GOLF . . . FLOG . . . LOG . . . LUG . . . GUN . . . FUN
Okay, I really had to cheat a lot to turn it into fun. I think the only valid anagram is the first: flog
Have fun anyway, though.
GOLF . . . FLOG . . . LOG . . . LUG . . . GUN . . . FUN
Okay, I really had to cheat a lot to turn it into fun. I think the only valid anagram is the first: flog
Have fun anyway, though.
I have a friend who is a very excitable fellow. And when I say excitable, I mean he has the worst temper I’ve ever seen. He breaks about three clubs over his knee or on a tree each and every year. I have no idea why he plays golf.
I love golf because its a game of high skill that is played at a leisurely pace, outdoors, in usually beautiful surroundings. I get frustrated at times, but it is the challenge that makes great shots rewarding. Heck, I can play Tiger Woods 2005 its easiest settings, hit 320 yard virtual drives, knock every approach stiff within 15 feet, and nail every putt. It’s boring.
I’ve liked golf since the days I was shooting 120. Now I shoot in the mid-80s or so, and it is even more fun. I think if you’re not having fun after four years and countless lessons, it is time to give up. Try polo. That way you can look down your nose on those uncouth and bourgois golfers. And trample uswith a horse.
Although I’m ubercompetitive at other sports, the reason I play golf is that I enjoy the mystery. It’s amusing to me that I can (try to) do the same thing every time, yet I invariably get a different result. It’s funny. It seems like it’s sort of a random event, and I’m always curious about what that little ball will decide to do next.
It cracks me up sometimes what that little sucker does.
I used to play twice a week but usually only 9 holes because after 12 holes or so I’ve played as many shots as Tiger Woods plays in a full round and I start to get bored with it. I have only ever broken 40 for 9 holes twice but still have fun because I took to heart a comment I read from Jack Nicklaus. He said that he usually only hit 4 or 5 shots per round that he was perfectly happy with, the rest were, to varying degrees, failures. All he sought to do was reduce the gapbetween the best and worst shots. So I go along looking for one good drive, one good long iron, one good short iron and one good putt. On the first hole I will have my best of each and each subsequent hole I just look for a better one.
When it’s Disc Golf .
You’re trying way too hard. It will never be fun if you keep demanding that it be. Go out with a couple of buddies who don’t give a rat’s ass about how well you play, bring a six-pack or two, and don’t bother keeping score.
Much like fishing, golf is an obnoxious hobby that is perfectly suited to encourage drinking with friends.