Taking up Golf
 

Anxiety as the arrival date gets closer!

Were there any of you new Villagers out there like myself and my wife.

Althetic but not super Jocks

No were near as felxible at age 60 as age 26. A board comes to mind!

Never ever played Golf but watched it on TV!

Tell everyone you don't like Golf when in fact you would like to but are to embarassed to try.

Where did you start? Or with the above mentioned do we stay off the course and just stay in the Gym?

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find a good instructor, stick with him, and practice..You'll love it...Palmer has a great "new to golf " program that is a week long and mostly has new residents...Plus of course you have to go to the "good golf" seminar put on by the villages..Also,mostly new residents..Welcome and enjoy the ride...hang on..

My wife and I were in your shoes recently!! We bought a villa in Pennecamp 2 years ago and this past winter decided that taking up golf bubbled up to the top of our "Bucket List".

Definately take some lessons first, that way you have no bad habits to break :)

We took lessons at Tree Top Golf with their Get Golf Ready with Mike Girard. Tree Tops is located just outside the Villages on Rolling Acres Road, phone number 352-259-2313. The Villages also have a similar program and we thought that we got more bang for the buck going with Tree Tops.

Played a couple of games with friends and we are really enjoying the game and learning new things. We bought men's and lady's starter sets of clubs from Dick's Sporting Goods. They had a great sale when we were in the market.

Here is Tree Tops web site to look at: Tree Tops Golf

Good luck and enjoy!!!

Thanks so much!

I started late in life...so to speak.
Got involved with "natural golf" and loved the system.
You may want to look at it online...now run by the Graves brothers.
They are in Oklahoma but have a place in Orlando.
I am still doing it after 13 years....they have a website...check it out.
Good luck....it is a wonderful game.

Prior to buying my house last year, I stayed with friends from Calumet Grove for a week. They started golfing a few years ago, so they took me to the driving range to hit balls. Two days before I left, they took me out on one of the nearby golf courses, late in the day so there was noone ahead of or behind us. Not being athletically inclined, I thought I would never be able to hit the ball very far....boy was I surprised!!! Had a great time.....and yes, after 6 strokes I moved on to the next hole...haha. Went to the driving range a few times after returning home, took a few lessons, and when I visited again, they took me to one of the "beginner" courses.....when I teed off the first hole I was very nervous as the group who were going to be behind us were sitting on benches watching us....I just hoped to hit the ball !!! When we were done I was happy to say that I had gotten one over par on 5 of the holes!!! Had a good time, and that is all that mattered. Once I move to TV permanently, I will take more lessons and play more regularly.
And yes, I also said I never liked golf thinking I would never be able to hit the ball far enough from the tee!

My wife and I were very adament that we would not take up golf when we moved to TV. Who in their right mind would hit a ball with a stick and then go chase it and try to get it in a little hole somewhere way out there? Well, after we moved, we soon changed our minds. We heard of an instructor over at Water Oaks named Bud Dickson and went to see him. We didn't even have clubs. We took lessons for a few weeks, bought some clubs and now we really enjoy playing. We play once or twice a week with the folks in our neighborhood and occasionally, we play with just the two of us. You can just walk up to the starter's shack late in the afternoon and usually walk (or drive) right on the course. Try it, You'll like it!

New to Golf lessons are a great idea. The Villages "good golf" seminar is free every few weeks and should be mandatory to learn how the local system works & what golf etiquette is. Then, have fun!

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I'm coming back to the game after 20 years away from it. I have a set of irons that "will do" but looking at drivers has me stifled. Pricey and big, when did that happen. Any recommendations for a good driver that is not $300?

Try shopping used at 3ballsgolf, they give U 30 days to return, great prices and the used quality as stated is correct.

I picked up nice R9 driver a few months for $90

Thanks! :smiley:

keep your head down and let people play thru you will enjoy some days and others not so much

Another place to buy "experienced clubs" is Callaway

upto $125 off

There is a used club sale, once a month, at Palmer CC Golf Academy.

Thanks again!