Can you get an official golf handicap without being a member of a club?
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You can join a handicap system without being a member of the golf course.  Just go to a simi private or public course and sign up.
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You may want to go to www.playgolfamerica.com and sign up for a free golf lesson from a local PGA pro \n\n\nhitting down on the ball is good with all clubs in your bag except your driver.\nhttp://www.pga.com/improve/tips/swing/improve_rihm040704.cfm
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Consult the pro at the proshop of your golf club...
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See the Golf Digest HotList....\n\nhttp://www.golfdigest.com/hotlist/
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Your best bet would be to know someone who is a member at that course. They should be able to let you play as a guest of theirs. Or, you could do what we did one time, bribe the starter. Slip him $50 or $100 and most of the time he will "look the other way".
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Go to yahoo or google and type in "custom golf clone"\nYou can get clone clubs that are just as good as their counterparts for 1/4 of the price. Plus you get it custom fitted.
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http://www.championsgolftour.com/
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Membership is not based on being able to afford it.  Augusta National is the most exclusive golf club there is, and one can only join when invited.  There is a long waiting list, and if you are invited to join, then you obviously can afford it.  The membership consists of industry leaders, politicians, and wealthy individuals.\n\nBut if you are none of the above, you can gain Honorary Membership by winning the annual golf tournament there, The Masters.  It is probably more likely for someone to gain membership by winning the Masters than by being invited to join.
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Yes they can, like the answer above you can't see the true shot, plus you try to hit shots that work well with the game.  Those shots will hurt your regular game.  Example I played several that all you had to do is hit the ball low and hard with a 7 iron and it would give me credi for a 280 yard drive.
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There's a couple of things you can do. Go to the most exclusive, private country club in your area, and offer your services. Talk to the proshop and let them know you want to learn.  Secondly, watch for amatuer tournaments in your area, things like city championships, state qualifying tournaments, etc. Go there a day early when players are practicing and hang around the putting green or driving range, offer your caddying skills.
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go here, it does it for you fast and easy, all you have to do is enter your scores:\n\nhttp://golf.sports.yahoo.com/tracker\n\nAlso see here for a detailed explanation:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golf_handicap
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Of course! But not golf. Unless you do it Polo style and run through the entire course taking swipes at your ball. Even if you don't rent a golf cart, the stopping and going of walking a golf course doesn't provide good enough sustained exercise to actually be called exercise. Oh, and throwing horse shoes probably wouldn't be too beneficial either. Play tennis, that'll rock your exercise world.
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Play for money or say your pro - you can try to qualify for the PGA tour or Nationwide Tour.  (my friend Hunter won last week)  You can also try to become a PGA member by giving golf lesson or working in pro shop.  www.pgalink.com for more info
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Here ya go sporty:\n\nhttp://readygolf.com/catalog/pdetail.php?prdid=263
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You can't mow a club?  WHAT???\n\n\n\n:)
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have a look on the clubs web site
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practice. take lessons. anyone who is giving you any other answer is only giving you advice from their own experience and their swing is different than yours - guaranteed. Like the guy that said go to the gym... i don't go to the gym, i can hit 300 easy. i do have a naturally fast swing speed, but if i used the wrong club, i wouldn't hit as far, so any equipment suggestion would not be that helpful either. if you take lessons, your coach can send you in the right direction. there's no "secret" everyone's looking for a secret that's why golf magazines keep selling. you want to hit farther? maximize club head speed using the shaft and swing speed. easy to say, not so easy to do.