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Next up in my Being Basic with Paige golf basics instructional series is FULL SWING! We've been through all the things you need to get prepared - now it's time to actually get hitting. This is a beginners tutorial for people who have never hit a golf ball before (or have only hit a few times), although more intermediate players might get a few good tips out of it as well.

So you’ve decided to take a golf lesson… congratulations! There is no more-proven path to getting better at this game than working with a trained professional.

As a PGA Master Professional with more than 30 years of experience, I’ve helped countless golfers make rapid improvement and achieve their golfing goals. Of course, that has meant different things to different students over the years.

Getting the ball airborne or beating their buddies is a big moment for many golfers; for others, the goal is to win their club championship or make it on tour. Whatever your golf goals are, lessons with a trained professional can help you get there. And trust me, it’s just as exciting for a teaching professional to watch one of their students hit their first draw as it is to watch one of them win a professional event.

How to Play a Florida Scramble Golf Tournament

A Florida Scramble is a golf tournament format that is a twist on a basic scramble.Unlike in a regular scramble, in a Florida Scramble one golfer on the team skips each stroke played. The exception is each hole's drive, which all four golfers play. But after that, until the ball is holed, the golfer whose shot is selected skips, or sits out, the next shot.

We'll explain in more detail below, but first note that a Florida Scramble is also known by several other names. Among them are Step Aside Scramble (or just Step Aside), Dropout Scramble (or just Dropout), Stand Aside Scramble, Mexican Standoff and Stand Out. If you see any of those names, the format in use is probably the same as a Florida Scramble.

A Florida Scramble is also very similar to another format that is called the Miami Scramble.

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