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Originally Posted by GuyWin
We are Guy and Winnie from Boca Raton, Florida. We are already putting money down on a golf course lot in Pennecamp and will start building a Designer home on it by the end of December. We will permanently retire in TV by July of next year.
We are not golfers but want to learn to play. Last month we were at TV for a week. We went to the new driving range near Walmart and hit some balls. Very discouraging! We usually either missed the ball completely or sliced it.
We're trying to get some idea of the time and expense involved to get to the point were we know what we're doing and skilled enough to actually hit the ball when we swing (and it goes in the general direction we are aiming for).
How long do we need to take golf lessons? Group or private? How much will it cost? How much for the equipment?
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The Villages Golf Academy has a very good "New to Golf" program that costs $225 per student for 7 1/2 hours. You can find more info about it at this web site:
http://www.golfthevillages.com/golf-.../newtogolf.asp
There are also many instructions located around TV with some lower prices avail for lessons. As far as equip goes you can get starter golf sets for maybe $200 or so and inexpensive golf shoes as low as $30. That should be fine for starting out and if you feel like golf is something that you will enjoy then I would suggest, at some point, getting better equip. To give you an idea on prices check the web sites of Golfsmith, Rock Bottom Golf and TGW. Good luck.