
Learning the basics of the golf swing is something that takes most golfers at least a couple of years. Some outstanding athletes with great hand-eye coordination can learn the basics in a few months, while many golfers struggle for years. One of the most basic problems for beginners is a mis-hit called topping the ball. When the golfer steps up to the tee or the fairway with dreams of sending the ball deep down the middle of the fairway, they hit the top of the ball and it dribbles off the tee. This is a problem that golfers can overcome by practicing concentration on each shot.
About The Author
Steve Silverman is an award-winning writer, covering sports since 1980. Silverman authored The Minnesota Vikings: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Who's Better, Who's Best in Football -- The Top 60 Players of All-Time, among others, and placed in the Pro Football Writers of America awards three times. Silverman holds a Master of Science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism.