson at the driving range, but never really got into it. Probably because it was the end of summer, and school started up again. Anyway, i probably only made it to the driving range about 3 times.
But lately Ive been thinking about trying it out again. But i am very naive to the sport. This past Sunday, i actually got to go to a driving range and hit a few balls. To be honest, whether it be beginners luck or not, i was very impressed with myself as a first timer. First shot was dead straight and 200 yards out. And the rest of the day was pretty good as well. Id say i was averaging around 180-220 yards for the day, without a roll. Id say out of maybe 70 shots, only 8-9 were severely poor hooks/slices/bouncing messes down the range.
So is being able to drive 200yard good for a beginner??? Do better clubs actually help you drive further? I don't know what the deal is with the driver i have. I think i payed like $20 for it when i was 16. It just says Spalding, and the #1 on it. 13 degree loft. Feels bad. The rubber grip feels way to skinny, and as my hands got sweaty, i had to let up cause if felt like the club was gonna go flying.
But anyway, i noticed, the more brute strength i tried to put to the ball, the sloppier my shot got, with no real result in extra yardage. So where do you get the strength to hit the long ball from. Maybe explain what the idea is?? Hit the ball hard, or hit the ball fast???
Can you guys offer me some beginner advice on getting into the sport??? I think I'm gonna hit up a lesson or 2, but just trying to gather some general information here.
OK, that is all for now. Hope to hear from you guys....
---Joe
I'm thinking about getting into golf with my fiancée. I'm 24, and id say about 8 years or so ago, i took one lesson at the driving range, but never really got into it. Probably because it was the end of summer, and school started up again. Anyway, i probably only made it to the driving range about 3 times.
But lately Ive been thinking about trying it out again. But i am very naive to the sport. This past Sunday, i actually got to go to a driving range and hit a few balls. To be honest, whether it be beginners luck or not, i was very impressed with myself as a first timer. First shot was dead straight and 200 yards out. And the rest of the day was pretty good as well. Id say i was averaging around 180-220 yards for the day, without a roll. Id say out of maybe 70 shots, only 8-9 were severely poor hooks/slices/bouncing messes down the range.
So is being able to drive 200yard good for a beginner??? Do better clubs actually help you drive further? I don't know what the deal is with the driver i have. I think i payed like $20 for it when i was 16. It just says Spalding, and the #1 on it. 13 degree loft. Feels bad. The rubber grip feels way to skinny, and as my hands got sweaty, i had to let up cause if felt like the club was gonna go flying.
But anyway, i noticed, the more brute strength i tried to put to the ball, the sloppier my shot got, with no real result in extra yardage. So where do you get the strength to hit the long ball from. Maybe explain what the idea is?? Hit the ball hard, or hit the ball fast???
Can you guys offer me some beginner advice on getting into the sport??? I think I'm gonna hit up a lesson or 2, but just trying to gather some general information here.
OK, that is all for now. Hope to hear from you guys....
---Joe