Late starter at golf

eyemamom
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:47:12 +0000

Hubby tells me playing with me is like playing with a senior man. I may not hit the ball real far, but I can hit it straight down the fairway. I probably average about 125 yards off the tee. A pro told me if you don’t learn with the driver you’ll never transition to it naturally.

I went to a golf store and got fitted with clubs, not super expensive since I don’t play all the time.

I got a few lessons from a pro - I didn’t even know how to hold a club, but I think just playing helped more.

I rarely keep score. I try and play 9 holes because I get worn out by about hole 14.

For me I can hit off the tee and I can putt, it’s the in between. I have a mental block about using a club on the fairway - getting under it. I tend to either top it or chop into the fairway.

I try to avoid playing with a twosome I don’t know. I get intimidated playing the women’s tee’s while the men all stop and stare and it seems men can’t keep their traps shut on what I need to do to improve my game.

I play a lot of best ball as well. For work we do a lot of charity tournaments which is always best ball and if I’m out there and not doing well I just go to someone’s shot. Oh, I also throw my balls out of the sand - lol (I told you I don’t keep score)

What makes a good and not embarrassing golf partner? Don’t be that person spending 10 minutes looking for the lost balls in the woods. Don’t talk while someone’s up at the tee or in their back swing. Don’t make a shadow between the person putting and the hold. Oh, and a cute outfit makes up for a lot of bad playing.