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Learning how to play golf for some body can become like an addiction. They get so rapped up in
the game that they find themselves spending most of their spare time involved in this particular
game. Yet although the actual rules of this particular game are very simple to understand when it
comes to playing the game many people decide not to take it up because it requires a lot of skill.
However by learning a little about the fundamentals of the game will soon have any person new to
the game in a while playing almost like a pro.
In this article we are going to take a closer look at the basics of the game relating to the equipment
that you will need you start learning how to play golf.
The game of golf is played on a course and these can either be private or public and will consist of
either 9 or 18 holes. If the course consists of 18 holes it will then broke up into 2 sections which
are refer to as the front 9 holes and the back 9 holes.
In order to play the game you will need to have the following equipment:
1. Golf Bag
2. Set of Golf Clubs - The shop or golf course where you purchase your first set of clubs from will
be able to tell you which are the ones best suited to your size. Normally you should look to
purchasing some woods, irons and a putter. Typically you should look at having 1, 2 and 3 wood
clubs (however these go up to number 12) in your bag along with several of the irons (which are
numbered 1 to 9) and also include a pitching and sand wedge in this group of clubs as well.
3. Golf Balls - Well you can not play a game of golf without these, again the person selling you
your clubs will be able to decide which are the best kind of golf balls for you to use initially.
4. Golf Shoes - These can be an optional extra, however you may well find that most golf courses
do not allow players to use their courses if they are not wearing the right attire. Therefore it is
essential that you find out from your local golf course what dress code they have if any.
5. Golf Cart and Umbrella - Although not essential are good pieces of equipment to have
especially if when first starting out as you may find lugging the bag around the course (especially
18 holes) will be come extremely heavy after a while. Also although the weather may be fine
when you start playing a round of golf it can suddenly change half way through so having an
umbrella with you at all times could save you a lot of heartache and preventing you from getting
soaked.
When it comes to learning how to play golf there are various ways in which this can be done you
can either pay a golf pro to teach you or you can do it yourself by reading books and watching
videos and DVDs on the game.
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