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....The day I broke 80 (hasn’t happened since)...
Here's an easy way to break 80... I broke 80 this week... go play an executive course.
....The day I broke 80 (hasn’t happened since)...
Our mantra when we retired was to join anything and everything to see IF we liked it, don't analyze, just do it. If you don't enjoy it, move on to something else, you have nothing to lose - life is too short to hesitate.Dear pros
I’m about to turn 56 and I’ve never really golfed other than a couple trips to the driving range as a kid. I found it pretty frustrating tbh, but I was a kid so…
I’ve been thinking about giving it a go. Clearly not a cheap hobby but I’m hoping it could be a social outlet since I have no non-working friends at the moment. I looked today and adult lessons are $150. How many will it take to get a noob going do you think?
Also is this a good idea at my age, ie would you take up golf at 56 knowing what you know now?
Dear pros
I’m about to turn 56 and I’ve never really golfed other than a couple trips to the driving range as a kid. I found it pretty frustrating tbh, but I was a kid so…
I’ve been thinking about giving it a go. Clearly not a cheap hobby but I’m hoping it could be a social outlet since I have no non-working friends at the moment. I looked today and adult lessons are $150. How many will it take to get a noob going do you think?
Also is this a good idea at my age, ie would you take up golf at 56 knowing what you know now?
JGIII I don't think you are the demographic LIV is looking for. I'm pretty nobody reading this forum is the right demographic...
https://golf.com/news/liv-tv-ratings-tucson/But after spending billions getting the league off the ground and recruiting some of golf’s most entertaining talent, LIV’s foothold with golf fans remains close to 20 percent the size of the PGA Tour.
Dear pros
I’m about to turn 56 and I’ve never really golfed other than a couple trips to the driving range as a kid. I found it pretty frustrating tbh, but I was a kid so…
I’ve been thinking about giving it a go. Clearly not a cheap hobby but I’m hoping it could be a social outlet since I have no non-working friends at the moment. I looked today and adult lessons are $150. How many will it take to get a noob going do you think?
Also is this a good idea at my age, ie would you take up golf at 56 knowing what you know now?
Learn to be a "ready" golfer. I have a couple of scratch golfer friends who frequently ask me to play with them - not because I approach them in skill (HA!), but because they say I keep things moving when on the course.
I play regularly with over 20-30 guys. We're always giving new guys a try, but the ones who slow us down and/or [-]cheat[/-] don't know the rules or proper etiquette don't get invited back. We don't care how you play, we have guys ranging from near scratch to 20 HI's, all welcome.This is the bottom line for any golfer I’ve golfed with. Keep an extra ball in your pocket and keep moving. I’ve never been a good golfer but I’ve had a lot of fun and never had a friend give me any grief for my final score. They only care about their score and that no one is holding them up. I keep moving and am always conscious of pace of play. If I’m waiting on the group in front of me, I’ll take more time than when when it’s just us. Then I’m moving along with the group.
I have zero interest in LIV, hope they fail spectacularly (don’t care to elaborate), but time will tell.
I usually look for 30-60 seconds if at all - in deep I don’t bother. Only reason I look at all is the penalty stroke more than losing a ball. Snakes and poison ivy are also not worth the risk where I am.And don't waste a lot of time looking for lost balls... If you don't see it, you'll probably have to take a stroke anyway, and they make lots of new balls every day.
I usually look for 30-60 seconds if at all - in deep I don’t bother. Only reason I look at all is the penalty stroke more than losing a ball. Snakes and poison ivy are also not worth the risk where I am.
I usually look for 30-60 seconds if at all - in deep I don’t bother. Only reason I look at all is the penalty stroke more than losing a ball. Snakes and poison ivy are also not worth the risk where I am.
The senior league I play in now treats balls in the woods the same as a water hazard...drop a ball where it entered and add a stroke (instead of stroke and distance). Therefore, there's no advantage to looking for a ball in the trees unless it's fairly open and you think you can advance it a worthwhile distance.
+1. Back when I lived up north and played a season of golf every year - typically mid Apr to mid Nov, I usually played better in Spring than in Fall. I swear with golf, the more I think, the poorer I play…Yup, you forgot all your bad habits.
I am sure that works for some/many people, but the key to enjoying golf and playing well is simpler than that to me. Once you really internalize every single shot is a clean slate, and the last shot has no bearing on the present, it's easier to enjoy golf. Who hasn't duffed a shot, only to hit a beauty on the next swing? The round that cemented the idea in my head was a 39 for 9 holes, where I took a 9 on the par 4 4th hole. It would have been easy to just give up on that round, but by playing every shot as new opportunity, I surprised myself. I will never forget that round, and I never looked back.Excellent you tube podcast on managing expectations and how it will help your score. A number of golden nuggets here to remember.
I am sure that works for some/many people, but the key to enjoying golf and playing well is simpler than that to me. Once you really internalize every single shot is a clean slate, and the last shot has no bearing on the present, it's easier to enjoy golf. Who hasn't duffed a shot, only to hit a beauty on the next swing? The round that cemented the idea in my head was a 39 for 9 holes, where I took a 9 on the par 4 4th hole. It would have been easy to just give up on that round, but by playing every shot as new opportunity, I surprised myself. I will never forget that round, and I never looked back.
I enjoy golf itself every round whether I score well or not, the only difference between the two is the ratio of great:good:bad shots I hit - every round has some of each. Even on an off day, I will hit some great shots. On the rare occasion I don't enjoy a round, it's because of who I am playing with, not how I am playing.