| Taking up golf? First of all, consider the | | | | happens to take. Don't put off reconsidering your |
| pre-requisites that need to be satisfied before | | | | options if you find it uncomfortable or unnatural, |
| you tee off for the first time. Besides learning the | | | | or if you continue missing shots by too great a |
| rules of the game and, if possible, developing an | | | | margin. And develop a sense of what you are to |
| awareness of the expected etiquette and such, | | | | label as your personal preferences and why. |
| you will definitely need to avail yourself of the | | | | Maybe it is easy for you to access someone who |
| appropriate equipment! | | | | is knowledgeable about golf? If you are unable to |
| However, it is not always advisable to start off | | | | determine whether a particular set of clubs is |
| by purchasing a new bunch of golf clubs. After all, | | | | worth paying the money or not, listen to what |
| they are very expensive – and if you later | | | | they have to say. In any case, ascertain the golf |
| realise that you do not care that much for the | | | | clubs specifications which you are actually looking |
| game after all, it will be that much worse for you! | | | | at, and try to discuss with the golf pros at the |
| In any case, beginners have to find out their own | | | | shops; or seek the opinions of golfing |
| place in this game and get a feel for their own | | | | communities, be they in your local area, further a |
| unique way of playing the game; and this is likely | | | | field, or even on the Internet. To those with little |
| to have an impact on which golf clubs you choose | | | | or no Internet experience: my advice to you is |
| once you become a more seasoned golfer. So | | | | consider searching on blog sites and within such |
| begin with used golf clubs. This will nearly always | | | | forums as the Youtube community, as well as |
| be cheaper. What follows is a series of tips aimed | | | | websites that are explicitly devoted to golf in one |
| at helping you find your first golf clubs. | | | | form or other. |
| Simply put, the premise should be to try out as | | | | One final thing: it is a common occurrence for |
| many different clubs as possible. Rent them from | | | | beginners to purchase a complete set of clubs, |
| golf retailers or other sources (try to ensure that | | | | when they are ill-advised in doing so. A complete |
| they are safe and not easily breakable). Or if you | | | | set is 14 clubs, and most of the time it is just not |
| have any friends or family members who are into | | | | necessary for a beginner. Go for what is called a |
| golf, ask them if they would be kind enough to | | | | half-set, because a full set, besides being |
| lend you what they have. And when you do | | | | unnecessarily heavy, contains clubs that a |
| practice with your clubs, observe carefully as you | | | | beginner just would not have a clue how to use |
| make your shots; consider things like your | | | | to best effect. |
| posture as well as the course that the ball | | | | |