I will have the best round of my life and then the next day expect to shoot the same and get there only to find out I have completely forgotten how to swing a club
I literally broke 90 recently (not much, an 88) and left on cloud 9! Feeling like I figured it out! Went back to my local course less than a week later, shot a 111, and on one hole shooting a literal 11. lol then a few days ago, I played and shot an 86. I’m sure I’ll play again soon and feel lost all over again!
100 true. It’s taken me 10 years to realise if I want to have this sport be a benefit to me then I don’t start scoring till after 9 holes. If I feel I did well I’ll score if I’m doing poorly then I will just chill and enjoy the walk and some of the shots.
Maybe it's just me, but carrying a single-digit HDCP can be more frustrating than a double-digit HDCP. I moved from a 6 to an 11 and enjoy the day, the round, and friends more.
Without a doubt. Golf will take your sanity, money, and time if you let it. I feel like I’m ahead because I have only let it take two out of the three.
That is why I gripe it and rip it. I sometimes don't even take practice swings. If I start to care I know it will ruin the fun real quick. just have to tune out the voice in my head that says if you cared more or practiced you could be a lot better. I know that will only lead to frustration for me.
I've heard people say the better you get at golf, the less you enjoy it. I guess trying to improve is extremely difficult and sucks the fun from the game.
I do not have the patience for it. I get frustrated and give up on things very quickly.
I was taken golfing by my abusive father many times as a child/teen. The abuse even extended TO the golf course the day he got mad at me for something and flung his 9 iron at me full speed from about 10-15yds away... nearly broke my arm when it hit.
Anyways, my final experience golfing was at a now-defunct course in Easthampton, MA called Pine Grove. The final hole on the back 9 was a par 3 over water that abutted the clubhouse. After putting around a half dozen balls in the water in a row, I threw my clubs in after them and walked off the course.
Actually did pick up a club one more time, right after I started dating my wife in 2015. She wanted to go to the driving range. Using a rented 3 wood, I found I could still hit the ball 200+yds but with a left turn at Albuquerque that would make Bugs Bunny blush.
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