WHERE TO PLAY GOLF?
When a beginner golfer learns the theory and practice the technique of movements, he wants to fully play Golf-try yourself on the field.
It should be understood that each Golf course is a unique area with a thoughtful and perfectly organized landscape, including areas with grass of different lengths, trees, shrubs, ponds, sand holes and other elements of landscape design.
There are two types of fields:
Natural, unique corners of nature, mainly located on the coasts; Continue reading
GOLF CLUBS: FEATURES AND TYPES
A few decades ago, a golfer, preparing for the game, collected a weighty bag. He took at least 25 clubs with him on the field. Later, a rule was introduced, according to which the maximum number of clubs that a player has the right to use in one match is 14. In total, today there are about three dozen varieties of this main equipment for Golf. And it is very important to be able to choose them correctly, because Golf clubs directly affect the course of the game, and its result.
GOLF CLUB: FEATURES OF THE PROJECTILE
Golf club
A putter is a special device with which a golfer strikes the ball. It is a projectile consisting of a handle, head and connecting element (metal or plastic rod). Continue reading
GOLF BALL
Although Golf is a fairly democratic sport, it has its own regulations, including a number of rules and requirements. And not many players, deftly and strongly hitting the ball, think about the fact that the seemingly extremely simple Golf ball is made in accordance with well-established standards that determine its characteristics and behavior in the game.
EVOLUTION OF THE GOLF BALL
The first balls, which appeared in the distant XIV century, were made of wood. And only three centuries later they were replaced by leather bags filled with a feather.
The next stage of development of this key subject of Golf was the invention in the XIX century of balls, which were made from the frozen Sapodilla juice — a tree growing in Malaysia. Continue reading
RULES OF GOLF: WISDOM OF TRADITION AND GENTLEMANLY CHIC
If you have just started to learn Golf and do not yet know the rules, do not worry! The practical minimum coupled with club etiquette is usually stated on the player’s score card. But if your goal is not just participation, but a confident victory, you need to know the rules of the game of Golf by heart: for errors, penalty kicks are awarded, and in a match game you will have to concede a hole to the opposing side.
The essence of the game of Golf is reduced to three basic principles:
Play the field as it is.
Play the ball as it lies.
And if neither is possible, do it justice. Continue reading
HOLES OF DIFFERENT NEEDS: WHAT IS STEAM AND WHAT IT EATS?
Beginners on the Golf course are often lost, hearing from a partner incomprehensible word “steam”. Why is a Golf hole marked “par-3” or “par-4” if you can just have fun?
Later, as you gain experience, the player discovers the exciting world of Amateur matches. In some cases, young members of the club have the opportunity to assess their progress by taking part in a local tournament. When participating in the game at the expense of the ability to quickly understand how to quote a particular hole of the Golf course, can serve the player a good service: the referee is also a person who is prone to make mistakes, he can gape or play along with his favorite. Finally, during Golf hole, right priced at a few dictates what club you want to apply for the most accurate shot. Continue reading
