New to the world of golf

[Orikoru]

The biggest problem with golf is we all want to be good at it.
It doesn’t matter how good you are everyone wants to be a bit better.
We have seen world number ones, Ryder cup players, major winners all totally lose their game in an effort to be a little bit better.
It’s the hardest mind numbing soul searching sport ever invented.
And not one of us here would change it.
I’m still think starting out was my favourite period in the game.
You have so much to look forward to that you don’t even know about yet.

That's one of the beauties of it I think. Or to put it another way - that's how it gets you! In all other solo pursuits it feels like perfection is possible - a 300 game in bowling, a 147 in snooker, a nine-darter, etc etc. But no one has ever played 18 holes and made 18 birdies I shouldn't think, let alone shoot 36 under which would be roughly the lowest theoretically possible score (holing every approach shot for eagle/HIO). You can always strive for better.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

@irip : So true !

I once heard a saying about this that I find increasingly true:

“Golf teaches humility.”

If you don’t know what humility is, go play a round…!

Teaches humility…still we hear a lot of hubris from some

Yet karma…

 

[irip]

That's one of the beauties of it I think. Or to put it another way - that's how it gets you! In all other solo pursuits it feels like perfection is possible - a 300 game in bowling, a 147 in snooker, a nine-darter, etc etc. But no one has ever played 18 holes and made 18 birdies I shouldn't think, let alone shoot 36 under which would be roughly the lowest theoretically possible score (holing every approach shot for eagle/HIO). You can always strive for better.

I agree.
It’s the strive for perfection but also knowing it’s not possible that both drives you mad and makes you carry on.
Even on our best rounds we reflect on the ones we left out there.
And no matter the level of ability it’s the one thing every golfer has in common the desire to do better.

Stupid game really

 

[Backache]

Yeah I am looking forward to getting started I agree it is just a game but I want to be good at it but like you say shrug off the bad shots but learn from them and any advice I can get from the PRO or on sites like this to improve will be good.

No way am I expecting to walk in and be good at it, far from it I think it will be a long slog until I can say I am not bad at this lol

I am not even sure that you will ever think you are not bad at it. Most golfers I know always look at the level above them and think , they are not bad but when and if they get there its then the next level.
Scottie Scheffler is probably thinking if I could do what Nicklaus and Woods did then I'd be not bad.

 

[stuarttunstall]

Well, thats the first lesson booked going to see all about it when I am off end June, bit away yet but looking forward to it