Duffer's Debut

Greetings new golfer! Welcome to the most frustrating infuriating intimidating yet greatest of sports. Beware that in taking up golf your self-esteem is about to suffer irreparable damage.<p>You have no doubt remarked in scanning the myriad of available golf books that the authors all blessed with olympian reflexes and hand-eye coordination first took up the sport before the age of ten. Insightfully you have probably also concluded that there may be a communication gap between these venerated masters of the game and your own tired ripened and athletically-challenged physique.<p>Happily you have just found the holy grail of golf wisdom for beginners. This book is about taking up golf - from a beginner's perspective. Like yourself the author is a mere mediocre mortal who took up the game in his mature middle years and whose only previous athletic renown was winning a hula hoop contest in a church basement.<p>There are two things to learn about golf - how to hit a ball and understanding the game. The former is best learned not from a book but on a range from a teaching pro. You must also learn about the game's culture customs and conventions which is what this book is all about.