Beginner Golf

One of the questions I'm continually asked by beginner golf players is: Do I need golf lessons? As a professional golf coach, guess what my answer is? Of course you do.

I say this not to fill my lesson book but to seriously help golfers learn to play golf properly.
I'm not sure of where I heard this but did you know that golf is the 2nd most difficult sport to master biomechanically? There is hundreds of sports out there and golf is one of the most difficult yet people try to improve with almost no professional help. It is like learning to drive with no help. Trying to diagnose an acute disease without a doctor or specialist or trying to clean the fuel injection on your car without a mechanic. All of these jobs listed sounds difficult and you wouldn't dream of doing it yourself unless it was your profession or you at least had some experience in that area.

Hopefully you understand that the golf swing itself is a complex movement. There are a variety of factors that have you swinging the way you're currently swinging. The first one is your body. Most swing issues are born out of physical limitations, that is people swing the way they do to protect their body and move their body where it is most comfortable. Many golfers with tight hips add additional knee flex to their stance so they don't have to bend from the hips. This creates other swing issues and forces you to swing from non athletic posture.

Secondly your concepts of the game have an impact on your game. What you think happens in the golf swing does it actually happen? Does the head stay still? Do you lift the ball in the air? Are divots bad? Misconceptions ruin a golfers ability to play good golf. They are trying to do things that can't be done or do not suit the game we are playing.

Thirdly your equipment has an impact on your game. Is your equipment suited to you? Would you go into a shoe store and ask for a pair of size 11 shoes? What if you're not size 11? The point is you need help selecting your equipment from an experienced professional. Equipment not fitted to you can lead to all sorts of swing issues. You will change your swing to make your equipment work for you. Have you ever not been able to hit your driver in the air? Therefore you go and practice with the driver to get it right. What are you doing? You are changing your swing to suit the driver instead of matching your equipment to you personally. This can be a continual adjustment if you're not careful.

Hopefully this article has illustrated to you that golf is a complex game and that you need help from a professional to help you understand the factors that are limiting you.
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