Rory McIlroy PGA Tour gives you a lot of different options in terms of how you actually play the game of golf. For a beginner, I recommend you start off using the shot arc to get a good feel for how a ball will react to different shot setups at first.

When using the arc for approach shots, it's important to remember that the arc denotes where shots land, not where they end up. Thus, when working on your approach, you need to aim with this in mind.

Here's a few tips:

• When dealing with wedge shots, which have a tendency to have plenty of backspin, you want to aim closer to the hole. Anticipate a bounce forward and then a gradual roll backwards. Using the green's natural slope to allow the ball to roll towards the hill is a must.
• With the shot arc, I tend to line Iron shots up a club up -- and then I add loft. This accomplishes the end goal of having the ball land and roll where it's nearer to the arc. Without the arc, this is much harder and probably not recommended (we'll have a video on approaches without the arc soon!).
• On the longer approaches with lower irons, hybrids, and woods -- I tend to aim well short of the hole, taking into account green speeds. Faster greens and a downhill slope to the hole means you should aim further in front of the hole than slower greens and an uphill slope. It's common sense obviously, but just remember to pay attention to what you are doing here.

A well executed approach shot is your best friend in getting a lower score. When done right, you will set yourself up for short birdie tries instead of long tries, which inevitably make scoring lower much harder.

After awhile, you'll undoubtedly want to move up in difficulty without the shot arc, for that -- we'll have another (and much longer) set of tips soon!