Golf is a difficult game to learn. The typical player will try to hit a tiny white ball, with a crooked stick, why swinging upwards of 90 miles an hour. It isn't easy folks!

So, if you've decided to learn the game or to improve the game you have, you're probably wondering if instruction will help. The answer is a resounding yes! And here's why:

Reason 1 - Golf is a Science

Swinging the club properly is almost the complete opposite of what most people think! This makes the game as much a science (part geometry and part physics) as much as a game. So, understanding the laws of golf is critical to your success.

This is where a certified golf instructor is invaluable. They will have studied the game, inside and out, and will be able to help you decipher the games complexities.

Reason 2 - Seeing is Understanding

When improving your swing, you'll need to be able to see exactly what you are doing. Unfortunately, even the best players in the world don't always realize what they are doing. After all, don't forget that the club head will move about 30 feet in a mere second.

Modern golf instructors use sophisticated video systems which enable you to see, frame by frame, exactly what you are doing.

Reason 3 - Complexity needs Simplification

Most people, whether just starting out or trying to improve, will seek (or be given) advice by their friends and other players they meet. Often these are very accomplished individuals. However, by the end of your "mini-lesson", you've got 5 or 10 things to think about from the takeaway to the finish.

Learning the game of golf like this is going to be, well, kind of frustrating. It is much easier to learn in stages where you are given the right information, in the right order at the right time.

Certified golf instructors are trained in the art and science of teaching the very complex golf swing. But the most important role an instructor plays is taking the complexity and reducing it to a series of simple, repeatable, steps.

Reason 4 - Improper Practice & Backwards Progress

Practicing the wrong things becomes a very costly and time consuming activity. Even worse, it is much more difficult to change a habit, developed from hours and hours of practice, than it is to change a newly acquired fault.

Even if you find the right change to make, if you don't fully understand the concept, you will still practice incorrectly. Consider the common swing move, Hit Down on the Ball. When most players first begin to try this move, they steepen their swing and do not make a truly descending blow on the ball.

Golf is tricky and the concepts difficult. Instruction helps you gain a clear understanding so you are able to successfully practice to improve.

Reason 5 - The Pros aren't Foolish

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are two of the best players the game has ever seen. They have tremendous talent, exceptional flexibility, awesome power and a drive to succeed.

What else do they have? - A golf instructor.

They don't have one because they are lonely. They have one because it helps. A good golf instructor, whether at the PGA level or the beginner level, will help diagnose swing problems and guide a player along the path of improvement.

So, if you're ready to start improving, by all means, seek out a professional golf instructor who can help you conquer the game of golf!

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