Q&A for How to Play Golf

It is, but is not the same. In some ways, it is a good way to practice without leaving your house, especially for beginners. But, it's a lot better to actually play real golf.

To stop topping the ball you must keep your head down for the duration of your swing. Lots of golfers have the tendency to lift their head and body up in the downswing, which causes them to top the ball.

Take your driver and fill its cover with things that will not damage the club. Put the sock back on, and take a few baseball swings each day. This will help improve your hitting distance and strength.

Tip the face of your club inward. Your club is hitting the ball with an outward face.

The number of strokes - the less the strokes the better the score. Each hole has a set number of strokes and the fewer strokes the better.

The numbers correspond to the angle of the face of the club. A larger numbered iron, like a 9 iron, has a more angled face, so the ball will pop up into the air more and therefore go a shorter distance than a smaller numbered iron.

When using a standard set of golf clubs, you can only use them in a right-handed stance. They are not reversible. Your other option is to obtain a left handed set of clubs.

Normally there are only three different ones (3,4,5), but it technically could be at any hole.

Learn to flight the golf higher or lower depending the direction of the wind and the intended shot.

Keep playing by the rules yourself. Try to politely let others understand the rules and remind them to follow them. If they won't follow the rules, try to find other people to play with.

Usually it's your club path. You also don't want to try to ¨kill¨ the ball; it's better to have a slow, weak swing than a fast, strong swing.

When you begin to think too much about the swing (getting too technical) you try to do too much at one time. However when you do not think as much, your body natural does what its suppose to do.

The numbers on a club indicate what they are on irons and woods. For woods, the most common are 3 wood and 5 wood. For irons, you have 1 to 10, but the most common are 3 to 9.

Better to use a higher number club than on a flat green. That will make the ball go higher, and so further. A shallower shot would hit the ground sooner.

Usually, 4 players is the maximum. However, some people might play in groups of five if necessary. Six players would be completely illogical because you could just have a group of 2 and a group of 4.

No. Usually, however, people with longer clubs are generally taller. It's a simple matter of angle of the wood compared to the person's stance.

You still only receive one point.

To get 3 or more shots below par is called an albatross. However, it's not all that likely that you're going to get one.

You may be positioning the ball too close too your center, position the ball about an inch away from your dominant foot and not as close to your center. A good rule of thumb is to position the ball perpendicular to your ear when using a 7 iron and work from there.

If the tee shot is around 160 yards(146.3 m) or slightly more, then it will be appropriate to use a very low tee just a few millimeters from the ground. If the ball is on the already fairway, then most likely you will not be able to use a tee.

Theoretically you can take shortcuts, but keep in mind that they are risky and you could go out of play, which would earn you a penalty.

When you're on the fringe (edge) you can use a putter, but keep in mind that it's higher and you have a little less control over the putt.

When playing in a group, the player farthest from the hole hits first. If you are teeing off, the player with the best score from the last hole normally gets "honors," and tees off first.

Take lessons from the pro at your golf course, or for a less expensive route, watch YouTube videos. Channels like "Me and My Golf" are very helpful.

It depends how old you are and your skill level. The front tees are generally short course tees (red), next is long course tees (yellow), and then competition tees (white). Some golf courses have blue tees, which are juniors and seniors in the front. If you hit your driver under 200 yards, you should tee off from the front tees.

Swing your club all the way through and keep your wrists straight. If that doesn't work, angle your club outside because you are hitting it inside.

Unless you are on the tee box or tee off area, you are not allowed to use a tee to hit the ball off with.

The putting part may be similar depending on the course but other than that, no.