Craig Mac
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I have always considered myself a year round golfer and have played through summer days of 100+ degree weather and winter days when temps have been in the teens and even through snow some days. My last round was played on November 28, 2009, for me not to play since then is an eternity!
I want to start by saying that I don't enjoy playing golf when every step you take gets your shoes wet. I don't enjoy chunking shots or mud flying after every shot and would rather just not play until weather is better. The hampton roads area was plagued with bad weather at the end of the year with back to back Nor 'Easters in November and December causing severe flooding which kept most golf course saturated for the better part of two months. Then after that we had 2 weeks of snow and cold temps which helped keep the all ready saturated courses wet for a few more weeks. The weather has finally started to break and the courses are coming around. Of course now work is picking up for me and I have had to work the last couple weekends preventing me from getting out.
I know everyone gets too busy or even just feels like they need a break from the game every now and then. But this was more of a break due to the weather being so bad. I know I could have just gone out and played in less than desirable conditions, but the fact I don't enjoy that makes me think it is a waste of money to do so. With my upcoming work schedule and the fact I may be picking up another job working nights and weekends I have been wondering lately when I will make it back out again. I have a brand new driver from Xmas I haven't even hit yet.
I feel like if I had a day off I would rather spend it taking it easy rather than getting out and playing golf. Maybe I just need to take a bit of a longer break from the game until I "feel it" again. Or maybe I am just in a different routine now because I haven't been able to play lately. I can imagine that it will only take a few good shots to get my desire to get out there regularly again, but the hard part now is finding the time or desire to get back out on the course.....
My questions in all this is would be, What is the longest break you have taken and why? Have you ever just lost the desire to play? What did you do to get back in golf mode?
I want to start by saying that I don't enjoy playing golf when every step you take gets your shoes wet. I don't enjoy chunking shots or mud flying after every shot and would rather just not play until weather is better. The hampton roads area was plagued with bad weather at the end of the year with back to back Nor 'Easters in November and December causing severe flooding which kept most golf course saturated for the better part of two months. Then after that we had 2 weeks of snow and cold temps which helped keep the all ready saturated courses wet for a few more weeks. The weather has finally started to break and the courses are coming around. Of course now work is picking up for me and I have had to work the last couple weekends preventing me from getting out.
I know everyone gets too busy or even just feels like they need a break from the game every now and then. But this was more of a break due to the weather being so bad. I know I could have just gone out and played in less than desirable conditions, but the fact I don't enjoy that makes me think it is a waste of money to do so. With my upcoming work schedule and the fact I may be picking up another job working nights and weekends I have been wondering lately when I will make it back out again. I have a brand new driver from Xmas I haven't even hit yet.
I feel like if I had a day off I would rather spend it taking it easy rather than getting out and playing golf. Maybe I just need to take a bit of a longer break from the game until I "feel it" again. Or maybe I am just in a different routine now because I haven't been able to play lately. I can imagine that it will only take a few good shots to get my desire to get out there regularly again, but the hard part now is finding the time or desire to get back out on the course.....
My questions in all this is would be, What is the longest break you have taken and why? Have you ever just lost the desire to play? What did you do to get back in golf mode?