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sammy (no login)
Posted Mar 18, 2009 11:02 PM
Ah yes ...."fun swinging", as you say ... Geoff ...!!!
Score: 125 (~triple bogey golfer)
Putts: 45 + 4 practice strokes/putt = 180 strokes
Swings: 80 + 4 practice swings/try = 320 swings
Total ............................................ 500 swings & strokes/round
(Of course, penalty strokes per USGA rules are ignored otherwise the score would exceed 150!)
With this kind of effort on the golf course, it's a wonder there is not more improvement!!!
Now from the ridiculous to the sublime ........
Your golf "LOVE" model is superficial. I prefer the "Freudian" model replete with the symbolisms that I dare not provide because young junior golfers do read this open forum. Suffice it to say that the adult recreational golfer's subconscious and unconscious psyche perceives golf as a salacious 'ritual' ... and golf equipment manufacturers blatantly exploit that vulnerable state of mind.
You know what I'm talking about, Geoff ... because I suspect you have also delved into Freudian psychoanalysis, as you, an autodidact, have done for golf.
Far be it for me to begrudge people their fun, but unfortunately for the game of golf, novice golfers attempt to learn the game bass ackward ... from tee to green. The best way to do it is from green to tee, and keeping your driver on the driving range until you can consistently hit the ball 200 yards straight. To learn the game in a serious manner, one should join a small golf course which usually empties out an hour before sunset ... then take a 7-iron, a sand wedge and a pocketful of cheap balls ... and walk the course using those clubs .. and 3 - 4 times a week. If you can't hit one club properly, why carry 14 useless clubs? Alternatively, take a 9-iron and a putter .. no need for a bulky bag, just two clubs and walk the course. You will sleep better and be a lot healthier too. As you progress, get a sunday bag and carry a few more clubs until you can play a controlled game regardless of the score. You learn the driver on the range and shorter clubs on the range and course. Trying to cheat only playing on the weekends will forever damn you to the status of a clown .. laughing on the outside and crying on the inside. That can't be 'fun' nor 'love' of the game.
If serious golfers would sit down and read your Optimal Putting .. which is an easy read and not as complex as your amazingly detailed responses on this forum ... these intelligent adults would become decent recreational golfers. Interestingly, I think I am the only one on this forum to have asked you a question on Optimal Putting .... maybe things will pick up as respectable golfers absorb what you have written. Give them time ....
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