How to improve your golf game as an amateur

 

As I played more and more golf, my drive to get better was more important than anything.  I was playing golf about twice a week on average during the summer.  I noticed my self getting better and having much less missed hits.  I also had much better shots as I continued to play.  Towards the end of the summer, I really wanted to know what I needed to do in order to improve my golf game and have the type of skill some of my friends had.

The first thing I found I should do (and what every amateur should do) is get lessons.  These lessons should be with a certified professional.  Lessons will help you with everything you need to know in order to improve your golf game.  Begin with how to properly hold the club.  During lesson, a professional will also show you what you are doing wrong when you swing and how fix those mistakes.  Next, they will provide you with drills to help work on having a better golf swing.  These drills will come in handy for when you want to go to the driving range and work on your game.

After that, I started watching YouTube videos of different golf instructors giving out lessons and tips to improve your swing.   All these different videos helped me gain better control of my golf swing and provided me with drills to work on.  There is a lot to learn about golf, and it’s important to know where to start.

After you have gotten lessons and have found the proper ways to practice, it’s now time to practice, practice, and practice some more.  The only way to get better is to put in the hard work.  I have made it to the indoor driving range at least once a week and will try to double that, as the weather gets nicer.  For myself, I enjoy the game more if I can be competitive at it.  I hope these tips will help you get started on improving your golf game.

 Below are some links to golf video I used to help get a better golf swing.  Also a link to where I got my golf lessons from.


 http://indoorgolfclubofmichigan.com/


 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NLsgwPF0pE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJSuNOOJNNY 

My Golf Outing to TreeTops Resort

One of the most fun experiences that I have ever had was on a golfing trip at Tree Tops Resort in Gaylord Michigan.  After I started really getting hooked on golf, my friends asked me to be in a golf outing trip to Tree Tops that very next month.  So of course, I said yes.  I wanted to play as much golf as I possibly could, and from what my friends had explained, this sounded like a blast. 

The first thing I asked them is, “What is a golf outing anyways?”  They explained to me that it is a group of golfers together at a specific location.  You pay an entry fee, which covers you or your team’s (depending on the format) round(s) of golf, raffle prizes, and a banqueted dinner.  There are many other raffled items to bid on as well.   This sounded like so much fun to me.  Golf, food, friends – What more could you want in the summer?  The format I participated in was a 2-man scramble.  A scramble means that each player hits from the starting spot, and then you use the best shot out of the two teammates.  This continues for the whole round of golf.  It’s nice, because if you have a bad shot, you still have a chance that your partner will do better.

The golf outing was on a Friday and Saturday in July.  Myself and three other friends drove together and went a day early on Thursday to play Tree Tops world famous Par 3 course.  This course was breath taking.  The views were awesome and the hole design was like nothing I have ever seen.  It was so much fun.  The next two days were filled with golf.  We played 63 holes of golf that weekend, and it is a fond memory that I will have forever.  I highly suggest going to a golf outing!

Below are photos from my trip to TreeTops Resort.  These are pictures of their world famous Par 3 course.  There is also a video from their best hole on their Par 3 course with over 150 feet of elavation.