Calf stretch. 1  Place your hands on a wall for balance. 2  You can also do this with your hands on the back of a chair, a countertop, or a tree. 3  Step back with your left leg. 4  Keep the leg straight, and press your left heel into the floor. 5  Press your hips forward, bending your right leg slightly.
Everything you need to know about taking up golf from the editors of Golf Digest. We get it. Golf can seem terribly complicated to the uninitiated. So many rules, so many different kinds of clubs. And then there's the lingo: birdies, bogeys, bump-and-runs.At Golf Digest, this may be the language we speak every day, but we also know it's a language that can scare prospective golfers off before they ever pick up a club.That's where this online beginner's guide comes in.o many rules, so many different kinds of clubs. And then there's the lingo: birdies, bogeys, bump-and-runs. At Golf Digest, this may be the language we speak every day, but we also know it's a language that can scare prospective golfers off before they ever pick up a club.
1st step is proper length. Some golf establishments and websites will measure you from either your finger tips, fist or wrist to the floor. This is a good start but not an accurate measurement because you might address the ball in a upright stance and I might address it with more of a crouch.