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So You Want To Play Golf? There Are Three You Should Consider Before hitting the fairway.
Whether you want to be the next Tiger Woods, play with some friends on Saturday afternoon or simply go for a leisurely walk while striking a ball, there are a few questions you should ask yourself before you start playing Golf. Below is a list of ten things you need to consider
1. Why do I want to play Golf?
I always find it amazing that when we, as humans, are in situations which make major demands on the mind and soul it can seem torturous, but when we look back at the same events years later these trials can become sources of unmatched amusement and laughter. Such is the case of today’s tale of the lovely Missus O’Reilly.
Every summer we used to holiday in one of Ireland’s most famous beach resorts. Well, to be more precise, one of Ireland’s most famous beach GOLF resorts. My father was and still is a golf nut and the game has always been a part of our family life. Each weekend he would play in some or other tournament and more often than not would arrive home with a trophy or some other prize. And it seemed that our holidays would coincidentally coincide with one of the clubs annual tournaments. Being creatures of habit, we would stay at the same village lodgings for three weeks every year. The rooms were very comfortable, the homemade food delicious and the Proprietor Missus O’Reilly was an angel on Earth. We would always arrive on Friday and I would await my Demonic Saturday encounter like some death row prisoner
So you chipped in form twenty yards, hit the pin and the ball dropped klunk into the cup for a spectacular pro-like birdie. After the obligatory pats on the back and congratulations from the others playing the regular Saturday four-ball tournament you proudly proceed to the clubhouse. Upon entering the locker room you sit down, take off your golf shoes and are about to shove your clubs into your locker until next weeks game.
STOP!
Haven’t you forgotten something?
Your clubs have served you well and brought you many hours of enjoyment.
They will continue to serve you well but only if treated with the respect they truly deserve!
So how does one care for their golf clubs, especially the irons which tend to get the grubbiest?
I’m sure you must have seen at least one Samurai movie in your lifetime. You know the scene, with the warrior standing erect and stiff, while tightly holding a sheathed sword in his left hand and the villagers scattering for their lives. The camera zooms in on his face, his eyes move slowly from left to right and beads of sweat trickle down his forehead. Time seems to stop, and after what appears to be a lifetime, he slowly unsheathes the traditional weapon and assumes a fighting stance. Focused and unstoppable he then proceeds to wipe out the villains and save the poor villagers from the bad guys.
I firmly believe that there should be a 5 iron tournament !
One club, one ball, one golfer and his wits.
No bulky bags to manage, prancing nymph-like freely along the fairways and whistling
Dixie through a cheese-filled Brady Bunch smile…Ya Right!
You see, I have done it. (Prancing and
Dixie whistling and Brady Bunch smile excluded, usually.)
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