| As a well known scratch tournament rated | | | | winter season and in addition once these bad |
| professional golfer once pointed out "I am a lazy | | | | habits are learnt it is a most difficult task, if at all |
| man. Why make golfing and indeed life in general | | | | possible, to get rid, or eliminate, those bad golfing |
| harder and more difficult than it need be. Buy | | | | habits. |
| proper golf equipment. Take professional golf | | | | However you can only go so far by teaching |
| lessons from the beginning. Why make life harder | | | | yourself golf skills from a book. It is akin to a |
| than it is and as well handicap you for years to | | | | person trying to learn public speaking by watching |
| come?" Indeed this simple, basic advice that | | | | his presentations on a video camera. Self |
| should be heeded. Golf is a hard enough game | | | | evaluation, especially with golfers is very difficult |
| without handicapping yourself with poor equipment | | | | thing even more so when a golfing ego and the |
| or training. For life" | | | | frustration of learning the sport are added. |
| While many golfers will spend an absolute killing on | | | | You can learn to golf from friends. Nothing wrong |
| golfing equipment and even golf apparel most will | | | | with this. Most golfers start this way. Indeed if no |
| shudder at the thought of devoting any of their | | | | one else showed us the basics few would ever |
| golfing budget towards proper instruction. | | | | pick up the sport. However unless your friends |
| Perhaps they think it is not worth the time effort | | | | are professional golfers you may well end up with |
| and cash. After all you can watch golf TV, golf | | | | the same poor golf swing habits that plague your |
| programs on TV and the gold channel. At the | | | | friends and limit their golf game. On top of that |
| worst their golfing buddies can give them a few | | | | your friends may lack teaching skills as well as |
| tips on the links. What a mistaken view and short | | | | patience. Even if you end up with good golf |
| sighted decision and even mentality. After all | | | | instruction you may end up with fewer friends in |
| winning one golf round bet can more than pay for | | | | the mix. |
| those missed lessons. | | | | The sad fact is that if you do not learn properly |
| After all - there is nothing to the sport of golf. | | | | from the beginning from an actual golf instructor |
| Some summarize the game of golf and the sport | | | | or a golf pro you will be forever fighting poor golf |
| of golfing as a man standing on one large ball (the | | | | habits - which you will quickly have adopted and |
| earth) and hitting a smaller ball (the golfing ball). | | | | will find very difficult, if ever to unlearn or lose on |
| Perhaps it's the view point that golf instruction is | | | | the golf course or during the golf game. |
| not tangible item that leaves you with anything of | | | | If you continue to golf as a sport or recreation, |
| solid material value. It's sort of like paying for life | | | | somewhere along the line you are going to have |
| insurance. If your family claims the money - you | | | | to pay for lessons to eliminate or get over these |
| lose. Money spent on solid items - cars, real | | | | bad golfing habits. Why not do it from the start? |
| estate etc. is something of substance that leaves | | | | You will learn properly. You will golf well from the |
| with an item of property and material value. Not | | | | start. You will have less frustration and more |
| so with golf instruction. Yet many of these same | | | | enjoyment on the golf course. |
| "golfers" will spend a fortune on drinks at the | | | | Even from a financial angle learning from golf pro |
| clubhouse or even golfing vacations - which leaves | | | | makes sense. It is always more costly to fix a |
| these people or "sportsmen" with precious little | | | | problem than to prevent it in the first place. On |
| after the vacation ends - other than memories or | | | | top of that, your golf game and golfing reputation |
| photos. | | | | will be better from the start, much less |
| It is true that you can learn golf and the sport of | | | | frustrating and you will certainly have a much |
| golfing from golfing videos, golfing on TV and the | | | | better round of golf with your golfing buddies, feel |
| golf channel as well as golf and golfing books. | | | | more comfortable and at ease on the links and |
| There are no shortages of these - indeed there is | | | | overall have a much enjoyable time and better |
| no shortage of golfers willing to pay or watch | | | | memories of your career with the game of golf |
| these golf instructional aids. It shows you both | | | | and golfing. |
| how golfers long for the game during the cold | | | | |