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Originally posted by Shibby
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Unless you're playing in a tournament or something, you can tee it up anywhere you want, except the green. The golf course people don't care. Many, many people start playing this way. It's just easier to learn how to make contact with the ball. Well, if your wife won't start slow and work her way up, she's in for a lot of frustration. She will learn quicker, and start playing better quicker if she starts off with "baby steps", and so will you. I'm not saying you have to play for a year like that, just a couple of rounds. It will make a difference in how quickly you learn. You can't just start playing golf and tee off from the "Gold" tees. You kinda of have to sneak up on it. Good luck. BB -
Does it really matter where you start to tee from if you go into it knowing it might take another stroke to get to the green?Originally posted by bonebreakerComment
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If you play from the back tees as a beginner, you will most likely not be able to finish a round of golf. Most courses have holes (from the back tees) where if you can't fly the ball at least 190 yards over water, you wont be able to get it in play, so you won't be able to play the hole. Not starting out from the forward tees as a beginner is a horrible idea. Golf is the hardest game on earth to be good at, and if you can't shoot better than 120 from the women's tees, why on earth would you play from the back tees?Originally posted by ShibbyComment
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I see, so basically I would get worn out long before I could finish, IF I can even keep it in the fairway.Comment
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LOL. No, I guess not, however if you keep hitting bad shots, the more times you hit a bad shot, the easier you'll become frustrated. That's why I suggested you "shorten" the course up to start with. If she plays from the 150yd marker, and you the 200, (might not hurt if you both start from the 150), there's not as much chance that you'll look down the fairway and see a teeeny weeeny flag way the hell off in the distance and, by nature as all beginning golfers do, come out of your shoes swinging way too hard. However, only seeing the flag 150yds away will generally cut down on the too hard swings. BUT, not always. IMHO, the hardest part of playing golf is to learn to swing the club fluidly and easily. Again, good luck. BBOriginally posted by ShibbyComment
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I have no problems with telling someone to use all available tools to be better at something. At some point in time, the ability to hit a driver will be imperitive. But while teeing up a driver has it's advantages, I was thinking more along the lines of club length. Yes the driver has a huge sweet spot and can be teed up. But using the longest club in your bag to learn to hit a golf ball is a bad idea.
Everyone that has posted about this thread has had some great points. I just feel that for two people who have never really played the game, they would benefit more from learning the proper swing form using short irons.
Oh, and Babyblues, you are 100% correct about the putter. I didn't mean to take the emphasis off of that club. Absolutley key to being a good golfer, but if you can't get to the green, you'll never need to use it!
As far as teeing up all shots, I would assume that since ya'll have never played before you wouldn't be playing courses with $100 green fees. Lower grade public courses usually would never know you're doing it.Comment
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That really is the key no matter how far you hit it.Originally posted by Shibby
When you get out on the fairway, you'll see all the divots from people using their irons. Like Bonebreaker said, they won't care if you use a tee. You actually do more damage hitting it off the ground because depending on the shot, you're going to gouge out a clump of sod anyway.
There are plenty of rules, such as how and when you can touch the ball and where you can put your tee and all kinds of stuff, but when you're out there learning and just having fun, do whatever you want within the rules of the course.
And remember: Golf is like sex. Never up, never in. :DComment
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