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Smacking Whitey Around the Links
My first experience with golf was in New Zealand a little over 2 years ago. I had previously not tried golf for a lot of reasons, but mainly because I thought people who played golf were some arrogant, stuck up, rich bastards. After playing my initial round of nine holes at Arrowtown golf course in Queenstown I decided that maybe I should give golf a chance. As soon as I got back to Park City that year I bought an old set and started playing. My game was painfully stagnant for a long time, but thanks to the effort of Andrew Johnson I was after a while able to at least hit the ball. It did not ever go in the direction I intended it to, but at least I hit it.
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Team Today on the Arrow Town Links NZ. Old style course. Many rocks, much deep grass, many balls gone.
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\r\nNow two years later I still cannot call myself a golfer, but I have taken the sport to another level. I just invested in new clubs. $666 was the price I paid for a full set. I hope the symbolism of the price I paid will help me become one hell of a player. The new clubs actually did help my game quite a bit. My all time best score on the golf course for nine holes was lowered by quite a bit to 43 hits. ( I am sad to say that my average is probably at least 10 hits higher than that).
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\r\nSo why I am writing about golf on this web page (aside from the obvious bragging about my new PR)? Well, I think that my starting playing golf has a lot of similarities with someone picking up any sport – for instance cross country skiing. By paying attention to some of the following points I think your start in cross country skiing will be more enjoyable and successful than my start in golf.
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\r\n1. Be willing to try something new. Old dogmas and pre-conceived notions are not reasons for not trying something different.
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\r\n2. You are never too old to start a new sport.
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\r\n3. Seek a person or a coach that can help you along with technique and tips.
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\r\n4. Find people that share your passion for the sport.
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\r\n5. Get the right equipment. This does not mean the top of the line products used by pros, but rather equipment that fits your ability level.
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\r\n6. Pay attention to technique. A small change can make you a lot better.
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\r\n7. Be patient and expect some ups and downs. Enjoy the ups and learn from the downs.
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\r\n8. Be realistic about what to expect – set realistic short and long term goals.
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\r\n9. Have fun.
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Koos sends one to Mordor.
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\r\nI wish you all a great season of skiing and hope you find this page entertaining and useful. Keep in mind that the Team Today project was started as a way to raise funds for our athletes. If you have the ability to support our cause then please make a donation on this page. Thanks for visiting our page, please come back to read more.
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The Author at Arrow town. Editors note: Trond left for Europe today. The season is coming!
Written By: TNystadDate Posted: 10/21/2004Number of Views: 272
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