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Help. I'm new to caddying and looking to get the basics. I love golf and am in good physical shape to caddy. I am educated and live in a good area to caddy (Westchester County, New York).

I'm looking to contact Caddy Masters at local clubs to get in the door on Weekends, then see where it goes.

Any feedback will be helpful.

Thank You,

sagordonxxl

Hi and welcome to the forum from the home of golf

This could be of help to you http://http://www.acbl.org/documentl...dy%20Guide.pdf

Ever play with a caddy/caddie?

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Welcome to the site...happy reading!

if your going to caddy at your local courses map them out....walk them draw them out on a notepad get distances to bunkers..water hazards end of the fairway front of the green..middle...back dont just ask them "what club do you want?"....comunicate with them...like this shot diserves a high fade into the front pin.......make sure you work with them on the practice range too.....get there normal shot and help them learn other shots....help them read putts too most tour pros caddies help them read there putts.....also be nice...then you will get good tips...haha....i hope you learned....i never caddied before but i looked into cadding....

I bet you never played with a caddy before either...if a caddy says anything to me BUT what club do you want that's the last time we play together...nothing more disconcerting than deciding on your shot then having the guy on the bag second guess you and undermine your confidence...

I caddied all through high school, college, when I was on leave from the Service, and during the first few years of marriage to earn extra money. My advice may be "old," but it is probably still relevant.

At first you won't get the quality of golfer who will require all the input as described above. You'll probably be paired up with golfers matching your level of caddy expertise. As you progress through the ranks, you'll gain the experience you need by watching and talking to other competent caddies, so that if one of your golfers asks you for advice or information, you'll have it. A good rule of thumb is to give advice or information only when asked. Good luck, and don't forget Monday - Caddies Day!

I got to play Trump National in NJ this Summer and had a caddy who continually handed me the iron he thought I needed for every shot, without even being asked - "this is a 5-iron shot," "this is a 9-iron shot," etc... He also read every putt for me, without being asked - and although I'd never played the course before, I read the greens better than he did. I finally told him to stop handing me clubs and reading breaks on the green, and I would ask for his advice when I needed it. Things went much smoother after that.

Although I have never played with a caddy or caddied, I am sure that different golfers will want different things from their caddy. Ranging from simply carrying and cleaning the clubs and nothing else to detailed advice for every shot. I think the best would be to talk to the golfer at the beginning of the round and ask the golfer to let you know what he wants from you.

Some of the skills I think I would particularly appreciate from a caddy would be:

Knowing the greens well, specifically which putts tend to break much more or much less than most golfers think (you see this all the time in the PGA ... there will be a dead straight putt that everyone plays to break 6", and everyone misses). Also, how the green will affect the approach shot.

Knowing any blind shots well, so you can give advice on distance and direction to set up the next shot.

Always knowing distances to the front of hazards and to clear hazards.

Knowing which shots tend to play longer or shorter than a golfer might expect.

And probably most important of all, the skill to figure out what the golfer expects of you. When in doubt, keep your mouth closed. Also, never say or do anything that suggests the golfer is making a mistake.