Welcome to the forum Ian.
Has anyone warned you that this daft game is very addictive!!!!
You will find some great advice and some interesting chat at this site.
Advice from me for a complete novice is "take a few lessons with a club pro just to get you off on the right track".
If you are playing in between this time just work on your "set-up to the target". imagine a railway line to the target, feet on the inside rail and ball on the outer one.
Keep swinging
