Any golf players on getbig? So hard to learn ggrrr

[Ted SuperSet]

I was a good golfer years ago (2 handicap). There are things you can do to quickly improve your scores.

#1 is to improve your short game.  Chipping, pitching and putting.  This is numero uno for score reduction.  Golf is a game of minimizing errors.  Even pros hit poor shots but they recover with great short games.

Now to improve your long game you need to have solid fundamentals to reduce not only errors but the severity of the errors (mishits).

To do this requires just a few things.

1) Solid grip.  What ever grip you choose be consistent with it.  Your body will adapt but you need to have a good, basic grip.  Google it or take a lesson on grip.

2) Stance.  This is all important!  You have to aim correctly.  I suggest using a square stance for all shots.  You line your HEELS up parallel to the target line and the clubface ON the target line.  Like railroad tracks.  Most people think they are aiming correctly but they are not.  The eye tricks you.  You must set up the same everytime so your body can learn where to send the ball.

3) The final point is to take your mind out of your swing.  Take your grip,  set up your stance, visualize the ball trajectory, and then TRUST your body to make the swing.  If you hit a bad shot don't panic.  You are going to hit bad shots sometimes.  Just move on to the next shot and repeat your program...grip, stance, visualize, trust.

This also applies to chipping and even putting.  Grip, stance, visualize, trust.  Every time you do this. It doesn't have to take long once you get it down.  Practice it.  Do it when you practice on the range or putting green.  Every time you hit a shot do it.

4) Practice.  You have to practice to get better.  No way around it.  Practice the short game, putting.  Hit balls.  Not just your driver but work through all the clubs in your bag.  If your range bucket has 50 balls, hit 5 with each club starting with the pitching wedge and move down to the long clubs.  Don't hit 50 drivers.  If you play once a week, practice 2 time a week (or more).  Don't forsake your family for golf however.  If you can do a hour of practice twice a week you will see a big improvement (if you practice correctly).

5) DO NOT read golf magazines or any of that stuff on the internet about how to play golf!  If you do this you will constantly be messing with your swing, etc. and it will screw you up.  You will "think too much" and "thinking too much" is what kills you.  You can't play well if you are thinking about mechanics.  Golf is a natural game once you get your "grip, stance, visualize, trust" going.



Read this book however which will explain how to get your mind out of the way so your body can do its job. Of particular importance is the part about the"bounce-hit" in golf.

Ironat this is a great post! Solid insights about the right mindset also.
Good to read that it is normal to struggle at first and that with a lot of practise improvement is possible.
I will put all this mentioned to practise in the next few months.
I have a hard time getting my grip in check. And more than that it seems impossible to keep my mind off the swing (over thinking the movement). I decided to start all over again and I have booked lessons. I will keep you guys updated.

[Ted SuperSet]

Golf = lots and lots of patience. You'll be frustrated for a looooong time until you figure out what you're doing wrong. Practice practice practice but just remember, just because you get good on the driving range doesn't mean it always translates to the course. In comes course management.

Thanx coach. I booked lessons. Will keep you guys updated!!

[Ted SuperSet]

“Golf players” = golfers “Do a swing” = swing

What country are you from?

Zwijndrecht, Belgium.
We don't speak a lot of English.

[Earl1972]

golf is boring

it's not a sport, it's a skill

if obese 70 year old men and women can play it, not a sport

E

[IroNat]

If you can afford it, professional lessons is the best way.

Tell the pro you want to improve your all-round game, not just driving the ball, which is what most people want.  Few people want to learn the short game.

Hopefully, wherever you take lessons has the facilities available so you can learn the short game along with ball striking.

Have fun.  

[IroNat]

golf is boring

it's not a sport, it's a skill

if obese 70 year old men and women can play it, not a sport

E

Anybody can play golf but few play it extremely well.  Anybody can play in a weekend slow pitch softball league but very, very few can play baseball in the majors.

Golf at a high level is quite a physical sport.  Go see a pro tournament in person and see how athletic the players are. 

Do some have a paunch?  Yes, but so a few major leaguers and a lot of NFL players.

To see a top level pro hit the ball is awe inspiring.  These guys play in a whole other universe from your weekend duffer.

[Rambone]

Zwijndrecht, Belgium.
We don't speak a lot of English.

I imagine you sounding like Van Damme from the movie Bloodsport

“Teach me. I can do it. You tought me using any golf techinique that works and never to limit myself to one style......TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND!”

[wes]

Tried it 2 times from now on it`s only miniature golf for me!  LOL 

[Taffin]

I imagine you sounding like Van Damme from the movie Bloodsport

“Teach me. I can do it. You tought me using any golf techinique that works and never to limit myself to one style......TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND!”

 

And now you've got me thinking that Jean-Claude Van Ted dances like this  

[Rambone]

And now you've got me thinking that Jean-Claude Van Ted dances like this  

 

[Earl1972]

Anybody can play golf but few play it extremely well.  Anybody can play in a weekend slow pitch softball league but very, very few can play baseball in the majors.

Golf at a high level is quite a physical sport.  Go see a pro tournament in person and see how athletic the players are. 

Do some have a paunch?  Yes, but so a few major leaguers and a lot of NFL players.

To see a top level pro hit the ball is awe inspiring.  These guys play in a whole other universe from your weekend duffer.

yeah and anybody can throw darts or shoot pool yet few do it at the pro level, they are skills not athletic competitions where you exert energy

physical my ass they putt a few times, hit the ball, and then they sit their fat ass on the cart to go after the ball

you want to compare that to hitting or fielding a baseball traveling at least 95 mph, or blocking and tackling super large athletic and violent men

E

[IroNat]

yeah and anybody can throw darts or shoot pool yet few do it at the pro level, they are skills not athletic competitions where you exert energy

physical my ass they putt a few times, hit the ball, and then they sit their fat ass on the cart to go after the ball

you want to compare that to hitting or fielding a baseball traveling at least 95 mph, or blocking and tackling super large athletic and violent men

E

I can't argue with someone as smart as you.  You're too far ahead of me.

[Earl1972]

I can't argue with someone as smart as you.  You're too far ahead of me.

don't be so hard on yourself, you're smart enough to know your place

E

[Ted SuperSet]

If you can afford it, professional lessons is the best way.

Tell the pro you want to improve your all-round game, not just driving the ball, which is what most people want.  Few people want to learn the short game.

Hopefully, wherever you take lessons has the facilities available so you can learn the short game along with ball striking.

Have fun.  

It has, and it is free to use (only pay for balls).

[Ted SuperSet]

I imagine you sounding like Van Damme from the movie Bloodsport

“Teach me. I can do it. You tought me using any golf techinique that works and never to limit myself to one style......TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND!”

 

[Taffin]

 

[tres_taco_combo]

i know play 1x-2x a year.

i played competitive as a young kid.  - worked at golf course, dated a golfer, played in tourneys every week (AJGA) when i was 18 i didnt make it to the finals of the us jr amateur and hung it up at 18.  my clubs still scream 1999-2002 era. PING TISI driver lol and Ping eye clubs

pretty much golf from tv, to golf talk with my father, to the chic i dated. i was golf 24-7. i am glad - great chapter in my life. 

i no longer play it. mens classic bbing is my new sick adventure -

my swing is gorgeous since i started at a young age.

to be good at golf - it is years and get lessons

[The Scott]

And now you've got me thinking that Jean-Claude Van Ted dances like this  

I shudder when I see this and remind myself that JCVD was the original choice to be the Predator...Cirque du SoGhey indeed.  

He will smoke no wang, before it's time.  

[tres_taco_combo]

i dont know to make gifs

my swing is my baby - like my posing  

look at those angles

that takeaway and that follow through - my god -  and that driver is from the late 1990s  

golf and bbing share many similarities - head game

[IroNat]

Nice, Trey Taco.

I don't play anymore either.  Tore my meniscus in my right knee years ago...can't push off on it.  Not worth hurting myself again.

Sold clubs.  Kept my driver for sentimental reasons.

Had a dream awhile back I was playing golf in it.  A good feeling.

[tres_taco_combo]

Nice, Trey Taco.

I don't play anymore either.  Tore my meniscus in my right knee years ago...can't push off on it.  Not worth hurting myself again.

Sold clubs.  Kept my driver for sentimental reasons.

Had a dream awhile back I was playing golf in it.  A good feeling.

thanks man.  10000s of hours of practice

Side bar
I don't believe in the handicap system at all. it doesnt tell anyone how good you are. cuz that shit goes out the window when you are playing in  tournament (strokes or match play) get the fuck out of here with that nonsense.

tournament play is all that matters  - did you place or not?


it messes with my elbows and not i hate elbow pain

[Rambone]

i dont know to make gifs

my swing is my baby - like my posing  

look at those angles

that takeaway and that follow through - my god -  and that driver is from the late 1990s  

golf and bbing share many similarities - head game

Solid hybrid golfer/bodybuider physique. Big without being overly big. Enough muscle that says hey I lift and take it pretty serious, but I’m not out on the range trying to show off.

[IroNat]

thanks man.  10000s of hours of practice

Side bar
I don't believe in the handicap system at all. it doesnt tell anyone how good you are. cuz that shit goes out the window when you are playing in  tournament (strokes or match play) get the fuck out of here with that nonsense.

tournament play is all that matters  - did you place or not?


it messes with my elbows and not i hate elbow pain

Played in high school and then just for fun.

[tres_taco_combo]

Played in high school and then just for fun.

high school golf = best time ever 

fuck those hot nasty football 2x a day shit - HS golf was the tits 

[Ted SuperSet]

i know play 1x-2x a year.

i played competitive as a young kid.  - worked at golf course, dated a golfer, played in tourneys every week (AJGA) when i was 18 i didnt make it to the finals of the us jr amateur and hung it up at 18.  my clubs still scream 1999-2002 era. PING TISI driver lol and Ping eye clubs

pretty much golf from tv, to golf talk with my father, to the chic i dated. i was golf 24-7. i am glad - great chapter in my life.  


i no longer play it. mens classic bbing is my new sick adventure -

my swing is gorgeous since i started at a young age.

to be good at golf - it is years and get lessons

Could you have made it as a pro if you continued to golf?
Would love to see you golf in a shiny thong brosph.