Hello from new member giving brief intro if anyone is interested

Myblueheaven

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Hello All, This is just a brief intro into my new found love of Golf and I am asking for no advice, Yet !!
I am 49 years old and reside in the far north west of England. I have played sport all my life, mainly football but have played cricket and rugby also. Two years ago I suffered a bad injury which put the final nail into my footballing coffin.
For twenty odd years I had asked family, friends and colleagues who played golf to take me along as I always fancied playing, nobody would take me, they all thought I was too feisty or maybe too common to play, maybe I would embarrass them being a new player, I never really understood why but this has stuck with me and really bothered me for years, but I had my football so I just got on with that.
So now I find myself around a group of people who have been kind enough to invite me along for a game and I feel at ease playing with.
I have only just started out, I have been to the driving range around 5 times and really enjoyed it, I have had one 18 hole game at a links course and I only lost two balls !! I took fifty with me just in case LOL, I did Ok, much better than I thought.
I have a set of new Callaway X series irons with graphite shafts 5 - SW, X series driver and 3 wood, I have a 3 & 5 hybrid and also 52 & 60 wedges. I have Srixon soft feel balls in yellow also.

I have been watching Youtube videos for a while now and feel like I have sort of self taught myself ( very basic ) but I will be having lessons when the spring comes.

Anyway I look forward to a new chapter in my life with a new sport as I approach 50 years of age, hopefully over the next year or so I will get to play with those people who refused to play with me over the years and hopefully they will realise I just wanted to play golf and enjoy myself.
 

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Welcome. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask, no question is too basic. There are many here that can provide great advice and assistance.
 

clubchamp98

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Good luck with the golf.
I would not be hurrying to play with people who didn’t want to play with me.
You will meet some nice people golfing .
Some not so nice.
Just try to enjoy it,
Like you I started very well but went downhill rapidly it’s mentally tough .
Just keep on plugging away, the sun will be back soon then you will really enjoy it.
Most sportsmen have a good eye for the ball ,just work on your basics. Alignment is everything in golf.
Enjoy.
 

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I was 50 when I first started but didn’t have any sporting background whatsoever, cars and motorbikes for me. I never in my wildest dreams thought I would play golf, I presumed it was for rich posh people but when my mate from work took me to the driving range one day and I found out I couldn’t hit the ball I was hooked, couldn’t let a little ball like that beat me. Good luck on your journey and all the ups and downs, fustrtrations and great days.
 
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Enjoy your new golf career and keep in mind that, whenever things aren’t going right (and they often aren’t), a bad day on the golf course still beats a good day at work. Just enjoy being out there and have fun. Good luck.
 

SwingsitlikeHogan

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Never forget that golf is a capricious lover; and that in golf there is no personal perfection - just personal progress...accept the latter and the lover will be sweet to you - much of the time ?
 
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