From the journal
Getting Started with Golf: A Beginner's Guide
Golf is patience, strategy, and skill. You do not need a full bag or a perfect swing to start. You need a grip, a target, and someone to tell you which miss is yours.
· Chase Toomey
Start with the setup, not the course
Before a real round, get comfortable with the swing. Grip, stance, and posture are the foundation. Eagle Quest is built for that hour: one bay, the Swing Catalyst mat, and the simulator, so the first lesson is not a guess on a crowded range.
You do not need fourteen clubs
Start with a driver, a putter, and a few irons, such as a 7-iron and a pitching wedge. Bring what you own. If you are starting from zero, say so when you book and Chase will work with what is in the bay.
The score lives around the green
Driving it far is fun. Golf is won with the short game. Putting and chipping lower scores faster than another bucket of drivers. The bay will clean up contact and direction. The three-footers still have to be practiced on a real green the same week.
Etiquette is part of the game
Do not step in someone’s putting line. Keep pace. Fix your divots. If you are unsure, ask. A lesson is also where those habits get explained without a group waiting behind you.
A lesson shortens the guessing
Golf is technical. One hour with a coach beats months of repeating the wrong feel. Eagle Quest lessons are one-on-one with Chase, 60 or 90 minutes, indoors, year round.
Keep the goals small. Enjoy the process. Book the first hour when you are ready.