Any other golfers at the Gulch?
I am curious if there are any other duffers here. I took up golf at the unusually older age of 29 and, for several years, was the worst golfer I've ever seen. Now, a couple decades later, I can hit a nice shot once in a while. I enjoy the game very much and my wife plays too - making for great outings together. I rarely get the time but do enjoy getting to sit with a brew and watch the pros once in a while. Beautiful swings with those guys. I like watching the LPGA too...probably more.
Any other duffers?
Any other duffers?
He decided he would invite her to dinner, at which time he would ask her to marry him. He began: "Muffy, I have never met a woman I loved more than you - and I want to ask you to marry me. Before I do however, I want to be perfectly honest with you........
I have never done anything in life I love more than golf. When I am not playing it I am thinking about it - the course, the ball, my swing, the clubs. It is never out of my mind, it is my PASSION! And if you can live with that, I would like to ask you to marry me."
"Biff, I am so surprised! As you know I play a little golf and enjoy doing so, though I certainly do not love it as you do. But you know, I really don't think that will be a problem.
However, you have been so honest with me I think I need to be just as honest with you before you ask me. Now Biff, I want you to understand that for the past 2 years I have been a hooker....."
"Aw Muff, that's just because you are not properly swinging through the ball!"
To be honest, I really enjoy it and what I do, esp the free games and the occasional clubs! I have had a bit of spare time at work in the past and have mastered being able to bounce a golf ball off of a club head, usually a 6 or 8 iron, and pop it up and swing to hit the ball just before it hits the ground. (Have video to prove it)
Never been on a full size 18-hole, but have played pitch and putt a time or two. I find it very relaxing and allows one to have some interal reflection time, while being outside in the breeze and in nature (some what).
Now I play so rarely, my handicap is going out there in the first place.
Years . Fly fishing moreover fun
I purposely have exposed my kids to golf very young, just to get them started with some sort of swing. When I took it up it was ugly.
I broke a few clubs over the years, none in anger. I did throw one once in anger - away from any fellow golfers. Long time ago. Broke a couple woods hitting balls. Snapped a 5 iron head off hitting a ball (MacGregor clubs aren't what they used to be). I finally got custom fitted for irons a few years ago and have had a set of Taylormades every since. Great clubs.
Golf really should be part of school curriculum as it is used so often in business. I do business with very few who don't play.
Caddyshack still brings me to tears...
I was recently chatting with a local high school girls golf coach at our local range one evening and he said that colleges are having trouble finding girl golfers to give scholarships too - not enough lady golfers. I found that interesting.
The locals boys teams are loaded with talent. Young people can have such great swings if they start out young and don't get into weight lifting and eating like a pig (me).
Other favorites: Michelle Wie, Suzanne Pettersen, Morgan Pressel, Sandra Gal, etc. The quality of play has greatly improved in the LPGA over the past decade. Oh, and the older I get the prettier they look.
Taking up tennis at 48. How's that for late? Quite humbling, since my wife's family are all quite good, and fast doesn't cover for lack of skill there. I can hit it real hard though, and earned a hulk-colored t-shirt with "smash" on the front.
Up in the Sacramento region they went on a course-building binge about when I started playing (same time Tiger Woods became a household name). So, we have a lot of good, affordable courses around here.