Golf Tips for Beginners

A lot of beginners are amazed when they learn how much putting affects their score. How many times have you hit the green in regulation but scored a bogey or worse simply because you missed your putts? What I hate is when I hit the ball stiff to within 2 to 7 feet and miss my putt for birdie or par. Amateurs, including beginners, don't make putts over 8 feet on a regular basis. Within 7 feet though, we should be able to make a good majority of them. We can easily improve our golf scores if we concentrate on making short putts. Only practice will make us a better putter. You want to practice long and mid range putts but typically they don't go in on one stroke. These types of putts should be practiced to get the ball within 3 feet of the hole. However, it is more important to practice your short putts. Pro golfers realize this and it would be good that we do too. A lot of Tour players have missed 2 to 3 footers to miss the cut on a Friday, missing their chance to play for the mo...

Quite a few golfers try to improve their golf swing. Golf swing improvement usually means a much improved golf score. But to get yourself to a better level in golf you will need to practice. Here are a few tips that you can use to get a better golf swing and a better golf score. I like to compare the golf swing to music. Music needs to have a good tempo, good rhythm, and balance to work right . So it goes with the golf swing! The foundation of a song makes it good music. Just like music a good golf swing must have a solid foundation and this starts with a golfers stance. When you practice hitting balls adjust the width of your stance to find the best stance that works for you. Try a different combination of stances, from wide to narrow . A lot of golfers find their perfect stance to be about shoulder width apart. Your stance, once found, needs to be placed into automatic memory through practice. This will allow you to do it automatically on the golf course . An additional thing tha...