The game of golf is more than just placing the ball on a little wooden peg, selecting a club to hit the ball and trying to knock the ball into a hole hundreds of feet away. Playing the game of golf well requires considerable practice, great skill, and a large amount of mental and physical […]
The game of golf is more than just placing the ball on a little wooden peg, selecting a club to hit the ball and trying to knock the ball into a hole hundreds of feet away. Playing the game of golf well requires considerable practice, great skill, and a large amount of mental and physical discipline.
Before you can run you need to learn how to walk. The “walking” of golf instruction includes three fundamentals of the game. Three areas of golf instruction 101 include the basic fundamentals, equipment and etiquette
Basic Fundamentals
The basic fundamental of golf instruction is to hit a golf ball with a golf club towards a hole that is located hundreds of feet away with the purpose of putting the golf ball into the hole. Being a competitive sport the number of times you strike or attempt to strike the ball is counted as one-stroke.
The strokes are kept track of by the individual golfer and recorded on the scorecard at the end of each hole. Generally, golfers play 18 holes and the golfer with the least amount of strokes recorded is declared the winner.
Golf instruction states play begins at the first hole with the first player hitting the ball as far as they can towards the first pin. The next player then takes their turn and so forth. When each member of the team is finished they proceed to the point where their golf ball has landed and repeat the process.
The player whose golf ball is the furthest away from the hole generally plays next. That hole is finished when each of the members of the team have sunk the ball into that first hole.
Play then continues on to the second tee where the process is repeated. The player who begins the next round is that player who took the least amount of swings to sink the golf ball into the hole.
Equipment
The basics of golf instruction 101 are that in order to play the game a player needs basic equipment. That equipment includes golf clubs and bag, golf balls, and tees. Generally the golf clubs consist of a couple of drivers, irons and a putter.
The drivers are generally used to initially drive the ball down the fairway towards the golf hole being played. The contact portion of the driver is flat in nature. The irons are numbered from two to nine with the contact area varying at different angles. The nine irons are designed with the greatest angle.
Golf instruction also requires standardization. Therefore, the golf ball must weigh 1.62 ounces, be circular in shape and be no larger than 1.68 inches in diameter. Generally, the balls are marked with a brand name and number so that there is no confusion as to which player is playing which ball.
The golf tee can be made of various materials including wood and plastic. Golf tees are basically miniature platforms for the golf ball when teeing off. One end of the tee is spike like and is put into the ground with the other end of the tee shaped like a small platform to hold the golf ball.
Golfing Etiquette
Any golf instruction should include the basics of golfing etiquette. Golfing etiquette, as part of a golf instruction program, should teach the novice as well as remind experienced players of proper protocol.
Two basic rules of golfing etiquette include allowing players behind you to play through. Perhaps there are four players who are ready to tee off and a golfing party of two arrives at the same time or the team of four is delayed on the fairway for whatever reason. Golfing etiquette suggests that the two players be allowed to play through or play ahead of the team consisting of four. This courtesy allows for the smaller team’s play not to be held up.
When putting your golf ball into play,etiquette requires that you wait till those playing ahead are safely clear of any golfing drive played. However, if a shot is taken and is dangerously close to hitting another player golfing etiquette requires that you yell out “fore.”
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