When Should I Start Playing on the Golf Course?

Make this your home till you have hit not less than 3000 balls!

Many say that to get the feel of the game, you should start playing on a golf course as soon as possible. But frankly, from my own experiences, it's worth a couple of more visits to the practice/ driving range.

Why I say this is because golf courses will invariably have other golfers around, so to keep up with them, you will be creating more pressure on yourself, and such situations only harm your game. I have many friends who incidentally started the game by playing on a golf course and ultimately quit just after a couple of days into the game -  one of whom I'm using the golf clubs!!

Secondly, 60 to 70 percent of what you do right on the practice/ driving range only shows in your game on a golf course. So, if you are not connecting the ball cent per cent on the range, you will have a lot of miss shots which will add to your frustration.

So if you ask me, I would say till you have played at least (AT LEAST) 3000 to 4000 balls on the mat, try to hold on to the idea of playing on a golf course. Yes, it's a good idea though, to occasionally visit a golf course and see other golfers playing. It helps you judge what they may be doing wrong and thereafter correct your own game and also boosts your confidence - 'Oh! I can do better than that!'