I talked TheLadyLion into taking up golf. We may not do much until if cools a bit but we got clubs ( haven’t played in near ten years) and will hit the driving range this Saturday if we can. I’m not going to try and teach her aside from showing swing basics but that is another matter. She’s going to have to find somone to show her how a well endowed lady should swing. That left elbow isn’t going to stay straight on the backswing.
One thing we noticed is that none of the women’s club sets came with a stand bag. She wanted one so we ended up getting a separate bag. What’s the deal? Are women supposed to lay down their bag on wet grass or are they supposed to get a wheeled caddy or did I just not see a representative sampe?
I never owned a remotely modern set of clubs. The clubs I used to play with were a Prostaff set with no woods that were hand me downs when I got them in the late seventies. I’m sure the new clubs will be much easier to play but criminy, that driver is the size of a milk jug. I was taught to tee up so the center of the ball was just above the top edge of the clubface. Does that not appy any more? I’d need three inches of tee above the ground to do that.
My sister-in-law and her late husband used to play one game from a mixed set of clubs. She’d hit it into the rough, and he’d hit it back on the fairway. Later, playing in a foursome, he played the game of his life, and he had a fatal heart attack on the 18th green.
Yep. In fact some of the pros tee it up even higher. You might need to get some longer tees-- just ask your local golf shop. I use one size up from std size myself.
You gotta buy longer tees. IIRC, the standard tee has been about 2.25 inches. Get the 2.75" tees, and tee the ball so about half of it is above the driver’s face.
On the stand bags for women, I’m betting it is mostly an issue of trying to make full sets as affordable as possible. There are ladies’ stand bags available, such as this.
There may be marketing reasons for making different bags for women, but there isn’t any practical reason-- even men’s bags are made as light as possible. You’re only allowed 14 clubs (per the rules of golf), although non-pros don’t always follow that rule. Be sure to get a bag with dual shoulder straps-- much easier on the ol’ back than the single strap models.
Don’t bother with the fancy, expensive balls (like ProV1) until yet get better-- just stick with the less expensive brands as you’ll be losing a lot of them anyway.
First off I wouldn’t tee the ball too high, seeing that you haven’t played in a long while.
Secondly, teeing off high can cause a severe left to right hook or will create tendancies to pull the ball to the extreme left.
Most of the time a lower tee, a slightly open stance, and a strong ‘right hand’ grip( where the right hand is turned enough where the thumb is facing the target, think of turning a doorknob to the left) will create a fade or a controlled slice. For amateurs, this would be a good start, because it’s the easiest shot to pull off. Drawing the ball will take much more practice and patience to master and is not completely necessary to complete 18 holes. It depends on the person really.
I say this because the stance, grip and follow through are the only things you need to worry about, so that you don’t lose focus by trying to hit it straight.
Both our bags have backpack style dual straps but I need to jigger with them a bit as the bag tends to balance very horizontally, with the clubs close to falling out.
I did get a pack of inexpensive Dunlop balls when we got the clubs for the very reason you mention but Costco has Titleist for < $15 a dozen which isn’t bad. I know they aren’t the expensive ones but criminy, I used to play with cut up old range balls because I didn’t know any better.
Do you have any suggestions for a swing trainer, my wife wants to try one. Is it worth it to go with one of the hinged ones or just one with a simple weight?
