It’s hard to learn something new on your own, and especially hard to learn a new sport on your own. The concept of golf is very simple to learn — hit the ball into the hole, yet it is very hard to master. There are many fine details to pay attention to with each swing that you may not be able to notice without the help of someone else. 

Your first step to learning golf should be to get a golf buddy. I have a friend who’s been playing for many years now and is pretty good. He’s far from great, but has been an irreplaceable asset to me throughout my learning process.

Ask around and I’m sure you’ll find someone who will be willing to help you out in the beginning. Don’t be shy, everyone is terrible in the beginning and I know there is someone in your life who will be willing to help you out.

Your golf buddy should be there with you when you pick out your first set of clubs, for the first few times at the driving range, and of course for your first real round of golf. Listen to their advice, but don’t take it all as law.

New beginnings are always tough, whether you are starting a new job, career, hobby, or even a blog. Sometimes the best approach is just to dive in and start — and that’s precisely what I intend to do.

Let me introduce myself — I’m a fairly new computer engineer and am working in downtown Toronto as a software developer. My day-to-day consists of writing .NET web applications in C#, debugging issues and managing servers, so any chance I have to get away from my desk and get outdoors, I’ll take.

Golf is something that I’ve only had limited exposure to in the past — only having played a few times with friends and never really got the chance to practice and try to improve. This past May I set a goal for myself that by the end of the summer, I’ll be good at golf. Not great, but good. After only a few weeks of practice I have certainly come a long way, and learnt many lessons in the process, which I hope to share with you here.

On this site, I will document my progress and hopefully help others who come across the same situations as I have. I will analyze all of the advances I make, from choice of clubs to gloves, to stance to swing. Golf is an easy game to learn, yet with all of the small details, it certainly is a hard one to master.

Stay tuned, and happy golfing.