Learning to play golf teaches you many of life’s great lessons. I always tell my students that no one wakes up and is suddenly good at golf. Just like learning to read and write in school, we have to do our homework and do our part in the class room. But instead with golf, you learn from one golf lesson at a time and then practice those specific things your golf coach has taught. For example, most beginners need to learn the grip, ball position, stance and posture before you can swing the club.

Once you learn the proper positions, then you must practice them on your own at home or preferably the driving range. At first gripping the club and getting into your stance will be very uncomfortable, but the more you practice, the more muscle memory you develop. After you gain some muscle memory, grip stance and posture becomes second nature. Like when you get into the car, you know to buckle up, turn on the ignition, foot on the brake, check mirrors and change gears.

Once this becomes a habit or comfortable like driving a car, then you can start to learn something else! You cannot learn the whole golf swing in one lesson but you can learn one or two things at a time and then move on from there.

When you start to see an improvement, or a return on your investment, it is extremely rewarding and addicting. You will be hooked for life.