Everyone was a beginning golfer at some time in their life. It is just that some folks hold on to that name a little longer than others. Beginning golf for ladies is not to be taken lightly. It is a difficult game to really understand, but at the same time, if you can't slow down and enjoy the ride then it is absolutely not worth taking that very first golf lesson.

I am just getting started in the world of golf. My husband, an avid golfer, who has been shooting the links for years now, had begged me for a long time to take up this age old wicked game of gentlemen, but I simply could not find it in my heart to be interested. But then a funny thing happened. I got sick and tired of being a "golf widow" and longed to spend more time with my sweetheart and so I decided to throw in the towel and ask my partner, who has taught many others to play golf over the years, to teach me how to play the game. He has even worked with several beginning golfers over the years, but I was convinced after a few trips to the golf course that I was going to be his first unsuccessful attempt! But thankfully, I was wrong.

This game of the wealthy can be quite an impending pastime and it can be a bit cash-draining to get started, but I was not going to be deterred. I was near frantic to do something that would let me have more time with my husband and who really cared what we were doing I simply wanted to at least be good enough swinging the clubs that I didn't embarrass either myself or my partner. So my husband got me started with a set of his old golf clubs that we took to a shop and had cut down to fit my height. That wasn't an expensive proposition so I was relieved! I absolutely had no desire to spend a small pile of cash particularly since I was a beginning golfer and then decide that I absolutely could not stand the game or worse yet be a total crash-and-burn expirment trying to learn the game of golf.

, which I didn't spend a lot of money on, which is really a good idea, ladies! No laying out hundreds of dollars on impressive clubs and other golf doo-dads when you haven't even completed your first round of golf yet! So then it was off to to the course for my first hour of instruction and then off to the practice range for some quiet time to review what I had just learned. There is just not substitute for practicing what you have learned and it is not just practice as in doing the same thing over and over, it is precise and solid practice that makes perfect.

Check out the cut rate stores, second-hand sports stores, or even garage sales and purchase a set of clubs that you can use, even if you need to have them cut down. Many have sets that even include a golf bag so you can hit the golf course in style. Figure out what works best for you and schedule a few lessons. You can do this through the local community college, most community golf courses offer golf lessons through their club pro, or even look into local golf academies, where their mission is to teach beginners and experienced golfers alike the game of golf. All of these alternatives should be quite well-known with teaching golf for beginners. And so, practice what you learn. Schedule an afternoon at the driving range and practice greens, where everyone else is practicing too. It took a ton of convincing for me to have the nerve to stand on the practice greens with all the other golfers, but it without a doubt is the successful time at the practice green and driving range that makes the difference in your golf game.

Ladies' Beginning Golf can be intimidating, there is no doubt, but don't throw in the towel!

Stick with it, you will be glad that you put forth and effort to learn to play a round of golf. A beginning golfer, no denying that, just look at my swing, but every outing gets better and I am not only enjoying my husband's company but finding myself as well while out on the golf course!