When is it time to call it a day?

Big_Rick78

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I'm sat in my hotel room on my stag do after 10 holes of golf. Been playing for over 2 years. Spent a lot of money and I havent got any better. Never hated golf as much as I do right now. Think its time to accept the fact that I'm no good at it and give it up.
 
you don't play golf to get better at it

spending money on it should be fun, and part of the sport - it's no guarantee of improvement

relax, chill out, get married, go on the honeymoon (trust me many people have spent huge amounts of time & money on marriage and they haven't got better at that either)

at some point you will decide you want to go for a walk, in a nice environment, with some great mates - and you will choose to hit a ball doing it. you never know, but you might just find it a whole lot easier than you are right now :thup:
 
Hey, after watching videos of myself and looking at pictures of me climbing hills and abseiling down steep grassy ravines, you'd think I was auditioning for a role in the Sound of Music not playing golf, but yesterday it was all about the company and the quality of golf was secondary, and believe me, I'm as competitive as they come, but there comes a time when you just accept where you are and enjoy it for what it is.
 
Golf on a stag do is a world away from playing for a few quid at the club with mates or a monthly stableford/medal. Enjoy the wedding and the start of the rest of your life with the good lady. Come back once you're back and settled and just see how it feels then. Maybe a quick lesson on your return too, just to check the basics may give you some more confidence
 
12:08 and sat in your hotel room on your stag do!?

Get yourself out there and have some fun.

As for getting better at golf... you don't need to. All you need is a realistic handicap and the ability to laugh at yourself - I get plenty of practice at the latter.
 
Stop moaning like a sissy, grind it out!

But I agree with hobbit, anyone on a stash do that I'd in their bed by 12.08, basically deserves a case or the Sherman's!
 
According to my 88 year old father in law when he's dead in the ground. Yes, he can only manage nine now unless he's in a buggy and he's not as good as he used to be but he still gets out there.
 
When it stops being fun you need a break. If you can't enjoy golf on a stag do (especially your own) I feel for ya. Did the same last year and we played a game of snake, camel, duck.

Every time you had 3 putt, bunker or water hazard you put a S,C or D on the card. Each of these equated to a shot that night while out on the town. Sore head the following morning but great craic on the course.
 
Big_Rick78 said:
I'm sat in my hotel room on my stag do after 10 holes of golf. Been playing for over 2 years. Spent a lot of money and I havent got any better. Never hated golf as much as I do right now. Think its time to accept the fact that I'm no good at it and give it up.
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couldnt agree more! plenty of activities out there providing more fun for less time and less money. You've only invested 2 years- you gave it a shot- didnt like it- move on, no brainer
 
If you are reading this STOP READING IT and go to the bar. Have a beer, a laugh about your golf and enjoy your stag doo. Golf comes and goes. One day you feel like Tiger Woods the next like you have never played before in your whole life. It is part of the game. Now get yer lucky pants on and go do something you will regret later!!
 
dont give up, golf is what you make of it, played today with a guy off 20 who was smashing his clubs about getting annoyed, making a fool of himself. people need to get their head right as much as they need to get their game right. just chill out!
 
Give up now ...................... for good and then PM me regarding your Scotty :whistle:.
Seriously though, don't fret just because you suck as a golfer, you never know, your fiancé might suck as a wife! ;)
Take a break, enjoy your new life & give golf another go when you feel your ready to.
If you still hate it, then you'll know.
Congrats on your wedding mate ................... enjoy.


Slime.
 
if you don't enjoy it whats the point. I played like a Numpty today, but there was no where else i would have rather been. thats a big difference IMO.
 
I guess most of us, has felt the same as you. But after a nights sleep, one is standing on the first tee again,,eager to play and improve again. Golf is a mix of deep frustration and heavinely happiness. If Golf was easy, we shouldnt pratice it...as we say in sweden: spotta i nävarna och jobba på
 
I've been playing on and off for many years but only seriously the last three. My hcp is about the same as three years ago, yes I want to get better and have had lessons and I am playing much better but can't quite seem to be consistent enough to get the number lower. Today was awful, playing like a numpty and getting soaked in the process. Thing is I'll be back out on Tuesday, there's always something to use as a positive. Love it too much to pack it all in. Sometimes you just have to laugh when it all goes wrong!
 
I have been playing for 3 years now. I still struggle to break 100. I have a few good shots in the bag. I have par'd every hole at one time or another at Wyboston Lakes (my local course)....even when I am having a complete 'mare of a round there is always that one drive where you hit it sweet and split the fairway and for that moment feel you are the best player in the world...and that's what keeps me golfing.
 
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