In the last few years, I have taken up golf. I have my own clubs, and have begun getting all the accompanying accessories that go with the sport. I even took some lessons through Community Education. In the summer, I try to play a couple of times a month. Mind you, I'm by no means good at golf. I'm probably somewhere in-between Bill Murray and Charles Barkley. The minute I think I should be able to make a particular shot, it takes me three shots instead. There is no more frustrating, contradictory, stress-inducing and aggravating game than golf. But there are few sports as fun, exhilarating, challenging and fulfilling as golf, either. It fools you by making you think it should be easy. But actually it requires a tremendous amount of skill, technique and coordination.
So today I went golfing with a couple of my golfing buddies, Debbie and Janeen. Other than being a little too humid for us Utahans, it was a great morning. By the time I walked 9 holes and pulled a cart, I was pretty pooped. But I love getting out there. It's good low-impact exercise, and it's a great way to keep from getting too big of a head. Just when you think you're pretty good and start patting yourself on the back, you miss a fairway, you hit it into the water, or you 4-putt from 3 feet away. There's really nothing like golf to keep you humble.
So today I went golfing with a couple of my golfing buddies, Debbie and Janeen. Other than being a little too humid for us Utahans, it was a great morning. By the time I walked 9 holes and pulled a cart, I was pretty pooped. But I love getting out there. It's good low-impact exercise, and it's a great way to keep from getting too big of a head. Just when you think you're pretty good and start patting yourself on the back, you miss a fairway, you hit it into the water, or you 4-putt from 3 feet away. There's really nothing like golf to keep you humble.
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