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Highly recommend to get a coach, shortens the learning curve
Finding the right swing coach is a good start but you need to dedicate time to do so. Now putting and short game is all feel based IMO where coaching could help but you can learn this on your own unless you are completely broken. The last piece to get better and lower scores is to swallow your pride. Stop taking hero shots and take the smart shot to make your next shot easy to get onto the green with.
The last piece is so important. Breaking 90 (or whatever your score goal might be) requires you to play safe, boring golf. Hit a long iron or a hybrid off the tee to play straight in the fairway rather than ripping driver. Lay up if you have to. Play a bump and run instead of a flop you saw on YouTube.
Picked it up during Covid as a hobby to be active and socially distant - now it’s turned into an obsession.
Echo comments on getting lessons. Last thing you want to do as a new golfer is pick up bad habits. They’re so difficult to break and lengthens the learning curve - even with a teaching pro.
I always wanted to play but the fear of being bad always stopped me from going out when invited. But this year, given that I’m not going have any more time later in my life to learn than I do now, I went to lessons. Quite literally didn’t know how to hold a club properly the first time. I did about three lessons and went to the driving range before actually playing. The first few times were definitely rough, and it was very frustrating, but now, about 2 1/2 months into it, I’ve improved so much, which is pretty cool to see. I’m not by any means good, it just takes the willingness to take instruction, practice, and not be afraid of looking bad.
You are going to be bad when you start out in anything. I’m sure you sucked when you started your current career.
I started during COVID and fell in love with the game. I’m taking regular lessons. I get to the level when I didn’t suck around lesson #30. Currently I am at lesson 96 and I am pretty good. The benefit of starting with the pro and not with friends is that you don’t get bad habits.
My childhood friend dragged me out and I got hooked. I only started playing seriously in the last 18 months where before I’d play less than 10 rounds per year and am totally hooked now. It’s a lot harder to get better in your 30s since you need to work on all the mechanics and stuff from scratch. But you can get to single digits if you’re athletic enough. And thankfully I am above average in that category.
What’s the best way to get better besides obvious practicing? Do I need to take private lessons? Can I find stuff on YouTube like what’s the best way to improve my game per say
Lessons first, but then videos can be helpful to build upon the lessons. If I’m doing cardio at the gym, I will watch short videos about the things my instructor mentioned. it’s always helpful to hear things presented different ways.
Got invited to come out to play in 2020 - instantly hooked despite being terrible. Always loved sports (baseball, hockey, etc.). Now a mid-handicapper with hopes of getting to scratch eventually.
My dad took me as a kid because he loved it. I never got lessons so hacked away. As I got older, I tried to learn the proper mechanics and now have fun talking smack and gambling with two separate friend groups. Between these two, I'm able to play every weekend.
I got started at 24. I got invited to a buddy’s bachelor party at a nicer golf course and didn’t want to be the only non-golfer there, so I spent a few weeks frantically watching YouTube videos and going to TopGolf. Played awful at the bachelor party but I was hooked. Came home, bought a set, and started taking lessons after that. During the peak-pandemic days, I was hitting the range or playing a full round at least three times a week.
Definitely encourage you to take lessons if you are coming to the game later in life. It’s invaluable and you will enjoy the game more if you build a solid base of fundamentals.
Took a class - golf clinic during MBA about 15 years back. I started playing frequently about 8 years back - primarily due to boredom, relocation to a new place and an urge to improve constantly. Now playing at low double digits. Focus on putting and short game to improve. Driving distance is overrated (coming from someone who drives around 280/290 yards consistently)
Started at the end of my first year of law school and took lessons immediately - absolutely worth it!
Looking for reasonable golfing lessons in Chicago. Any recommendations for a beginner?