As golf is a relatively complex game to learn, you have to get the basics right and then build your game from there. In this article, I will tell you the top 3 golf tips for beginners that will give you the foundation to develop a perfect golf swing.
By the way, even seasoned golfers when having trouble with their golf swing, always go back to these fundamental golf tips for beginners - they are that important.
Once you are comfortable with these basic principles of golf, you can then take your game to the next level - maybe take a few golf lessons with an instructor - but at least you will not have to spend money and time on learning these basic golf tips.
Golf Tips For Beginners - Gripping The Club
There are several techniques for gripping a golf club, and it really depends on what you feel most comfortable with. However, there is one grip that gives you a firmer grip of the club and more control - the overlapping grip.
First, place the club head down on the ground in the address position. If you are right handed, then take your right hand off the club so that only your left hand holds the club. The grip of the club should run diagonally across the palm starting from the crook of your index finger. When the hand is closed, the grip should be held in the first two fingers and the palm - this is a combination palm and fingers grip.
When you are looking down at your hands, you should only see two knuckles of your left hand - the base of the index finger and big finger. Now bring in the right hand by sliding it under the shaft and moving it up until only the second and third fingers grip the club at their base. The index finger should be hooked low around the club and the little finger overlaps or lies on top of the left index finger.
With a correct grip, the thumb of the left hand should be pointing down the shaft but slightly to the right and the thumb of the right, on top of the left thumb, pointing down the shaft and slightly to the left. The palm of the right hand should be facing left and the left hand facing right. The left hand is known as a palm and fingers grip and the right hand as a fingers only grip.
Finally, you should grip the club tightly but without tightening up the muscles. Now you have the start of a basic golf grip which you can experiment with until you feel comfortable with your grip and swing. This grip is considered better than the interlocking grip or ten finger grips.
Golf Tips For Beginners - The Stance
Getting the stance or set up right is fundamental for swinging and striking the ball correctly. The feet should be approximately shoulder width apart, at the insteps, which gives you the optimum balance.
Your feet should be in line parallel to the target - this is a square stance. The feet should both point slightly outwards, the left a bit more than the right - they should not be perpendicular to the target line.
Most beginners make the mistake of putting their weight on the balls of their feet. This is natural as you are leaning forward to address the ball, but it is wrong. You should keep the weight evenly balanced between the ball of your feet and the heel but favoring slightly the heels.
The set up also includes the arms, not just the feet. Your arms should be almost in a straight line, but not locked, with your elbows facing downwards. You definitely don't want your elbows facing outwards - what you are after is that your arms and elbows come closer together.
As far as the hips and shoulders are concerned, you want them to be parallel to the target with the square stance. The natural tendency is to have them slightly open, or pointing left of the target. This is caused by the fact that the right hand is lower on the grip than the right. It is important to square your shoulders and hips even if it feels unnatural or you will not be able to swing the club correctly.
Golf Tips For Beginners - Ball Position
The first rule for the ball position is how far from the ball should you be positioned. Positioning yourself either too far or too close to the ball will result in a swing fault. Getting the correct distance is important but difficult to determine for the beginner - with time and practice, it becomes second nature.
If you have the correct shaft length for your height and arm length, then you can use the club as a measuring device. Most golf club manufacturers have set the grip length to 11 inches which makes it easier. For the driver and woods, you want to place the collar of the club (where the shaft is connected to the club head) next to the tee. The point where the naked shaft ends and the grip starts is where you want to align your feet.
This distance is for average built golfers, say from 5 feet 10 inches up to 6 feet 4 inches. For a standard 43 inch driver, you should be about 28 inches from the ball. This will work with average golfers using the driver and fairway woods but unfortunately, it doesn't work for the irons. With long irons you will be about 1 to 3 inches closer to the ball than the measurement of the naked shaft. This progresses until you are about 5 inches closer than the naked shaft with a 9-iron.
The second rule for ball position is which position to place the ball between your feet. For the driver you want to place the ball opposite the instep of your left foot and for the fairway woods, opposite the left heel.
For long to middle irons the ball should be positioned about midway between your left heel and the middle of your stance. The longer irons slightly nearer to the heel and the middle irons slightly towards the middle of the stance.
As to the lofted clubs, the ball position will be in the middle of your stance. For any club, the ball should not be placed any further to the right than the middle of the stance - for normal shots.
There you have the top 3 golf tips for beginners for the right address position. By using the correct grip, stance, and ball position, you will have the fundamentals of a good setup and be in the correct address position. In another article, I will go over some beginners golf swing tips.
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