Learning with videos, and fun on a golf holiday

Golf is a precision club and ball sport in which competing players (or golfers) use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes. Golf is defined, in the rules of golf, as "playing a ball with a club from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes. It is one of the few ball games that do not require a standardized playing area. The game is played on a landscaped green area called Course, and consists of an arranged progression of either 9 or 18 holes. Each hole on the course must contain a tee box with an actual hole, and there are various other standardized forms of terrain in between such as the fairway, rough, and hazards, but each hole on a course and indeed among virtually all courses is unique in its specific layout and arrangement.

Origin of the game is unclear and disputed with many attributing it to the Romans and some to Chinese. However, the earliest documented evidence in the modern era depicts golf as a royal sport being played in early 15th century. In its earlier avatar, golf was restricted solely to the nobles and the royals of the land. Slowly, the golf was opened to the general public and since then it is slowly growing in popularity. Arrival of social network and video sharing channels has taken the golf further to the people. You Tube and other video sharing channels have created ripples not only in the social media space but also as a medium for education and instruction. These media spaces are now being utilized far and wide to deliver training material with a more personalized touch.

As a result, activities which earlier required dedicated trainers at beginner's level are now readily available at these video sharing channels, and can be accessed free of cost. Moreover, as many of these media are free their reach is immensely multiplied. For a sport with as elaborate set-up as golf, most people think that an instructor-led training is the only way to go. Nowadays plenty of golf videos on these forums that provide extensive video based coaching to aspiring golfers.

Another development in golfing scenario is arrival of clubbed holidays; many of the corporate bigwigs and even common people are known to play golf as a part time activity to relax. With membership system in most of the golf courses, vacations can seem to be time without a golf session. To cater to these people Golf Holidays were invented, where an individual can enjoy his vacation and play golf as well. This is becoming popular with golf fans and players alike.