Golf - How Aggravating Can An Addiction Be?

The name "Golf" is believed by many to stand for "Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden" and while that makes for a good excuse to leave the wife or girlfriend behind, there is no truth to this belief. It is possible that the name "Golf" may have been derived from the old Scots verb "to gowff" meaning to strike hard. Another idea is that "Golf" was a Dutch game called "het kolven". Early golf balls were wooden and these continued even though hand-made leather balls filled with feathers appeared. In America in the early 1900's balls made of tensioned rubber thread were introduced and though initially there was opposition, after the winner of the Open Championship used them in 1902 ordinary golfers became more flexible. What ever the truth may be the game or "test" of golf has to be the most aggravating addiction on the planet.

Whether your like myself and were introduced to the game by a parental figure or not, we most likely began the same way. We found or borrowed a club and balls and practiced diligently to learn the "ART" of hitting golf balls straight. After an amount of time and practice it is decided that our new found skill should be tested by a course close to your home. So we pack up our golf paraphernalia and we set out to test our prowess at this new game of skill we have learned. From the very first attempt at teeing off it seemed like a hopeless pursuit this game of golf, but then whether by chance or by skill the tee shot on the 13th hole a 170'ish yard par 3 leaves the tee box straight and true it's flight through the air seems to be in slow motion as you gaze at it's trajectory toward the green. You hear the gasp and the silence of your golf group as they too are mesmerized by the balls flight. You glance at the flag standing in the target hole of your shot, busying yourself with useless wind and motion calculations in the hope that your shot will land directly in the aforementioned hole. The commotion from your group increases as the ball gets closer and closer to the green, landing front right and rolling to within 18" of the cup! You and your friends get the attention of every other golfer on the surrounding holes as everyone comments and hi-fives the event! It's now to late for you, the addiction has been seeded. From now on your passion on the course will be trying to re-live that moment again and again by improving your game.

You're addicted to golf, there is no recovery. You find yourself watching the PGA tournaments trying to pick up on the ever evading clues to the perfect golf swing. Only to play a round later to find out that nothing has changed in your swing. You can't afford to take high priced lessons from a pro, you've read every book you can find on the perfect golf swing but you can't seem to absorb the skills required to consistently drive the golf ball where you want it to go. The overwhelming majority of information I read and viewed described squaring the club as "the natural result" of good swing mechanics and fundamentals. My reply, "There is nothing natural about it." What I needed to find was a yellow and black paperback book named "Golf for Dummies"! Needless to say this document eluded me. After years of searching, listening to tips and trying new approaches I discovered that the largest problem with my golf swing was "not squaring the club" at impact. Then I found the solution. Golf instruction made simple, your how to guide to better ball striking

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