Beginners Golf Guide

Beginners Golf

What you need to know before you play.

You are allowed a maximum of 14 Clubs per bag!

Beginners Coaching : Golf Instruction Manual

What's in your Bag?
A set of clubs can comprise of a combination of drivers, irons and putters. (You may have more that one putter, but usually just one.) More about Buying Clubs

You will also need some tees and a few balls, a pitch-mark repairer (for repairs on the green) and a few personal items like sun-screen, umbrella and a cap. You can usually hire clubs at most pro shops on golf courses.

Learn about Gripping the Club.
An extensive education into the correct golf club grip.
Written by AAA Accredited PGA Coaching Professional, Mark Officer.

Whether you are a beginner or an advanced golfer, having golf clubs and balls that fit your individual physical attributes and abilities is instrumental in playing your best.

At ABC, a trained and certified club fitting professional will take into consideration your unique combination of swing variables such as swing plane, angle of attack, club-head speed, ball speed, spin rates and most importantly, ball flight.

A lot of people are using long (3- and 4-) irons when they shouldn't be. A fairway wood would make the game much easier for these golfers. One of the easiest ways to determine if a player should be using higher lofted fairway woods vs. long irons is Driver and 5-iron Ball Speed. Once you know your ball speed with a driver and 5-iron, you will have an easy time determining the clubs that should make up your set. For example, if your driver ball speed is 130 MPH and your 5-iron ball speed is 100 MPH, the longest iron you should carry is a 5-iron - replace the 3- and 4-irons with a 7 wood!
More about Club Fitting. We use Golf Achiever II for club fitting and swing analysis.

Clubs need to be "RNA Standards Approved" for all competition use.

This is where you book your tee-off time. You can also buy or hire your essential golf supplies, and light refreshments.

Buggies are a good choice to carry your clubs around the course. A glove will help grip the club and also help prevent blisters.

You will receive your golf card for keeping score and directions to the first tee.

The "TEE" is usually an elevated, flat area sectioned off with sets of coloured markers.

The YELLOW markers are for SOCIAL golfers, the RED markers for LADIES and the WHITE markers are reserved for CLUB MEMBERS.

You have been given your allotted tee off time, do not be late. If you miss you time you will have to reschedule your game. Make sure the previous group are out of range when you hit the ball. If you think a ball is heading towards another player call "FORE".