Common Mistakes Made By Beginners

Learning to play golf for the first time can be really difficult but you can reduce the learning curve by being conscious of some common mistake an errors that beginners make. You have to be aware of some of the more common mistakes that beginners are prone to committing if you want to get off to a quick start.

One common mistake made by amateurs is that they tend to look up (towards the sky) when they are striking the golf ball. It is of utmost importance that you keep your head down and your eyes focused on the ball when you are swing your club to hit the ball. You can penalized a stroke if you swing and miss the ball as well. To train yourself you may want to keep your eyes on the tee for a count of three before looking up to find your ball.

Another big problem for beginners is the number of strokes they use on the greens. You can dramatically improve your putting by envisioning a three foot by three foot square around the hole and jhust aim to get the golf ball in that "square" with your first shot. You can use your second shot to sink the completely makable putt after but the point is to focus on getting the ball within "makable" distance before taking your shots at it. Leave the miraculous putts to the pros and watch your scores soar.

A third common mistake is bad form prior to striking the ball. Prior to setting to strike the ball you should envision a golf club laying on the ground with the grip pointing to where you are aiming to hit the ball. Your feet shyould be perfectly perpindicular to that imaginary club to give you the best chance at hitting the ball flushly with your club.

Hooking and/ or slicing can also be a result of over swinging. In golf it's important to take easy swings and to let your golf clubs do the majority of your work for you. Afterall, that's why you spent a fortune on them!