Golf tips

[Sergio<3]

Any decent simple tips fellas? 18 handicap and don't seem to be getting any better

 

[abu13]

It's all about practice and commitment, I started playing about 15 years ago playing off 18, After lots and lots of time and effort i am now still playing off 18.

I don't practice enough :)

The best tip i can give you is get some lessons, every time you feel like buying a new club put your wallet away and book a few lessons.

 

[york away to this!]

Just hit the ball really straight and really far. Chip on to the green with a bit of backspin and pop it in for a birdie.

(I have a spare coaching session over the weekend if you want, I'll send you my account details...)

 

[hammocity]

Any decent simple tips fellas? 18 handicap and don't seem to be getting any better

Practice you short game, it doesn’t matter if you are a short hitter, the real savings are chipping and putting, as Abu says lessons are well worth it but not many have short game tuition.

 

[jay_mcfc]

Any decent simple tips fellas? 18 handicap and don't seem to be getting any better

Need more information. Best to start with telling us your worst shot, the shot you really want to eliminate or improve.

 

[Kinkladze 1]

concentrate on improving your short game. This is where you’ll bring your handicap down.

 

[remember arthur mann]

You need to keep supple.....

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Any decent simple tips fellas? 18 handicap and don't seem to be getting any better

Just snap your clubs over your knee, lob them in the bin and get pissed in the clubhouse pal; ) It will save all that walking and fannying about trying to retrieve your balls in the rough because you're shit at golf mate.
As for tips, don't eat yellow snow; )

 

[asahartford1]

Course management.
In other words don't take on shots yo cannot manage.
I only hit it 220 and play off 6.
Of you play off 18 you have a shot a hole so play each hole as a bogey.

Only my first lesson comes free ;-)

 

[Cityfan]

As above , lessons and practice particularly short game helps a lot.
Most important thing is to enjoy the game though.
The single most useful thing for me which didn't involve lessons or practice was getting a golf GPS, I was surprised at how far out my distance estimations were to the middle of the green even in my own club. Knowing the distance and how far you hit a club gives a lot of confidence.

 

[Fame Monster]

Don't bother with the lessons mate, you'll get better and better just by playing more. Oh and buy a new driver, easiest way to pick up a few more yards :)

 

[hammocity]

Course management.
In other words don't take on shots yo cannot manage.
I only hit it 220 and play off 6.
Of you play off 18 you have a shot a hole so play each hole as a bogey.

Only my first lesson comes free ;-)

220 is decent, not many par 4’s over 400 on most courses so irons into the green for you? I only hit about 200, well past my best so 19 now, still love it though.

 

[yerwot?]

after years of hitting a high fade, and lessons not curing it, a guy in the next bay at the driving range said " your grip's too weak". With nothing to lose i wrapped my left hand round the grip, until it felt wrong tbh, but it worked. He looked at the sole of the driver and pointed out the scuff marks were showing the club was travelling from out to in, hence the fade. After a few rounds of experimenting with the hand positions, i could manipulate the shot from a low draw to high fade but hitting it dead straight was the killer, but at least i was enjoying being on the fairway most of the time. The short game was never a big attraction for me, it's why carding below 80 was about as good as i could expect. Trouble with playing more often, if there is a fundamental flaw in your set-up you end up cementing it into your game......have fun:)

 

[Shirley]

Get a copy of Ben Hogan's Five Lessons.
The bible of understanding golf.

 

[davek1808]

Get it in the hole works fine with golf and women although anymore than 5 attempts tend to put women off (a friend told me).

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

after years of hitting a high fade, and lessons not curing it, a guy in the next bay at the driving range said " your grip's too weak". With nothing to lose i wrapped my left hand round the grip, until it felt wrong tbh, but it worked.

As I have previously mentioned on this forum, I sometimes suffer word blindness mate. Sorry I read it wrong and I don't mean to offend anyone. It's just that I thought I read "the gay in the next bay"...... "Your grips too weak". Blimey... I'm just glad I didn't go on to read "hole in one" ; )

 

[r.soleofsalford]

Any decent simple tips fellas? 18 handicap and don't seem to be getting any better

Buy David Pelz book short game bible.

and practise for 30 minutes a day.

It`s all about practise. Short game, short game, short game.

 

[ctid1894]

As above , lessons and practice particularly short game helps a lot.
Most important thing is to enjoy the game though.
The single most useful thing for me which didn't involve lessons or practice was getting a golf GPS, I was surprised at how far out my distance estimations were to the middle of the green even in my own club. Knowing the distance and how far you hit a club gives a lot of confidence.

Absofuckinglutely this.

 

[smeeagain]

It’s that effin windmill that does for me!

 

[LWashington]

As I have previously mentioned on this forum, I sometimes suffer word blindness mate. Sorry I read it wrong and I don't mean to offend anyone. It's just that I thought I read "the gay in the next bay"...... "Your grips too weak". Blimey... I'm just glad I didn't go on to read "hole in one" ; )

or extra stiff shaft.