STAGE  DECOUVERTE 15th, 22nd, 29th of may  and 5th of june 2003

LESSON  N° 1 : Game basics, different parts of the game (long shot, short game)
 
LE GOLF BAG :
You can find 14 different clubs in a golf bag. The differences are the angles of the club faces (which help to make the ball fly) or the length of the shafts (which make the ball fly further)
 

THE BASICS :

* Warm up (rythm of the swing, impact spot)
* Try to finish the swing by letting the body turn at the end of the swing
* Give importance to the direction of the shot by throwing the right arm towards the target

To hit a golf ball, you have to hit it and throw it at the same time. Some shots are hitten downwards to make them fly high (with short clubs), and some are hitten "following through" the impact zone to make them go further.

To hit a ball correctly, you have to respect a few technical laws :
- an aiming posture (The posture you take to hit the ball), a grip
- a club path, the same in the downswing than in the backswing
- an impact spot (and so an impact posture)
 
PLAYING ON THE COURSE :
- Tee marks (white for men playing very well, yellow for other men, red for women)
- Order of playing (as you want for the first shot, and then the one scoring the best on the previous hole plays the first)
- Priorities (if you play too slow, you must let the people behind you pass through. that means you let them play before you)
- Choice of the right club according to the shot you want to play (most of the time 7 iron on the tee, and then 9 iron closed to the green)

 

LESSONS  N° 2 : May 22nd 2003
 
WARM UP :
- You have to get used of the swing slowly, physically and technically.
- Hit short swings at the beginning to feel the impact zone and symetry of the swing
- Don't forget that the golf ball is hitten from "up" to "down". That means you have to be sure that you really want to hit the ground.
- Then increase the width of the swing to go towards the full swing
- Don't exagerate the speed or the strength
- Take confidence withshort clubs (9 iron)
 
PLAYING ON THE "BIG COURSE" :
Don't forget that you are not supposed to be on a "real" course (according to the length of the holes) for the moment. The aim is not to hit good shots, it is to see that you are already able (according to your lack of technic) to play on a course.
Basics of the course :
- Differences between the starting marks, according to the sexe and the level (white, yellow and red)
- Order of play : Men, for security, start first. During the game the one the furthest from the hole plays first.
- You play a long club on the tee (7 iron or 5 iron) and the short  clubs (SW or 9) closed to the green. The putter can be played from outside of the green for strategic choice.
 
BACK TO THE DRIVING RANGE :
- Work on the widh of the swing with throwing the arms towards the target. We said that the impact was from "up" to "down", but you have to throw the ball.
- Bunker : For the moment, we concider that it is a normal shot. You just take the sand surrounding the ball and you throw it on the green.

 

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