How did everyone else start? Lessons?
I started pretty much against my will. In the Army and on a sports avvy. I was afootballer but we didnt have a match on so had scheduled in some Egyptian PT instead of getting dicked to go Orienteering.
Anyway, I was lying on my pit when a couple of mates came in and said come ead were goin golfing. My immediate reply was fuck off do I look like Im 70 fuckin 5.
15 minutes later they came round with some clubs from the sports store, that I'm not sure were designed to have that "raw look".
Anyway we ended up at Darlo golf course and with about 10 people behind us I had my first ever golf shot, and knocked it a good 2 feet along the tee box. Thought nothing of it and picked my ball up and gave it another go... slightly better but not much.
Anyway, hacked it around for a few hours getting more and more frustrated.
BUT... and this is the shit why I'm still playing now... there were 3 or 4 times when I just pured a shot and was left with a "why the fuck cant I do that all the time".
I went back twice a week after that... and here I am now 40 years later... hitting 7 or 8 pured shots a round and getting frustrated still.
And I'm now the judgemental twat who looks at someone swinging and missing on the first tee and thinking "oh FFS this is gonna be a long one"
If your starting out my advice is to get some lessons. get 2nd hand gear and spend the money saved a pro package that will at least start you off with the right fundamentals.
I didnt have a lesson until about 5 years ago. Too late by then.
