(rhythmic rock music) – So hey team. This one's, we're just gonna
freestyle a little bit here and talk a little bit
about getting into golf and starting off in the game. 'Cause I remember when I kicked off. It was pretty confusing. It's hard to know what clubs to get, where do they go play
at your local course, what the etiquettes
are, what the rules are. You know, it's quite a complex game. So, maybe we can talk a little bit about what you would recommend
to a beginner golfer. – Yeah. – Just to navigate their
way around the game.
– Yeah for sure. As a golf instructor, the first
thing I'm going to say is, get some instruction. You don't need to load up and get a 12 month coaching
plan or anything like that, but just get some good key fundamentals. – Yeah. – My checklist that I go through, let's make sure your
fundamentals are sound. So your next move to then start some sort of practise element,
is going to make more sense.
And you're not gonna dig any deep holes. So, if we can get some good concepts in your first month or two of playing, that's certainly a good start. And then, we start to look
to go to the driving range. – Yeah, cool. – To try to hit some balls
and find things out yourself. That's when you can start to become your own coach in some ways, where you can start to work
things out on the driving range. And then, once you can start to hit the ball pretty cleanly, it's now start time to
get out on the golf course and put these skills to test. So this could be in a one month window where you get some good fundamentals.
You go to the range, hit some balls, and then you go out and play nine holes and give it a try and see what happens. You're never gonna expect
too much in that first round, but hopefully we can hit some nice shots and take some of those key fundamentals from the range to the golf course. – And I think that's
just the number one thing that I've heard from a lot of the members that we have is that, they've probably gone out
and spent 1500 or two grand on a set of clubs.
And I have heard that
they've regretted that, because they wished that they
got their nice expensive set once they got it. But I've never heard anyone say that they regretted getting
three to five lessons. Because what we've seen
that's more common, is that people will
develop really bad habits. And I was definitely
someone who's done that. It's taken me five to six years to get rid of some of those habits. Where if I had just gotten
lessons right at the start, swallowed some pride and
thinking I was gonna figure this game out myself, I would've
saved myself a lot of pain.
And that seems so common with
every golfer that I speak to. That they just say that, "I wish I'd gotten some coaching early on, "stuck with it for three to five lessons, "before really doing that." And I think that's where
you'll start getting addicted to the game as well, because the more nice
shots you hit at the start, that's really what brings
you back, isn't it? – For sure, yeah. And there's other sports
you just do it yourself and find your way into the sport and then start to develop some skills. In golf, if you start
with a poor technique, or you're practising the wrong technique, it really does set ya back. – It does man, yeah. – So, it's totally
different to other sports where you can just sorta play
and feel your way into it. Golf is something you don't
wanna start on the wrong foot and develop some bad habits, 'cause it is pretty hard
to get out of those habits.
– Yeah, a hundred percent. And I think that's a big point. It's so counterintuitive, isn't it? – It is very counterintuitive. – Like things that look
like that would makes sense, like you've spoken about it
in a few of the other videos. – Yeah. – You would think that if you
tried to hit up on the ball, it should go higher, but
it just doesn't, right? – Correct, yeah. – So there's all these
little bits and pieces that your coach would be
able to tell you about. And it would just, I think it'll fundamentally
make you love the game more and play a lot more golf, which is what we want everyone doing.
– For sure.
– Yep, cool. – Yeah, I think with the
golf equipment as well, if you're a beginner player
and all you're looking to do is make contact with the golf ball and send it up in the air, you don't need to spend a
lot of money on equipment. That money could be better invested in going to the driving range to practise or investing in your golf lessons.
If you've got a basic kit of golf clubs, it's more than enough. – Yep. – One of your friends or your buddies can get you some clubs
to start hitting with. And then when you really
start to delve into it, your purchase will be
better at a later date. And unfortunately, what
happens when you go into a golf store, as a beginner player, the sales staff, they're
licking their lips. (laughing) – And they're gonna be–
– Fresh meat? (laughing) – Yeah, absolutely.
They know you've got nothing
and it's an easy kill for the sales staff because– – (laughing) The guys
here at House of Golf are gonna love you for now on. – Not the guys at House of Golf, maybe some of the competitors. But, it's just the way it is. You're a beginner player. You're vulnerable 'cause
you don't know a lot about the game. So, some good ethical advice would be to, your first few games and
your first few months of play, just use some
basic golf equipment and start to develop
your skills from there.
And I always like to put a
number on the players technique. So, if someone I can see
has a little bit of ability, I'll say "Look you are
going to use that equipment "until you break a hundred. "And then when you break a hundred, "you can go out and maybe
start your next advancement." And I think that's a really
good ethical way to look at it.
Instead of trying to get some
quick sales for the golf shop. Let's get some good technique first. Even if they're 50 year old blades. Let's get the technique right first and then when we hit some key milestones in your golfing scores, we
can then look at investing. – And it's an incentive as well, right? – Absolutely. – Like say if you're looking
at getting equipment, reward yourself as you get better. Because it kind of pays it off
saying that we'll buy blades. – Yeah. – And they still, maybe they've
had a good fitting session because they're really warmed up and they hit a few good shots so they want to be like their idols on TV, but the reality is, I
think over the long run, they're spending the
majority of their time trying to grow into their clubs
rather than their clubs being a tool to help their golf. – For sure.
– Yep. – Yeah. – So, that's a little bit on clubs. I think that's amazing advice. But yeah, I think, the investment probably in proving your game at the start is always gonna pay more
dividends than the equipment.
But as you get better,
you're gonna need those tools to really help you, right? – Exactly right, yeah. – A really well fitted driver, could be the difference of
maybe another 20, 30, 40 metres for a lot of players, couldn't it? – Correct, correct (rhythmic rock music).