I am 15, 5 foot 3. and I have never swung a golf club once in my life until 1 week ago. The first time I swung I could drive the ball 175 straight until maybe a 1 foot hook to the right at the end. I can consistently hit it 150 - 200, and never had lessons or swung a club before. Is this good?
yep when i first swung a golf club i could only hit the ball 20 meters but now i can hit 200 -150 meters constantly
keep practicing and you will be as good as tiger woods
Mish
July 15th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
yep when i first swung a golf club i could only hit the ball 20 meters but now i can hit 200 -150 meters constantly
keep practicing and you will be as good as tiger woods
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Golf Pro
July 15th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
That sounds a good distance for your age but really it doesn’t matter unless you are hitting it straight consistently. A full grown male with only basic golf skills can probably hit it 200 yards.
When I was a high handicap golfer, I could really let rip for 250-280 yards but it was not consistent at all. In the end I settled for less distance and greater accuracy.
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googie
July 15th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
That is a good start but concentrate on the part of the game which will result in straight shots. Long is only good when the shot is straight. You will have more fun when you start learning the short shots, scrambling out of rough, sticking a ball close to the pin when hitting from a bunker, hitting an excellent shot after bungling an easy one. All of these are the joys of the game which require skill.
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86 year old guy who has a few shots left to play ——Hopefully!!
Landro
July 15th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
if your a beginner, dont worry about distance at all. just work on hitting it straight. if you’re in the fairway, you’re in good shape. cause its much harder to play golf out of the rough than from the farway
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Matt M
July 15th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Yeah it’s good Don’t focus on distance to much. The distance will come as you play more. I would definitely stay focused on you accuracy. I’m 27yo 6′0 and drive 300+. Normal days I’m 300-315. Good days I’m hitting 320+. But I would take 280yds on a drive no problem if I was hitting every fairway. I hit far but I’ve been playing baseball my whole life so I know how to generate high club speed.
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Richard C
July 15th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Bobby,
That’s great! Age, weight, and height are not near as important as hitting the golf ball cleanly.
I have a page on how to drive a golf ball straight and far filled with free instructional golf videos. You can find that here:
http://www.thisishowyoudoit.com/how-to-drive-a-golf-ball/
This may even get you to the 250 mark.
Good luck,
Richard
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