The Need To Knows About Golf

There is some basic knowledge that I need to make sure you understand before I begin talking in depth about golf. A complete round of golf is 18 holes. There are many people who will only go out and play 9 holes but in a tournament, a "round" is considered to be 18. In college tournaments on the first day we will play 36 holes which can be rather exhausting if you ask me. Some of the more basic rules to golf are that you are not allowed to carry more than 14 clubs in your golf bag otherwise you get penalized. Also you must keep pace of play up. Pace of play for 18 holes is four hours. If you fall behind that an official may put you on the clock meaning that if he or she has to come tell you to play faster again you will be assessed a penalty stroke. Now to the golf swing! The basic fundamentals to a golf swing are typically messed up with most amateur golfers. The things you must take into account before hitting the golf ball are:

1. Alignment (Where am I aimed) 
2. Feet shoulder width apart
3. Eyes behind the golf ball 
4. Hand in front of the ball

If you focus on these things before you swing, it is much easier to distinguish what is wrong within the swing. I know this might be a rather hard concept to catch onto but just keep believing that it will work out and I promise you will begin to see some improvements. Here is a video on how to properly set up to a golf ball.