Golf is fun
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I think there are a lot of "it depends" factors at play.
Firstly, how many golfers are actually trying to get to scratch, or even to improve? I know that sounds ridiculous as nearly everyone will say they want to improve, but how many people actually walk the walk? Loads of people just play for fun, don't practice, or machine gun balls at a range with no purpose and consider it practice. Nothing wrong if that's what they want to do, but it does mean they aren't really trying to improve.
You need an amount of athleticism and hand eye coordination, but unless you getting near and over 7000 yards, the bar isn't that high, but obviously the more you have the more it helps. Obviously if you've been completely sedentary and really lack strength and mobility that is an issue, but you don't need to be like stretch Armstrong either.
The amount of time and money you have to dedicate to the cause. If you can only spend 4 hours a week on golf progress will be more limited. Having access to decent equipment and facilities helps.
How you approach things, kids and teens improve fast, generally not because they have some magical ability, but they tend to have a lot of time and they don't tend to overthink things. They just try hit the ball and play silly games, they figure stuff out and don't get caught up in YouTube or article rabbit holes. There is the caveat that young kids often develop really good skills but play off 20-36 handicaps because they can only hit a driver 100-150 yards, when they suddenly have a growth spurt and this turns into 200-250+ the scores drop quickly, unfortunately most adults aren't going to have such a growth spurt!
Firstly, how many golfers are actually trying to get to scratch, or even to improve? I know that sounds ridiculous as nearly everyone will say they want to improve, but how many people actually walk the walk? Loads of people just play for fun, don't practice, or machine gun balls at a range with no purpose and consider it practice. Nothing wrong if that's what they want to do, but it does mean they aren't really trying to improve.
You need an amount of athleticism and hand eye coordination, but unless you getting near and over 7000 yards, the bar isn't that high, but obviously the more you have the more it helps. Obviously if you've been completely sedentary and really lack strength and mobility that is an issue, but you don't need to be like stretch Armstrong either.
The amount of time and money you have to dedicate to the cause. If you can only spend 4 hours a week on golf progress will be more limited. Having access to decent equipment and facilities helps.
How you approach things, kids and teens improve fast, generally not because they have some magical ability, but they tend to have a lot of time and they don't tend to overthink things. They just try hit the ball and play silly games, they figure stuff out and don't get caught up in YouTube or article rabbit holes. There is the caveat that young kids often develop really good skills but play off 20-36 handicaps because they can only hit a driver 100-150 yards, when they suddenly have a growth spurt and this turns into 200-250+ the scores drop quickly, unfortunately most adults aren't going to have such a growth spurt!
