Gord, Remember OOT is a lefty.Best advice ever.......
Get good waterproofs and good shoes!
Then when playing keep your head down, yourleftRIGHT arm straight, turn your hips making sure not to overswing on the back lift then swing slowly through the ball in the direction you want to hit it! DO NOT try to leather the ball as hard as you can and you'll be amazed how far you can hit it with an easy swing.
Watch the pro's (turn the stupid sound effects down) and by and large they swing their irons slow and easy too.
Then most importantly make sure that you tell the Mrs that a round of golf takes at least 5 hours!!!!
OOT, I'm a member at WGC
Any time you want a round or some help ( not that I'm Rory McIllroy), just let me know.
Don't buy loads of balls I have a bucket full that would be fine.
Thanks Dave . Very similar to me . Played 5- aside until I was 58 , but got fed up of calf and hamstring injuries and younger guys who ran faster and tackled harder ! Thanks for the encouragement. I’ll stick at it and hope things start to get better .OOT, as Rovers95 says, stick with it,
I played football up to my 60th and only took up golf to make up numbers with a group a few mates were with. Never had a lesson,
To say I was crap was an understatement. I would slice the ball with my drivers, but not my irons. The only thing I seemed to good at was putting. I can look at a green and be able to work out which way the ball will break and by how much.
Now, after 10 years or so, I've partially cured my slice, hitting the ball a little bit longer and whilst I duff a shot every now and then, I generally get round in reasonable order. Last thursday, I scored a nearest the pin, and ran second with 39 points.
You'll enjoy much frustration, learn some new swearwords, moments of satisfaction and the odd moment of elation. And that is only on one hole!
There will always be one shot that will bring you back for your next round, there's always the hope that your next round will be better than the last,
Great advice Gord - just what my coach says and I try to take note . However as the shots get sliced and topped , the grip gets tighter , the swing gets quicker and I forget to keep my eyes on the ball . So many things to remember !Best advice ever.......
Get good waterproofs and good shoes!
Then when playing keep your head down, your left arm straight, turn your hips making sure not to overswing on the back lift then swing slowly through the ball in the direction you want to hit it! DO NOT try to leather the ball as hard as you can and you'll be amazed how far you can hit it with an easy swing and how many times you 'knob it' by trying to muscle it with full power.
Watch the pro's (turn the stupid sound effects down) and by and large they swing their irons slow and easy too.
Then most importantly make sure that you tell the Mrs that a round of golf takes at least 5 hours!!!!
Too right ODB - in more ways than one !Nooo. Don't say lefty Dave, it has a different connotation here now pal!