New to golf? Perfect.
Beginner golf lessons
You don't need experience. You don't need clubs. You need an hour — and the first one's free.
Every confident golfer at every driving range was once someone standing in the car park wondering if they'd look stupid. They didn't — and neither will you. Dan has spent twenty-five years in golf, remembers his own first lesson, and he's never once met the person who was “too unsporty”, “too old” or “too uncoordinated” for this game.
Here's his promise to beginners: plain English, zero judgement, no gear required, and a free first lesson so the only thing you're risking is an hour of your time. Most new golfers are striking the ball properly — airborne, towards a target — inside that first free hour. The grin is standard issue.
Your first lesson, step by step
What's brought you to golf, what you want from it, any old injuries worth knowing about. Two minutes, zero forms.
How to hold the club and stand to the ball. Dan makes this fast and physical, not a lecture — you'll be hitting balls within minutes.
Short swings first, building to full ones. Dan adjusts one thing at a time while you hit. By the end: proper, airborne golf shots.
What you're naturally good at (there's always something), what to work on, and whether golf's for you — no hard sell, ever.
The things beginners worry about
- ✓ “I'll embarrass myself” — ranges are full of people staring at their own ball, not yours. Want total privacy? Start on the indoor simulator.
- ✓ “I don't have clubs” — clubs are sorted for your lessons while you find out if you love it. Don't buy anything yet.
- ✓ “I'm too old to start” — Dan coaches new golfers in every decade of life. Golf is the sport you can start any time and play forever.
- ✓ “I'm not sporty” — golf rewards rhythm and patience, not athleticism. Some of Dan's best improvers never liked sport at school.
- ✓ “Lessons are for good players” — backwards. Lessons matter most at the start, before bad habits set like concrete.
From first swing to first round
After lesson one it builds in simple layers: consistent contact, then direction, then distance, then the short game — with Dan filming your progress so you can watch yourself turn into a golfer. When you're ready, he'll walk you onto a course for the first time, so your first real round is a plan rather than a mystery.
Most beginners are course-ready within a handful of lessons. The 10-lesson package (£350) is built exactly for this journey — structured, unhurried, and cheaper than buying lessons one at a time.
Beginner prices
Start free. Then pay as you go, or take the package built for the journey:
What golfers say
"Having only played for the last 6 months or so and only attempted to learn via YouTube; he is very patient with me & passionate about all things golf."
— Kieran Fussey, Google review"Had my first coaching lesson with Dan today… Within 20 minutes I was striking the ball straighter and cleaner. For a first lesson I was over the moon with progression."
— Brian Farrell, Google reviewWhat should I wear?
Anything comfortable you can move in, plus trainers. No dress code at the range — golf shoes come later, if ever.
How many lessons before I can play a round?
Everyone's different, but most beginners are course-ready within a handful of lessons — sooner with a little practice in between.
Should I buy clubs first?
No — please don't. Learn first, then Dan will tell you honestly what to buy (and what not to waste money on).
I played once years ago — am I a beginner?
Close enough, and a single range lesson works perfectly as a rust-removal session. Dan will meet your game wherever it actually is.
Can couples or friends learn together?
Ask when booking — shared sessions can work well early on, though most golfers switch to 1-2-1 as their games diverge.
What if I hate it?
Then you've spent nothing and had an hour outdoors. But fair warning: that almost never happens.
Start golf the right way.
Free taster for new golfers — no experience, no equipment, no pressure.
Golfbydaniel@gmail.com or 07723 088832
