I have no clubs, I have no knowledge, but I want to look into possibly getting into golf. So, what do I need to do? Where do I start? Tell me everything. I live in the Montrose/Richmond area.
Borrow an iron from someone and hit a few buckets at the driving range. Unless you want to take it seriously, then you should talk to a pro about taking some lessons so you don't practice the wrong swing.
Not sure of your situation, but I took a class during college up in Austin for a semester where all the equipment could be borrowed or rented. It was a good introduction to rules and swing theory. I was not very good after the class, but it sparked an interest so that I hopefully can continue to play and improve in the future... Also, my clubs came from a rich uncle who got tired of his old clubs...Used clubs can go for decent price and probably won't be too shabby to learn on. Good luck on the hobby. It costs money and it can get frustrating at times (for me anyway...*awaits countercomments from golf naturals*)
Depends on what you want out of it. Do you want to play, for pure recreation and fun, or do you want to try and become very good at it?
Matt Swanson's school at Wildcat has been offering some free 'Introduction to Golf' seminars and they are also offering something called 'Free Fridays' though I didn't stop to read the flyer on it http://www.swingpure.com/ As I've stated I work as a starter there on Saturday but I'm not afilliated with the school. And added bonus: there were lot's of chicks in the Introduction To Golf class yesterday. Wildcat is easy to get to from town, just shoot down 288 to Airport and over to Alameda. http://www.wildcatgolfclub.com/ I have friends on the staff at Memorial too but I haven't checked to see if they are doing an introductory stuff. Golf is a hard game to play competantly, most people that try the sport don't put enough learning time into it before going out on the course and they end up getting frustrated and quitting. I used to tell my beginning student to put 40 hours and 4 lessons into it before they ever go out on to the golf course, but they never do. Aslo golf is very time intensive and is not cheap. A lot of people dont have 5 hours blocks of recreation time or the $50 it costs. If you just want to have some fun trying to learn by yourself, get Ben Hogan's book ' 5 Fundementals' and use it as your guide. It's only about $15 and you could spend a lot time mastering it's lessons. Just going out and swinging at balls though is just goof off time, It can be fun, but you are not learning how to play golf.
