1. Beginning Golf Lecture 1
Dr. Brian M. Hickey

2. Safety Equipment Check: club head, shafts, grips.
Clubs should be in satisfactory working order.
Check: club head, shafts, grips.
Proper attire: clothing and footwear.
Weather: 1st sign of thunder and lightning remove players from course. Seek shelter

3. Parts of the Golf Club
shaft
grip
head

4. Golf Terms
Par
Defined: The number of strokes it should take to complete the hole.
How do you come up with par: 2 putts on every green, yardage, and hazards
Average par for 18 holes:72 (36 putts 18x2)

5. Golf Terms Scoring Ace: Hole in one Eagle: 2 strokes under par
Birdie: 1 stroke under par
Par: Score a very good player would expect to make on a hole
Bogey: 1 stroke over par (good for the average golfer)
Double Bogey: 2 strokes over par

6. Putting (½ the game)
80% of the scoring is done within 100 yards of the green.

7. Putting Grip: 10 finger grip.
Stance: Feet shoulder width apart, eyes over ball, blade of club square to putt line
Wrist : Take the wrists out of play
Rhythm & Tempo: Tic-Toc, same speed for all putts, everyone is different find your tempo
Pace: Get it close, think of the hole as being 3-foot in diameter rather than 4.25 inches!

8. Address POSTURE Athletic position Knees slightly bent
Bend from the waist
Arms hang down naturally