To golf, or not to golf...
Dave Winer asks "Should I take up golf? or is golf evil?" Heh. Well, I've been playing golf since I was 16 - and like everyone else who's stuck with the game, I really wish I could get out more often. It's a funny game though - I've got some friends I can play golf with (my cousin, for instance) - while other friends simply find the game frustrating. I think it depends a lot on your level of patience (with yourself). If you find that you get more and more angry when you just can't quite get it, then golf may not be for you. Why? Well, the first few times you go out (unless you are some kind of prodigy), you'll screw up your drives. You'll top the ball and hit a lot of grounders. You'll muff more putts than you could believe is possible. And yet... there's always that one unbelievable shot that you just have no idea how you managed to make. That's what keeps me going back. For anyone else? I think you have to try it.
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Driving Range
[Ryan Lowe] February 19, 2005 14:44:41.348
I've been going to the driving range with my Dad since I was five and golfing at courses since I was eight. He took his 5 wood and shortened the shaft and that's what I used as a driver for many years.
The mistake most people make about golf is that they don't practise enough. They go to the course, spend a lot of money, shank constantly and get frustrated. Practising at the driving range is very important and should be taken just as seriously as a real game (another mistake people make) -- plus it's CHEAPER. When you get good enough to hit straight then you can worry about your short game. :) Mini putt, as stupid as it sounds, is great practise too.