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.
How to Prevent Topped or Thin Golf Shots. While you set up to hit a shot look at a spot in front of the ball. Make sure you always hit the golf ball first (not the ground) with your hands ahead of the club head. The sequence of contact should be the ball then the ground, taking a divot past the golf ball. Do not try to help the ball up.