Getting real value from a golf lesson
Choose the coach before the swing change, state the goal as a score, book a block, and leave with a drill and a frequency.
Section
Getting started
Where to start when you have never held a club: green fees, first lessons, the kit you actually need, and how to get a handicap. No jargon, and no assumptions.
Grip and posture: the fixes that cost nothing
Two knuckles, hips back, clubface aimed before the body. Three things no golfer can diagnose alone.
Membership or pay and play: do the arithmetic
Count the rounds you really played, add every cost the subscription hides, and the answer appears in ten minutes.
Playing as a visitor: what to ask before you go
Access, handicap certificate, dress code and what the fee includes. One call to the shop settles most of it.
Junior golf in Britain: what keeps a child playing
Buy by height and buy used, start on the putting green, use junior sections, and let the professional do the coaching.
How to start playing golf in the UK, and what it really costs
iGolf at £47 a year, second-hand clubs and municipal courses: the order that works, and the mistakes that cost a season.