Slow down!

16 piece golf set? Only allowed 14.

First, just have fun. Golf is a great sport that you can enjoy your entire life. So don’t take it too serious at first and have fun. Second, learn golf etiquette. Be sure to let faster players play through,etc. As far as the actual swing, I would play a few rounds then go get a lesson. Everyone has their own unique swing, so it’s best that you learn your swing and then correct the mistakes from there. Too often people start out with lessons and get frustrated with the results. So just have fun and enjoy the surroundings.

take some lessons, ask questions to ur friend and practice a lot

as others have said first have fun and relax when playing, tense muscles can ruin a swing. Also get some lessons or go to a clinic, a local driving range has a golf clinic where about 8-10 people work on their game and get some pointers from a pro. also try to get fitted with your new clubs, can be a little pricy to do, but well worth the investment. Also work just ashard on putting and chipping, these type of shots are what they call the scoring shots. hope this helps and welcome to the game.

for a beginner my advice would be mostly to relax. the golf swing isn’t about muscle. its about fluidity. don’t grip too hard. on a scale of 1-10, i’d say make it about a 4 or 5. don’t try to kill the ball. learn the proper grip, posture and set-up. if any of these are off you don’t give yourself as good a chance to hit consistently. practice practice practice, don’t give up on yourself. you are your own worst enemy. and try this…
take a golf club backwards and swing it back and forth slowly at first. then faster. then try to make that whoosh noise. you want that whoosh sound to come at the bottom of you swing. thats when your swing is the fastest and you want that to happen right where the ball would be. Sorry for typing so much, i just love getting people into golf. Good luck!

yeah… just get used to swinging a club while maintaining your posture. Also I notice that many beginners don’t use their lower body at all so keep the legs always in play. Keep your head in the same position all the way through the swing until the very end, swing through the ball, not at the ball… your friend should say a bunch of things too.

Take a lesson. Chip and pitch…CONSTANTLY.

Take lessons before you establish bad habits!

yea, heres some advice: keep your eye on the ball. this is the only way you will make contact with the ball. Second: swing easy. swinging hard is only making the club-face less straight. Third: concentrate and focus. Getting distacted is a very easy thing to do in golf, and if you focus, you will probably hit a better shot. Fourth: Get a lesson from a pro at a club. this is the only way to get better. You cannot get better by just getting the hang of it.Fifth: DO NOT GET MAD!!! I am a golfer, i have been for 7 years. and i’ve learned my lessons. Golf is a sport, and sports are meant for enjoyment. If you say to a golfer i think i’ll try golf, they will probably say you’re crazy. Golf is the most frusterating sport ever invented, trust me on that one. Sixth: Have fun. Once again, golf is a sport, and it was created so people could have fun.

Do yourself a favor, and get a lesson or two before you develop some bad swing habits. Very few people will have any idea how to hold a club, how to align your body, etc. etc. without some good advice to start. If you can, find a copy of Ben Hogan’s book How I Play Golf. It was written about 50 years ago, but it’s still good.