How Important Is It To Learn Proper Golf Etiquette Before You Learn To Golf Swing Mechanics?
December 18, 2009 by Parshooters
Golf Etiquette is a principle that needs to be learned from right in the beginning of learning the game along with how to use the correct golf swing mechanics.
Etiquette is social mannerisms that needs to be taught in order to make everyone else that’s playing with you that much more enjoyable to be with on the golf course.
With the evolution of the game and more average golfers watching golf on television. The popularity of the game has exploded and now everyone feels like that they can play the game just like the tournament professionals.
That’s why knowing the local and U.S.G.A. rules are so important when it comes to fair play. Becoming a role model that abides by the rules, having social etiquette, all leads to outstanding gamesmanship play.
On any given weekend, with the game’s popularity at an all-time high, there are more people than ever playing golf. Cheers regularly sprout up after making putts and long drives,and it happens everywhere from private clubs to public golf courses.
The number one gripe by most golfers is slow play. Whatever it takes. Whether it’s picking up the golf ball or throwing it up to the edge of the green, always maintain a ready to play position on the golf course well ahead of the group behind you. The problems most golf course marshals will tell you is that when it comes to recreational golfers they tend to spend way too much time on inferior play or lost golf balls.
No one ever mastered the game in a day, and even a $4 Titleist Pro V1x isn’t worth ruining the round for the groups behind you. Most golf etiquette is based upon common sense, and the knowledge of your own golf swing mechanics. Don’t touch your golf ball and play from where it lies unless otherwise stated in agreement by everyone else playing with you. Don’t fake sneezing or refrain from talking when someone in your group is going through their golf swing. Repairing ball marks on the green and divots in the fairway makes the golf course play better for everyone. Personal space is also crucial. Stand out of the lines of sight in all playing situations. Don’t crowd.
Above all else be fair to yourself and everyone else by counting all of your strokes and marking down the correct score on the scorecard. When you hit the ball out of bounds admit to it, and play your next shot according to the rules of the game. Even if it means walking back to the tee box to rehit with a stroke penalty.
When your on the green don’t trample another player’s putting line. Be aware of shadows over people’s lines and over the cup. As petty as this may sound don’t pull your golf ball after making a putt with your putter. A dented cup made by your putter or another golf ball left in the hole can actually propel another golf ball out. Stranger things have happened.
The general consensus is that most rules are broken, not out of spite, but out of ignorance. A beginner grounding a club in a sand trap (stroke penalty) is usually not trying to gain a competitive advantage. If that same beginner putts out of turn (closer to the hole) it’s normally not intentional, either. Good Etiquette is all about common sense but, what about gamesmanship? Pushing proper etiquette to the limits?
Golf psychology was meant as a form of torture for golfers no matter what your skill level your at. You get players that will try to get into your head. They’ll say little things that try to get you going. Subtleties do become obvious and can lead to anger, fights, obscene language, and walking off the golf course leaving your group behind you. I hate it when your teeing off and someone starts walking before you even hit the ball. I would catch the person out of the corner of my eye.
I remember in a High School match my good friend that I played golf with on a regular basis did this to me. He would do this for three or four holes. I warned him that I had no idea or control when I hit the golf ball where it was going. I asked him was, ” I holding him up?”
I’ve always hit a low trajectory shot. I still do today. I have no idea how to hit a high trajectory, my golf swing mechanics is based upon memory of how to hit a low trajectory. The problem is if someone is standing in front of me, and I hit my missile shot the golf ball can do great damage to the body. I believe I could cut you in half. I’ve tried it on the yellow pages book and the golf ball did cut a hole right through it.
Anyways were on a par 5 and my friend hits a great second shot. We believe he made it onto the green, and he goes running to the bend in the fairway on top of the hill to look. Not realizing other golfers in our group are also hitting. Now it’s my turn and I ask him to get behind a tree to the side of the fairway. He ignores me so I hit my 3 wood and it’s a blazing rocket about waist length off the fairway, and you guessed it? It hits him squarely in the rib cage and he goes down like a deer being shot.
I thought I had killed him. He wasn’t moving and we had to get a rescue crew to the scene. That night I visited him in the hospital it turns out he was lucky. The golf ball broke two of his ribs and bruised his lung. It could of been a lot worse. That was 36 years ago and I bet you he still has the golf ball dimples where it him to show for it.
Some groups think they’re the only ones in the whole world. You can now frequently hear more often hoots and hollers. I’m noticing that a little bit more, and on a golf course like mine that has close fairways and greens, it can become a distraction. The bottom line with playing golf it’s as close to reflecting real life. Treat others with respect and your surroundings as you would have them treat you, and if you have a question, ask for it.
For those who would like to brush up on their golf etiquette or the rules of golf. at www.U.S.G.A.org or purchase the 2008 Rules of Golf at your local pro shop.
General golf etiquette includes repairing depressions on the green, being quiet when other people are playing and letting the person farthest from the hole play first. Find out how to play out of bunkers with the following DVD on Bunker play. Click on the following link:
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New Golfer, Do You Know How to Choose Your Golf Clubs
Callaway, Titleist, Adams , King Cobra, Yonex, Ping , Taylor Made, Mizuno, and Spaulding are all excellent name brand golf clubs. As a beginning or even a professional golfer, trying to decide which set of golf clubs to purchase, however, may often feel like taking a shot in the dark. In a society that is increasing name brand conscious, many of us are tempted to simply buy what everyone else seems to be buying. Selecting the proper golf clubs, however, is something that you shouldn’t do without having a good idea of what types are available and what the specific use of each club is. Using the proper golf club can and will greatly improve your game. Other important things to consider are choosing the right lie and the right shaft flex. The flexibility of the shaft of the club is known as the bend or flex. If you’re a powerful swinger, you’ll have more control with less bend. Beginners and less powerful swingers are better off with more flexibility.
If you’re new to the game of golf, the first thing you need is a basic set of golf clubs. A basic set will include irons, putters, wedges and drivers, and even though most nongolfers don’t believe it, each type of club is designed to improve the speed of your swing and will help you correct faults in your game. Using the right type of golf club is essential and will make the learning process quicker and easier. The first thing to consider when choosing a set of golf clubs is your basic ability level. There are basically three ability levels including: low handicaps, mid handicaps and high handicaps.
If you’re a low-handicap golfer, you generally score less than ten strokes over par. Low-handicap golfers should carry at least one fairway wood and a driver as well as lower irons, and at least 3 wedges, a pitching wedge, sand wedge and either a lob wedge or approach wedge. A mid-handicap golfer in the 11-20 handicap range should add a 7-wood or even a 9-wood to their bag. The fairway woods will provide much better control and consistency than the long irons. Mid-handicap golfers should stick to the 3 and 9-irons and the same wedges recommended above. High-handicap golfers are either new to the game or just haven’t mastered the basics and usually shoots over 100. It’s highly suggested that high-handicap golfers use the 3-wood for the tee off and add in the 7 and 9-woods. The same wedges would apply that are suggested for the low and mid-handicap golfers.
Today, common concensus is that the most important club you can have in your golf bag is a hybrid. Many golfers have used this club to replace the three-iron. Tour players are even switching to this club. Hybrids to check out include the Taylormade Rescue Mid (which continues to dominate the market and is found in more bags on the tour than any other hybrid), the Nike CPR, and the Ben Hogan CFT. The hybrid is a club that favors the golfer who is generating good clubhead speed, but needs to add to long-iron trajectory. The lower center of gravity in this club produces higher shots while a short shaft will improve control and accuracy.
Drivers and woods are probably the most important clubs in the bag and everybody loves them. Mainly used for longer shots, drivers are usually the first club out of the bag on the tee. Some advanced golfers, however, may decide to use a driver off the fairway is they need a little extra distance. A fairway or metal wood is also used off the tee if you need a more accurate shot or you don’t need as much distance as you would get with a driver. This club is a utility club that can also be used in fairway bunkers and tight lies in the rough. The most popular drivers on the market today are the Taylormade r7quad, the Taylormade r5 dual and the Ping G2.
Fairway woods are usually considered the most reliable golf club and seem to be a favorite because they tend to make you look better than you really are. This is a club that is evolving slowly but should definitely have a place in your bag. A fairway wood usually improves a golfer’s accuracy and allows him to loft the ball higher. A few favorites include the Cobra SZ and the Calloway Big Bertha.
The iron is a club that is definitely riding on the edge of technology and suprisingly enough is getting less expensive. While this club isn’t perfect yet, it’s getting there, and most players should be using game improvement irons. These irons stress perimeter weighting, forgiveness and higher trajectory. The three irons that are getting the most attention today are the Ping G2, the Calloway Big Bertha and the Calloway Big Bertha Fusion. Often the most overlooked club in the bag is the wedge. This club, however, is a necessity in every golfer’s bag and definitely a trusted friend to every player who’s ever been on the tour. The Cleveland CG10, the Titleist Vokey, and the Cleveland 588 are three of the best. The popularity of the wedge is evident in that Cleveland and Titleist have over 112 combined wedge options.
Finally, the putter is a club that has certainly gone high tech and some of the newer Super Mallets look like they belong in Science Fiction movies. Thankfully, though the traditional putters are still performing well and remain favorites. The Super Mallet putters getting the most attention are the Odyssey 2-ball (White Steel), the Ping G2i Craz-E and the TaylorMade Rossa Monza/Mezza Monza. The old standbys of the traditional putters include the Ping G2i, the PING JAS, and the Yes! Golf C-Groove.
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