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At @ 58 years of age ( 3 years ago) I decided I wanted to learn how to play golf.
I now play golf...horribly...but that's gonna change.
Growing up I had a few cousins that played but I could never justify the time or money it ate up. I was busy being a rock star and that took up enough time and money in between trying to make a living and raising my family with my "real job"
I really am starting to get a kick out of playing but just like with musical instruments there are a bazillion brands, gadgets and products that will make you "better" and that many experts each with a different spin on how to make that happen. It can become inundating and the quest for the best can take you on a long expensive journey. I'm not buying it.
I'm frugal so to date I have not gone out and bought a brand new set of clubs that are custom fit for me... I have a Craigslist / Thrift store hodge podge set that seems to work OK for now. I have a 76 year old neighbor who's been playing for 55 years. He has about a 5 handicap as opposed to my 30. We go out when we can and he's schooling me but letting me develop my own thing. Awesome dude.
After watching a few hundred videos I gravitated to this one somewhat unknown idiot savant / aspergers afflicted golfer named Moe Norman... Like playing music by ear, he played golf by heart. He also was a mathematical genius and way obsessive compulsive... I kind of get him.
Getting good will not happen without a lot of practice, but even with a ton of practice, it's a mental game and if you ain't right in the head you're going to consistently blow a shot more than you want be it a drive, a chip or a putt.
I'm working on that mental thing, owning my shots..
So I've attained my first goal of being able to give my son in law some competition...next goal is to be able to play bogey golf / 18 handicap and I am confident I'll get there...if I live long enough....
What's your story on the golf?
I now play golf...horribly...but that's gonna change.
Growing up I had a few cousins that played but I could never justify the time or money it ate up. I was busy being a rock star and that took up enough time and money in between trying to make a living and raising my family with my "real job"
I really am starting to get a kick out of playing but just like with musical instruments there are a bazillion brands, gadgets and products that will make you "better" and that many experts each with a different spin on how to make that happen. It can become inundating and the quest for the best can take you on a long expensive journey. I'm not buying it.
I'm frugal so to date I have not gone out and bought a brand new set of clubs that are custom fit for me... I have a Craigslist / Thrift store hodge podge set that seems to work OK for now. I have a 76 year old neighbor who's been playing for 55 years. He has about a 5 handicap as opposed to my 30. We go out when we can and he's schooling me but letting me develop my own thing. Awesome dude.
After watching a few hundred videos I gravitated to this one somewhat unknown idiot savant / aspergers afflicted golfer named Moe Norman... Like playing music by ear, he played golf by heart. He also was a mathematical genius and way obsessive compulsive... I kind of get him.
Getting good will not happen without a lot of practice, but even with a ton of practice, it's a mental game and if you ain't right in the head you're going to consistently blow a shot more than you want be it a drive, a chip or a putt.
I'm working on that mental thing, owning my shots..
So I've attained my first goal of being able to give my son in law some competition...next goal is to be able to play bogey golf / 18 handicap and I am confident I'll get there...if I live long enough....
What's your story on the golf?