Whether you walk the course for the experience or fitness or both, it is important that you are comfortable and can manage the equipment needed. Do the research and make the investment in a quality pair of golf shoes and a nice stand bag. Walking when you play golf means you will spend plenty of hours on your feet. Make sure your vital equipment is up to par!

Recent changes are evident when looking at the golf club sets that I used when beginning to play golf competitively. As a high school golfer I was scoring in the seventies and spent much of my money on the newest golf equipment available. In the bag was a metal head driver with a graphite shaft, a persimmon 3 wood, a golf set of Wilson Staff irons including a one iron, the sand wedge mentioned, and a Ping putter.

Paul Goydos is among six players tied for the lead at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

Your focus needs to be on your golf swing. A few suggestions that might help you achieve your goal of playing golf with happiness and fun. No matter what you do, practice is the key.

It can be quite a difficult ordeal to learn the game of golf especially if you don't know anything about the mechanics or the basics of how the game is meant to be played. It can even be more difficult for women if they don't have the right equipment for it. Ladies golf clubs for starters have to be used when teaching ladies how to play the game.

Many amateur golfers find getting out of a bunker to be the hardest thing to do. Actually, it's pretty easy. Getting your ball out is another matter, but with a little knowledge and a little practice, even that's not hard.

Golf bags are an essential part of the game of golf and as such we all strive to have a functional good looking bag to hold our clubs. With this in mind I thought this week I would look for the best bag money can buy and I think I've found it. It's the Damier Geante Golf Bag, created by Louis Vuitton!

Before you pack up the car to head out to any golf course, unless it is one that you visit all of the time, you should look into whether or not they have a golf course dress code. The good news is that most municipal golf courses do not have a strict code, but they do have some basic rules that you must follow.

The metaphorical storm cloud hanging over golf has to end sooner or later. Doesn’t it?

Power and accuracy can be gained by slowing down your tempo. A too quick tempo often does not give you time to swing correctly. Learn this trick to slow down and your scores should plummet.