When it comes to golf balls, you will want those that can give you the most distance and that aren’t too “hard”.  There are many brands on the market that can fit into this mold, so test out a few and see which one you like the best.

So you’ve got your equipment, now let’s take a look at some of the basics of golf and a good, effective golf swing.

 

THE BASICS

 

The purpose of this book isn’t to teach you how to swing a golf club.  However, it can never hurt to go over the basics of the golf swing and the golf stance.  So often, we get into bad habits on the golf course when it comes to our swings.  We forget the things we initially learned about and start swinging the club in really the wrong way.

 

Everyone has their own golf swing style.  Very few people stand the same way, have the same backswing, and hit the ball the same way.  For that matter, very few people are able to duplicate a swing exactly the same every single time.  But there are some basics to a good golf swing that everyone should keep in mind.

 

The full golf swing is an unnatural, highly complex motion and notoriously difficult to learn. It is not uncommon for beginners to spend several months practicing the very basics before playing their first ball on a course. It is usually very difficult to acquire a stable and successful swing without professional instruction and even highly skilled golfers may continue to take golf lessons for many years.

 

So let’s just go over the basics of the golf swing first – just as a review.

 

 

The Grip

 

There are three basic golf grips that you can use:  the overlapping grip, the baseball grip, and the interlocking grip.  We’ll cover each of those in a minute.  Here’s the basic rule for gripping a golf club.

Start by holding the club directly in front of you with your right hand with the club head pointing away from you at about a 45 degree