Milwaukees Best Light said:

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Don't get the big bucket of balls. You need the swings, but by the last 1/4 of the big bucket you will be tired and start learning bad habits. Get the medium bucket and spend the extra time on putting.

Learn the bump and run chip with a 7 iron. You basically hit the 7 iron like a putter around the green. Very easy safe shot. Nothing slows a group down more than blading a chip 20 yards over the green.

Good on you for getting out there and giving it a shot. Keep us updated.

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I think this is good advice - I can already feel that happening but have been trying to just power through. But your recommendation will certainly be more enjoyable.

Great to hear! This is how I saw it - it's a great game and sometimes it just takes some kind of outside motivation to finally make the effort to give it a real try (including getting actual lessons to lay the right foundation). Keep sticking with a lesson every 1-2 weeks while you are in this early learning stage. That will help you with corrections and keep you on the right path while you continue to practice on your own in between. This is a great opportunity to build a foundation with good habits, and it will help you get better much more quickly

TheOC16 said:

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Milwaukees Best Light said:

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Don't get the big bucket of balls. You need the swings, but by the last 1/4 of the big bucket you will be tired and start learning bad habits. Get the medium bucket and spend the extra time on putting.

Learn the bump and run chip with a 7 iron. You basically hit the 7 iron like a putter around the green. Very easy safe shot. Nothing slows a group down more than blading a chip 20 yards over the green.

Good on you for getting out there and giving it a shot. Keep us updated.

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I think this is good advice - I can already feel that happening but have been trying to just power through. But your recommendation will certainly be more enjoyable.

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His advice is great. But you'll still likely blade one over the green. When that happens, say "I'm done. Y'all finish up while I get my ball and buy the next round". Do not be afraid to pick up at any time. Nobody is keeping your score. Focus on the fun and camaraderie.

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Duckhook said:

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I congratulate you on making an earnest attempt. But I still think your first outing on a desert course is going to be a disaster, and I just can't imagine it being fun for the guys you play with. Maybe it's just me.

Drive the cart, drink/buy beer, flirt with the cart girl, look for balls in the desert, take a bunch of pics.

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Yea it may be just you. I can't imagine not having fun on a bachelor party with all of my best friends just bc one of my best friends in my group isn't good at golf. They will all be drinking beer/taking shots, flirting with the cart girl, and having a blast.

And a lot of desert golf has wide fairways. If he hits it in the dessert he can just move it to the fairway.

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If I was driving 30 miles and paying $40 to play a muni, I'm fine with it being all ****s and giggles. If I'm flying to Phoenix and paying a couple of hundred to play a nice course, not so much.

I just got back from 4 rounds in Phoenix playing with 3 guys who had handicaps ranging from 15 - 25. I had a blast playing with them just because they're good friends. I don't have to play with low handicaps to have fun. This particular case just seems like it would be a grind for me.

OP, I applaud your commitment and hope you have a great time out there! Give us a report when you get back.

Play a scramble format and get the best partner. A way to get to play while also not holding up play.

Got a set of Taylormade Sim2s I would let go for 250

Glad you had a good time. Now you can become a lifelong golfer and suffer with the rest of us

Good for you, Dude. Welcome to the world of blissful frustration.

Good for you. Careful, though, the game can be addictive. If you've caught the bug, you might be playing more in the future than you thought you would. Especially when you start seeing progress.

Its a great sport you can play the rest of your life.

clobby said:

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Got a set of Taylormade Sim2s I would let go for 250

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I'm interested. Can you send me pictures?

congrats! welcome to the club. it is a wonderful sport.

I was close to 100 after 2 months. However, I was taking lessons and playing a lot. My lessons included twilight playing privileges so I was hitting the course quite often. Only playing 9 holes or less, but I was playing. You need a good combination of lessons and actually playing. Just swing training isn't enough.

To get started, I would go find some single irons and fairway woods. I don't have a recommendation of brands (been out of the game too long) -- just go to some used golf stores and talk to the guys and see what they have and recommend. I'd get 3 fairway woods -- something around 15-16 degree (nothing longer), a 19-20-ish degree, and a 24-26 degree. They don't have to be the same brand. Then, I'd get a 7 iron, a pitching wedge, a sand wedge and a putter. And that's it. Some people think that's crazy, but a beginner can navigate a course with these clubs. The thing is, if you can learn to hit these clubs there are almost no spots on the course where one of them won't apply. You're not advanced enough to tell the difference between, say, a 7 iron and an 8 iron, so why have both? Plus, you aren't going to be driving 300+ yards (or any distance for that matter) straight anyway, so why bring a driver? Hell, there are a lot of golfers who've been playing for decades that shouldn't be using a driver, but their ego won't let them entertain that.

After I started playing, I went to Golftec for video lessons. For the first time, I saw my swing and upchucked. No, seriously, after 6 weeks or so, if you can do this, you can make some quick adjustments and maybe the last couple of weeks show some rapid improvement. I'd bet you can get to 100-110. I don't care what anyone else says but for an amateur, that's fairly respectable. At the very least, it isn't embarrassing.

I don't recommend spending ANY time at the range. Maybe later but not now. You'll only engrain bad habits. Until you get your swing right, it will only hurt you. Plus, you're almost always hitting rock hard golf balls and you make adjustments based on those, so it doesn't always translate to the course very well.

One more thing: if you can, and you have carpet at home, PUTT. Put in an hour or so a night. If you can get good at putting -- and 2 months is enough time to get pretty good at 8 feet and closer -- you WILL become a valuable team member regardless of what else happens. You can be hitting everything into the lake but if you sink 4 putts (or even get real close with long ones), your teammates will love you.

I live in College Station but am coming to Dallas tomorrow afternoon for a wedding. Call or text 9 Seven Nine - 7 1 Six - Zero 14 One

I agree with a lot of this but there is zero reason not to have a driver with todays tech. 460cc makes it the easiest club in the bag to hit.

clobby said:

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Are these Taylormade Sim2s?

I just went to sell them as I haven't touched a club since this trip and realize I'm not going to be a golfer. Trying to look for how to list them on FB marketplace, but on the clubs it doesn't say anything about Taylormade. They don't look like what I see when I google Taylormade Sim2s. They look like the brand is Golf Pride or something.

They look like sim 2s. Send a picture of just the iron head, if you're seeing golf pride you're probably looking at the grips.

TheOC16 said:

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clobby said:

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Are these Taylormade Sim2s?

I just went to sell them as I haven't touched a club since this trip and realize I'm not going to be a golfer. Trying to look for how to list them on FB marketplace, but on the clubs it doesn't say anything about Taylormade. They don't look like what I see when I google Taylormade Sim2s. They look like the brand is Golf Pride or something.

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The grips are golf pride. Those grips will be on numerous branded clubs.

Makes sense. Obviously not familiar with this stuff. Just trying to make sure I list them properly.

TheOC16 said:

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Makes sense. Obviously not familiar with this stuff. Just trying to make sure I list them properly.

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All good. Sorry to see you hang em up so soon but I get it. It's an extremely aggravating game to start out. Takes a lot of time and you can't just go out and shoot hoops in the driveway.

TheOC16 said:

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Makes sense. Obviously not familiar with this stuff. Just trying to make sure I list them properly.

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They look like Sim2. Here's what the back should look like if they are.
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Why not list them here?