These tips on golf basics are great not only for beginners but for golfers of all skill levels who need a refresher on the fundamentals such as the grip and the set-up position.
By the way, don’t forget that one of the most basic of golf basics is this: practice! You’d be surprised how many people think they can get better at golf simply by playing every once in a while. You should always keep the focus on enjoying the game, but if you also want to become good at golf, making time to practice is a must.
But before we get to the tips about golf basics that you can read or watch here, you may want to do more offline reading and watching later. So here is a recommendation:
- Best Golf Instruction Books for Beginners: Seven of our favorite how-to books for absolute beginners.
Now, on to the tips about golf basics …
The Grip: Holding Onto Your Clubs
So many other problems with a golfer’s swing can be helped simply by improving his or her grip. A good swing starts with knowing the proper way to place your hands on the handle of the golf club.
- 3 most common ways of gripping the club
- How to place the club in the lead-hand (top hand) grip
- How to place the club in the trailing-hand (bottom hand) grip
- How tightly should you hold the club?
The Setup: Taking Your Stance
Along with the grip, the setup position - how you stand as you prepare to swing at the golf ball - is one of the most fundamental of the golf basics.
- Why the setup is so important
Swing Basics
- Balance and rhythm in the swing
- Hit down, dammit! Understanding why hitting down makes the ball go up
… and More Golf Basics
- The correct way to warm up before the round, and how it can improve your score
- Some ball-flight basics
- Golf etiquette
- The Rules of Golf
17 Quick Tips for Beginners and High-HandicappersHere are 17 short, quick tips on subjects such as preparing for the round, hitting it farther, swing faults and fixes, shots around the green and the mental game.
