Golf On its surface, golf might seem like a unique game: hit a ball with a club into a hole in as few strokes as possible. In reality, the challenge is dynamic thanks to ever-changing conditions and strategically designed courses featuring water, sand, trees, and rough. Golf requires mental focus, coordination, and patience. But any body type can excel and it’s a sport for life! Find golf leagues, tournaments, camps, and clinics. Improve your skills with tips, tricks, drills, and more. 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Join now Breaking into the Game: Beginners Series Breaking into the Game: Introduction Looking to get into golf? Join Martin Hall as he teaches the basics you'll need to get out on the course for the first time. Breaking into the Game: Grip the Club The first step to a good golf swing is a good grip. Watch as Martin Hall teaches the proper golf club grip. Breaking into the Game: Set Up to the Ball Before you even take a swing, it's important to set up to the ball. Martin Hall demonstrates how. Breaking into the Game: Mini Swing Martin Hall demonstrates how to start small with a mini swing. Breaking into the Game: Half Swing Martin Hall guides you through some half swing drills to get you ready for your first full swing. Breaking into the Game: Full Swing You're finally ready to take your first full swing! Martin Hall demonstrates how to put every technique you've learned into one. Capture. Watch. Share.Gold medal moments happen every day.Stream games live from the palm of your hand. Clip and share highlights, relive the action with video on-demand, and build a community of support – all from your device.Start streaming for free Golf Videos Work, Energy & Power Suzann Pettersen, a professional golfer on the LPGA tour, uses putting to help demonstrate the physics concepts of work, energy, and power. Evolution of the Club Golf club innovations have led to efficiently utilize the mass of the club head and more. Lucy Li talks about her youth sports experiences at the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games Lucy Li talks about her experiences as an elite youth athlete. Sport Guide: Golf Explained Athletes choose from up to 14 different clubs to direct the golf ball into each hole in as few strokes as possible. Tiger Woods to Play With Son Charlie at PNC Championship Tiger Woods will team with son in the PNC Championship Why Golf Balls Have Dimples USGA engineer Steve Quintavalla explains why a golf ball is designed with tiny dimples, or impressions, on its surface. View More SportsEngine Gear MarketplaceUp to 70% off new and pre-owned golf equipment Learn about the Science of Golf Volume, Displacement & Buoyancy The Rules of Golf limit the volume of the head of a golf club to 460 cubic centimeters. Golf Course Agronomy Agronomy is used to maintain turfgrass and create ideal environments for golf. Meteorology & Weather Wind, rain, temperature, and air pressure can all affect a golfer's ability to make his or her next shot. Math of Golf Scoring Unlike most sports, in the game of golf the player with the lowest score wins, and negative numbers can indicate a well-played game. Torque & Moment of Inertia Torque and moment of inertia are two key physics concepts to hit the ball straight. Physics of the Golf Swing The physics concepts of torque, centripetal force, and double pendulum effect help with powerful drives. Potential & Kinetic Energy LPGA golfer Paula Creamer's swing is analyzed to illustrate potential and kinetic energy. The Science of Golf: Kinematics A stimpmeter calculates green speed by relying on the principals of kinematics: position, velocity and acceleration Course Setup Science, technology, engineering, and math go into the setup of a golf course. Friction & Spin The brief collision between the club face and the ball produces friction, which unleashes spin. How the USGA Determines the Pace of Play Improving the pace of play on a golf course is much like trying to control flow rate through a funnel, or traffic on a highway. Calculating a Golf Handicap Index Golfers can have their Handicap Index calculated at a USGA-licensed golf club using this simple mathematical formula View More Download the complete guide for golfGet a PDF copy to print out for yourself or share it with others who are just getting started with golf. Included in the guide are the following.Fundamentals of the GameGolf EquipmentDressed to PlayGolf Course SafetyGolf Etiquette Golf Terms ExplainedWays to PlayDownload the guide