Army12Bravo
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I have played golf actively for 2 years now. In the past I played, but was more interested in wasting time and getting hammered on the course, I don't drink and play anymore.
One thing that I have noticed is the price to play and the price to be good is ridiculous. Yes you can be good with basic equiment. While I shot archery, at a local, state, regional, national and world level, equipment was important, but you could survive with reasonable priced bows and assecories. In golf, I just don't see that, the distance needed to compete, the workability needed to play tight courses.
Then you have the cost to enter a tournament, $35-65 for a three day archery meet was normal. Golf is WAY more than that! For get about getting good and thinking about Q school, $12,000-$15,000 to just have a shot at making the top 25. This is all to just get started and have a sponsor see and even think about talking to you.
I like this sport, but am not rich enough to actually put the time into it like I did archery, with the idea I could also compete on the world stages as I once did shooting.
One thing that I have noticed is the price to play and the price to be good is ridiculous. Yes you can be good with basic equiment. While I shot archery, at a local, state, regional, national and world level, equipment was important, but you could survive with reasonable priced bows and assecories. In golf, I just don't see that, the distance needed to compete, the workability needed to play tight courses.
Then you have the cost to enter a tournament, $35-65 for a three day archery meet was normal. Golf is WAY more than that! For get about getting good and thinking about Q school, $12,000-$15,000 to just have a shot at making the top 25. This is all to just get started and have a sponsor see and even think about talking to you.
I like this sport, but am not rich enough to actually put the time into it like I did archery, with the idea I could also compete on the world stages as I once did shooting.