For many new golfers the thought of hitting a ball that’s stationary is unnerving, knowing that you should be able to just hit it without any effort at all, but can’t!

The ball is stationary and we are standing side on to it (Silly game!) in an effort to hit it away we can be a bit abrupt and swift and rather short in the backswing because it is easer to do that way at first.

Get him to practice the short game first, in doing so he will feel the contact on the ball required to make the ball take off in the direction and shape desired, keep it simple at first. (I see to many new players these days hitting drivers thinking that is the way to learn a golf swing!)

While practicing this way you can slow down the swing and see what is taking place, you can make small adjustments maybe one swing change at a time is enough to confuse him! Anyway rhythm/timing is the essence of your early lessons, try to enjoy it because any sign of (no don’t hit it that way, from you to him, will knock his confidence beyond repair).

Have him try and chip the ball into a net a few yards away, while doing so explain to him that the loft on the club will do the work for him because if he is new to golf he might not understand what loft is for on a golf club, then all he needs to do is swing the club in the direction of the target keeping his hands ahead of the club head at impact. You can have some great fun doing this and it will help your game too and mine!

The new player must learn to walk before he can run!

I am sure there is a member on this website that can explain in a more precise way, but I think I have it covered!