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re: Think I've finally caught the golf bug...need some guidance
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:19 pm to BRgetthenet
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:19 pm to BRgetthenet
quote:thats a place? Or a website?
Try get golf ready. A series of lessons with a pro for $99.
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Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:20 pm to Schmelly
It's a site. They hook you up with somebody in your area.
Looks like a good deal.
Looks like a good deal.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:21 pm to Schmelly
golfTEC
/thread.
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Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:21 pm to BRgetthenet
Gotcha, thanks
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:23 pm to CBandits82
He's just starting out. Golftec in a few months would be good.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:25 pm to BRgetthenet
quote:
It's like having a mistress your wife knows about and lets you bang, provided you come home at a reasonable hour and not too drunk.
Wife actually refers to golf as my mistress. This is probably the smartest thing you've ever posted.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:26 pm to BRgetthenet
quote:yeah, I can analyze my own swing...it's called baseball, lol. Place looks legit though. Or at least the pro's resume
He's just starting out. Golftec in a few months would be good.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:32 pm to Schmelly
quote:
baseball
I played as well but always played golf growing up. The swings are similar but getting the "baseball out of it" is not easy. Proper repetition and gaining new muscle memory will be your biggest obstacle if baseball is all you've known.
Hockey players and pitchers are good golfers for a reason.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:33 pm to beHop
quote:
I played as well but always played golf growing up. The swings are similar but getting the "baseball out of it" is not easy. Proper repetition and gaining new muscle memory will be your biggest obstacle if baseball is all you've known. Hockey players and pitchers are good golfers for a reason.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:34 pm to Schmelly
Good luck. And the others that have pasted the $ issue are right. Get ready.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:38 pm to beHop
quote:yeah, I know. Already got clubs. They're cheap, but it doesn't really matter right now.
Good luck. And the others that have pasted the $ issue are right. Get ready.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:41 pm to Schmelly
Don't underestimate equipment. There are some really good options out there that can improve your game. i.e "game improvement" irons and woods.
What are you swinging now?
Eta: getting fitted for whatever you're swinging would be advisable
What are you swinging now?
Eta: getting fitted for whatever you're swinging would be advisable
This post was edited on 7/20/14 at 11:43 pm
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:47 pm to beHop
Oh I'm not, but I gotta make sure I'm committed before I go drop serious cash on some. I got some off a deal of the day site a few years back to go play in a scramble. I think they're wilsons. Lol, seriously, I think I paid $130 for them and it included a bag!
This post was edited on 7/20/14 at 11:48 pm
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:51 pm to Schmelly
Gotcha. I'll be waiting for your thread on new club advice in the weeks to come. 
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:52 pm to beHop
quote:oh you can count on it
Gotcha. I'll be waiting for your thread on new club advice in the weeks to come.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:54 pm to Schmelly
Go putt. It's free and it's what costs most people who are just starting out to play the most strokes on the course. The more you chip and putt the better your touch will be around the greens and the better you will score. Listen to all the other advice you get as well. Most pros know what they are talking about and should help your game tremendously.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:56 pm to Schmelly
TD ads are watching me hard.
Posted on 7/20/14 at 11:59 pm to beHop
i give people this advice all the time that ask me 'what do i need to do' when they start playing, but most don't ... this is a piece of advice from a guy who helped nicklaus in late '79 when he retooled his swing a bit and won 2 majors in '80 ...
buy a heavy, wooden handled broom and swing it 100 times a day ... has enough weight to train muscle memory, grow the ones you need, and to show you, to some degree, when/how to shift weight to keep control ...
and buy hogan's book ... larry nelson didn't play a single round of golf till he was 21 ... broke 100 the first time, bought the book, broke 70 9 months later, and eventually won 3 majors and several tournaments ...
buy a heavy, wooden handled broom and swing it 100 times a day ... has enough weight to train muscle memory, grow the ones you need, and to show you, to some degree, when/how to shift weight to keep control ...
and buy hogan's book ... larry nelson didn't play a single round of golf till he was 21 ... broke 100 the first time, bought the book, broke 70 9 months later, and eventually won 3 majors and several tournaments ...
This post was edited on 7/21/14 at 12:01 am
Posted on 7/21/14 at 1:23 am to tiderider
Which of his books? Looks like he wrote several
Posted on 7/21/14 at 2:09 am to Dawgsontop34
quote:
Go putt. It's free and it's what costs most people who are just starting out to play the most strokes on the course
That's great advice. I took the game up at probably 23-24yrs old and the first thing I did was take lessons from a local pro. I believe it prevented me from developing any seriously bad habits and poor muscle memory.
When I finally took to the course I was shooting low 100's....102, 109, 110. Didn't take very long to break into the 90's. If I would have used Dawgsontop34's advice I believe I would've gotten better even faster.
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