trilerian
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I started playing golf in Junior High. My father gave me a set of clubs that had the odd number irons, a pw, putter, 3-wood and driver. The woods were wood with a metal insert and steel shafts. He then took me to a par 3 course in town and showed me how to grip the club and put a ball on a tee and told me to hit it. Right from my very first shot, I am a natural slicer of the golf ball. I had a great time, and went and played with a couple of friends that summer. For the next few years through high school, I would go out with my dad every once in awhile but it wasn't all that fun. He was extremely competitive and got mad at himself easily, and slow play really got to him. I pretty much left golf and took up tennis (which I still love to play). I would play a round or two of golf with my dad each year for the next 10 years or so.
In 2009 I bought a set of Walmart clubs and played once a week through the summer, and went to the driving range a few times. I got down to shooting about 110 for 18. Other hobbies again stopped golf, I would go maybe 5 times a year until 2014.
Summer of 2014 - This is the complete opposite of everyone else. In June I buy a house and my fiancee moves in with me, and I pick up golf again. Playing 3-4 times a week. I bough all new clubs and golfed through the end of Sept when a herniated L5S1 stopped me.
Spring 2015 - Started golfing in April, bought a season pass to the Muni that is a mile from my house. Been going strong since then, 4-5 times a week. Have taken my first lesson, mainly worked on balance, I was leaning to far forward at address with my weight on my toes, but I didn't realize this. Still need lots of work. Have shot a personal best of 84 this year, shot an 87 last night. Handicap right now is 21.2. Currently, I love this game, I have a push cart and I walk 95% of the time I play golf. My goal by the end of this season is a sub 20 handicap and to hit more fairways. Yesterday I was 4 of 13 fairways with 6 GIR
In 2009 I bought a set of Walmart clubs and played once a week through the summer, and went to the driving range a few times. I got down to shooting about 110 for 18. Other hobbies again stopped golf, I would go maybe 5 times a year until 2014.
Summer of 2014 - This is the complete opposite of everyone else. In June I buy a house and my fiancee moves in with me, and I pick up golf again. Playing 3-4 times a week. I bough all new clubs and golfed through the end of Sept when a herniated L5S1 stopped me.
Spring 2015 - Started golfing in April, bought a season pass to the Muni that is a mile from my house. Been going strong since then, 4-5 times a week. Have taken my first lesson, mainly worked on balance, I was leaning to far forward at address with my weight on my toes, but I didn't realize this. Still need lots of work. Have shot a personal best of 84 this year, shot an 87 last night. Handicap right now is 21.2. Currently, I love this game, I have a push cart and I walk 95% of the time I play golf. My goal by the end of this season is a sub 20 handicap and to hit more fairways. Yesterday I was 4 of 13 fairways with 6 GIR