I play it because I enjoy it, I have fun and some frustration. When you know you can do better, but don’t  – it becomes a thorn in your side. All golfers can relate, but sometimes we forget when others are having more difficulties than we are.  Learning to work at getting better and not letting the frustration build up is what it’s all about.

I played in a tournament at State Line Primm in Nevada and played both the Desert and Lakes courses. They were beautiful and you couldn’t find anything to complain about as far as the maintance was concerned. The way I played left a lot to be desired, especially my putting. I gave myself a number of birdie opportunities and could not make the putt for birdie or par. I have switched putters 4 times now and still haven’t found the one that feels right or that I feel comfortable hitting. It’s kind of like the other clubs in the bag, when you hit the ball on the sweet spot (the feeling) travels up your arms and over your whole body, and you know that you made a wonderful shot. The same goes with the putter – you know when your making a good stroke and the contact with the ball sends the ball rolling into the cup.

This sport is like the other sports, practice is practice, but when you’re playing in a game you have to rely on the skill that the practice should produce. You can’t address the ball and be thinking about what you need to do next. If you let the practice mumbo jumbo into your head then you’re beat before you start. Seperation is what must be learned and adheard to. It all seems so simple but you never do what you write or think about. You just start trying to figure out what went wrong or why this is happening and so you step up to  the ball with a clouded mind instead of a clear one!

Golf is fun and I enjoy the game!