Improve Your Golf Game - Tips For Beginners

Learning to golf successfully is not something that you can really learn while playing a video game.  This news is sometimes a crushing blow to those who have spent hours playing Nintendo's Wii Sports but it is in fact the crushing reality.  Learning how to play golf in real life is sometimes very complicated and will require that you pay close attention to the exact rules and form.  While learning from a golf instructor is a wise idea, there are a few mistakes that many beginners tend to make.  Learning how to overcome these mistakes will greatly improve your chances of playing a good game of golf and walking away from the green after a successful game.

One of the biggest problems that beginners have when learning golf is they tend to look up when they actually go to strike the ball.  This is a problem because it can result in a stroke being counted even if you did not hit the ball.  You can just imagine how this can quickly add up to a horrible golf score.  It is important to always look down until after you have hit the ball.  To ensure that you do stay down until after the hit ensure that you keep your hips properly rotated.  If you have trouble with this concept talk to your instructor for some specific tips to help you.  Additionally, ensuring that you keep your arms extended fully while you are swinging has been known to help many beginning golfers.  Your last step should be counting to five after you strike the ball before you look up.  This will help you pace yourself and help you avoid looking up too quickly.

Another common problem for beginning golfers is that many putts on the green are continuously missed.  To help overcome this problem you should ensure that you are standing in the putting stance and looking straight down at the top of your ball.  If you are not looking directly down, you are likely to miss the appropriate hit and your ball will veer off in an undesirable direction.  Only look straight down at the ball when you actually putt and you will be looking at a much greater chance of actually hitting the ball into the hole without having to continuously putt and putt again.

Many new golfers also tend to have a problem with the ball going into the sides of the green, rather than straight ahead.  While this may seem like a very complicated problem to correct, it is actually quite simple with a bit of patience.  The first thing you always need to keep in mind is your stance.  If you are not standing appropriately before you even swing the club, you are not going to have a successful stroke.  You need to ensure that you are taking the time to carefully analyze your stance before you ever swing, if you notice that your club is not squarely touching the ball then you may need to back up a bit to ensure that you are not hitting the ball from the side of the club.  This is one of the biggest things that will throw a ball to one side of the green or another.  Ensuring a solid, square swing will help your ball go to the desired location with a bit of practice.

Hooking is one of the last major flaws that strikes at most beginners.  This is something that can be quite difficult to correct as well.  Some have a problem with their stance that causes the ball to hook, while others are gripping the club too much, causing it to hit the ball the wrong way.  Regardless of your problem, taking a close look at your stance, as well as ensuring that you are not gripping the club too tightly should be quite helpful in correcting a hooked ball.  Of course, once you have started making adjustments to your stance or even your grip, you need to practice a bit to improve your skills.