...with your eyes closed, while facing the opposite direction. If you can't do this, then son, you not ready.
Good in golf is definitely a relative term. You can be a horrible striker of the ball, but as long as you don't slow play down and you aren't a constant danger to others on the course (with your errant shots) then you should be good to play. To start, I would try to play on odd days when courses aren't as busy so you aren't constantly pressured by faster groups.
Don't bother waiting for that. You'll find that at least 50% of people on public golf courses are terrible. Yeah it can be embarrassing if your ball travels into the completely wrong fairway or lands on a green that's not the one you're aiming for, but it's still fun. I'd say just go play a round at a cheap course. I learned to play at San Jacinto College course in Pasadena (and by learned I mean I went from often missing the ball, to now hitting it consistently but still being a bad golfer.) It's 9 holes, walking only (no carts). Only cost about $10 a round and you could play all day. Find something like that in your area and go at it. It will only increase your love for golf even more.
Golf is boring. You're boring. No, you are. I suck at golf. This summer I'll have to take my clubs out to a driving range and work on my ankle sock tan lines.
Haha. Thanks, I'll try to look into finding a cheap golf course. I'll have a lot of free time over the summer and I thought learning how to golf would be a great idea.
Find a par 3 course and you can learn to play without making a fool of yourself. I play at green caye by the boardwalk all the time. Although I'm awful, I'm still able to play decent because the holes are too small to mess up terribly.
First off you want to go when the course is unoccupied aka don't go Saturday or Sunday morning. You are gonna want to play slow and not have to worry about holding up others behind you. Call up the course you want to play at and ask them when the course is least populated. Second you might do a quick Google search for a Par 3 course near you. These are usually 9-hole course that are all par 3s and tend to be for beginners. As far as how good you should be, I wouldn't worry about that. IF nobody is waiting on you then nobody cares. Just don't leave massive divots and what not.
Get the "golfnow" app, and search for "hot deals". This is a good way to find cheap rounds of golf in your area.
This is good advice. You should also look into a player development type program at a course you like. You x amount a month and discounted times, range balls, group lessons , etc. you should consider some lessons to help get you started. They do help a lot
You need to work more on your short gm (chipping and putting). Stick with it as it's an awesome game and something you can play for the rest of your life. Anyone who hates golf has never played it or they suck at it and quit. It's not an easy game but stick with it.
This cannot be emphasized enough. Everyone wants to go to the range and pound the driver, but over 18 holes, you should only be hitting driver 14 times MAX (unless multiple OB off the tee lol). Chipping and putting will make up the majority of your strokes. You can be pretty terrible tee to green, but if you are good around the greens, you'll be able to post respectable scores. Not sure if anyone's mentioned this yet, but I'd recommend starting off at an executive course (9 hole, most if not all holes are par 3's) to get your feet wet before diving into a full 18. After you get comfortable at an executive course, hit up a local muni for a full 18, then you should be good to go. Golf is awesome, but it's a dangerous addiction. Sounds like you're already getting it pretty bad - soon you'll be obsessing about every little part of your swing, constantly looking for better/newer clubs, wondering if the ball you're playing has the right spin rate, etc etc etc. Enjoy :grin:
