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With the recent 'hello' from our new member advantagegc and followup question by Neil18, I thought I'd ask!
For me, I had played sports all my life. Hockey, baseball, basketball, football (both American and, uh, the rest of the world). I had always shunned golf. How hard could it be? The ball doesn't break, doesn't move. It just sits there, waiting to get pounded. No, no, to prove my athleticism I had to take on more demanding sports, ones that required cat-like reflexes and tremendous strength to succeed in.
Then I entered the world of business. It seemed that every business function took place at a golf course. Every meeting had people talking golf. Sure, they talked about the hockey, basketball and baseball games ON TELEVISION, but never, ever talked about the league or pickup game they played in on the weekend. Then with the acquisition our my first business, the "owners retreats" started coming annually. The first couple were fine - one was a fantastic wine tour, the other was a ferry boat cruise around 'Lake Prestige' - people who had cottages worth more than 3 houses in my hometown. It was at this point, staying at a '5 star' golf course/resort, I decided that I should probably learn how to golf if I didn't want to ride ferries for the rest of my business life. That, coupled with some injuries that made competing in my favourite sports that much more difficult, my attention turned to golf - a game so easy, octogenarians can play it daily.
Hence, that winter, I bought a used bag of clubs. Some Mitsushiba something or others. Totally clueless, I ended up buying a set of ladies' clubs! Needless to say, I had real trouble hitting them, but I didn't know that at the time. I skraped myself around the course on a late Sunday evening, shooting 163. Knowing that I could do better, and having hit a few really good shots, I went out the next evening, and did do better - a 162.
To keep it in perspective, I've dropped 65 strokes in 4 years.
So, why did you start golfing?
For me, I had played sports all my life. Hockey, baseball, basketball, football (both American and, uh, the rest of the world). I had always shunned golf. How hard could it be? The ball doesn't break, doesn't move. It just sits there, waiting to get pounded. No, no, to prove my athleticism I had to take on more demanding sports, ones that required cat-like reflexes and tremendous strength to succeed in.
Then I entered the world of business. It seemed that every business function took place at a golf course. Every meeting had people talking golf. Sure, they talked about the hockey, basketball and baseball games ON TELEVISION, but never, ever talked about the league or pickup game they played in on the weekend. Then with the acquisition our my first business, the "owners retreats" started coming annually. The first couple were fine - one was a fantastic wine tour, the other was a ferry boat cruise around 'Lake Prestige' - people who had cottages worth more than 3 houses in my hometown. It was at this point, staying at a '5 star' golf course/resort, I decided that I should probably learn how to golf if I didn't want to ride ferries for the rest of my business life. That, coupled with some injuries that made competing in my favourite sports that much more difficult, my attention turned to golf - a game so easy, octogenarians can play it daily.
Hence, that winter, I bought a used bag of clubs. Some Mitsushiba something or others. Totally clueless, I ended up buying a set of ladies' clubs! Needless to say, I had real trouble hitting them, but I didn't know that at the time. I skraped myself around the course on a late Sunday evening, shooting 163. Knowing that I could do better, and having hit a few really good shots, I went out the next evening, and did do better - a 162.
To keep it in perspective, I've dropped 65 strokes in 4 years.
So, why did you start golfing?
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