A GUIDE TO GOLF EQUIPMENT BY FALCON ONLINE

A guide to Golf Equipment from Falcon Golf.

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Golf is a great game: sometimes rewarding, often frustrating but highly addictive. Getting started in it is actually not so difficult with the right golf equipment, and hopefully this article can help you avoid some of the pitfalls and point you in the direction of a lifetime of fun (and frustration).

The very first steps.

The biggest mistake by people wanting to start in golf is to rush out and buy a brand new set of shiny and expensive golf equipment While they are nice to look at you should keep in mind that today's golf equipment comes in great varieties to cater for different golfing types and abilities. Since you're just starting out you do not know which set of golf equipment fits you best.

Just imagine the envious looks you get at the driving range when you come with your 2000 worth of golf equipment, and the subsequent laughter when you try and just 'hack away' - not worth the embarrassment! Once you spend a few hundred or even thousand on your golf equipment that doesn't suit your style you're stuck with it or you have to sell it to somebody else at a loss.

If you feel you want your own golf equipment get a half golf set. This generally comprises five golf irons and perhaps two golf woods and a golf putter. Usually the golf irons are the odd numbers 3,5,7,9 and wedge. These golf clubs are more than enough to get you started alternatively: most Golf Driving Ranges will have golf equipment for hire, so you can try out a few different sets of golf equipment. You can also borrow one or two golf clubs from a friend. The shortest golf iron (nine iron) or a wedge are the best golf equipment to start, practicing with it will give you the feeling of hitting the golf ball in the air and should be fairly straight forward.

Most Golf Equipment Pro shops and golf driving ranges sell second golf equipment. They will also be able to offer you advice and let you try some golf equipment out. Alternatively, nearly all golf driving ranges will have golf equipment for hire if you want to have a go without committing to a golf set until you get the hang of it. Or ask other people at the golf driving range, you will soon find out that many have another set of golf equipment at home because they made the exact same mistakes I mentioned above. Make sure you try before you buy, if they fit (and only if they fit!) you can often get them for a steal. Or try advertising in some classified sites for second hand golf equipment.

As hard as it will be to contain yourself, don't even contemplate going anywhere near a golf course. Golf is technically quite demanding, and without at least some basic training you'll end up with a lot of frustration. You've seen the top players on TV loosing their cool in frustration, imagine how you will feel if not even a single golf shot goes where you want it to. As a beginner at the great game of golf, start off at a golf driving range with a trial set of golf equipment, take at least four or five lessons, learn the fundamentals, progress to a 9 hole golf course and eventually venture out into the great unknown of an 18 hole golf course. Believe me, it will be a lot more fun for you and those around you if you follow this path.

You will meet plenty of people at the golf driving range who will teach you the 'innermost secrets' of golf. Fact is that most of them have started playing golf not long before you. So the answer to the above question is: go to a Golf Professional. As you have seen on TV, even the world's top golf players have a coach. Tiger Woods, probably the best golfer the world, still takes lessons. Certified Golf Professionals are the only people qualified to teach you how to play the game of golf. Lessons from a Golf Pro will cost you money but will be the best investment you'll ever make.

Taking the advise from the 'know-it-all' people at the range will likely screw-up your golf game at the very early stage, and it will take a long time to correct the faults later. The two places to get golf lessons are at golf driving ranges and golf clubs. You don't have to be a member of a golf club to get a lesson from the Golf Pro. You bring in money, so they will be glad to help.

The usual cost is about 25-40 per 45 min, but you will get reductions for a block booking. If you are a bit on the budget see if they do group bookings, those are also cheaper than individual lessons. Support your lessons by watching some instructional golf video or CD.