Are you content with the current state of your golf game? Meaning if you're a 10 handicap, do you have any intentions of trying to get lower or does it not matter to you anymore?
Reason why I ask is that in this day & age with work, family obligations, etc. a lot of us don't have the time to dedicate to the game that we would like. Unfortunately life gets in the way. Having starting playing this lovely game of ours since I was 4 years old (taught by my father), I've never taken a "formal" lesson from a PGA Pro, as I've always been content with my father's instruction. Nowadays, we have the internet, golf publications, videos, etc at our disposal to try and get better. But is it worth it? I've always understood that it takes a lot more perseverance & dedication to get to a really low handicap & keep it there. When I played in high school & college, I lived and breathed golf. I played or practiced every day ... that's all I ever did when I wasn't studying. And my handicap was a reflection of that hard work. I was as low as a (1) in college. But that took a lot of dedication.
I know those days are long gone for me & I'm OK with that. I will never play competitively anymore. I play for the enjoyment of the game & the camaraderie of playing with THP'ers like yourselves. There comes a time when that no matter how many lessons you take, nor how many balls you bang around on the range ..... you just simply aren't going to get any lower. No matter what you do. I mean you could save a few strokes here & there if you dedicated yourself of fixing your "miss" or you bought the next best thing to come out to fix your swing or the next best training aid. But all in all, you just are stuck at being a 10 handicap.
I am content on keeping my current handicap where it's at. I just don't want it to get any higher. I'd like to keep it there as long as possible.
Question is .... are you happy with that?
What say you THP?
Reason why I ask is that in this day & age with work, family obligations, etc. a lot of us don't have the time to dedicate to the game that we would like. Unfortunately life gets in the way. Having starting playing this lovely game of ours since I was 4 years old (taught by my father), I've never taken a "formal" lesson from a PGA Pro, as I've always been content with my father's instruction. Nowadays, we have the internet, golf publications, videos, etc at our disposal to try and get better. But is it worth it? I've always understood that it takes a lot more perseverance & dedication to get to a really low handicap & keep it there. When I played in high school & college, I lived and breathed golf. I played or practiced every day ... that's all I ever did when I wasn't studying. And my handicap was a reflection of that hard work. I was as low as a (1) in college. But that took a lot of dedication.
I know those days are long gone for me & I'm OK with that. I will never play competitively anymore. I play for the enjoyment of the game & the camaraderie of playing with THP'ers like yourselves. There comes a time when that no matter how many lessons you take, nor how many balls you bang around on the range ..... you just simply aren't going to get any lower. No matter what you do. I mean you could save a few strokes here & there if you dedicated yourself of fixing your "miss" or you bought the next best thing to come out to fix your swing or the next best training aid. But all in all, you just are stuck at being a 10 handicap.
I am content on keeping my current handicap where it's at. I just don't want it to get any higher. I'd like to keep it there as long as possible.
Question is .... are you happy with that?
What say you THP?