One of the bigest problems that beginners have when learning to play the game of golf is they tend to look up when they actually go to hit the ball. This is bad as it is counted as a stroke and adds to your score, even when you have not in reality hit the ball, and it is easy to imagine what damage it does to your final marking.

Remember to look down while striking the golf ball and make sure that you continue looking downward until the action is complete, with hips properly rotated. Ensuring that you keep your arms extended in full while you are swinging has been known to help many golf beginners. The way to get this right is to count up to five after you strike the golf ball and then look up, this would help you keep right pace as well as prevent you from looking up way to early.