Free golf tips to fix your game

How these free golf tips work

A lot of golf advice hands you ten swing thoughts at once. That is why a new golfer leaves the range more confused than when they arrived. The pages here work the other way round. Every page starts from something you can see, usually what the ball did, then gives you one check you can do in a minute and one fix to try with a few balls. If the check does not match what you see, the page sends you somewhere that does.

All of it is written for beginners and high handicappers: people playing their first rounds, people stuck around 100, and people who used to play and want the basics back. Nothing here needs special gear, a launch monitor or a lesson package, and every tip stays free.

Start here, by problem

• The ball curved, shot off the neck or hit the ground first. Go to Fix your miss. Slice, hook, shank, fat, thin and topped shots each have a page that starts with a diagnosis.
• You are new and your first round is coming. Beginner golf covers what to carry, how to behave on the course, and how to keep the group moving.
• The swing feels like a list of parts. golf swing tips puts the stance, the turn and the rhythm in order.
• The club feels strange in your hands. How to grip a golf club fixes the hold before you change anything else.
• You lose strokes near the green. Short game tips cover chipping, pitching, bunkers and putting.
• You are not sure which club to hit or buy. Golf clubs explained covers every club in the bag, plus used clubs and balls.

Three habits that save strokes

Before any swing change, these three habits can take strokes off a beginner's card. First, pick a club you trust off the tee instead of the driver you fear; a ball in play beats a long ball in the trees. Second, around the green, roll the ball whenever the grass lets you, because a putt or a low chip is easier to judge than a ball in the air. Third, on the green, judge the speed before the line, so your first putt finishes close and the second one is short.

When a page fixes your problem, stop reading and go play. If you want the same checks in a set order, day by day, that is what the Fairway Plans are for, but you never need one to use this site.