Originally Posted By DVC_dad ^ ^ ^ Oh yeah well we did get two adjoining rooms so the lodging was double $$, but we really had little choice. I though the whole time I was there about how much BETTER maintained (and a LOT more expensive) the DVC resort hotels are, than the average upscale hotel out there.
Originally Posted By officerminnie <<You must be one heck of a woman Officerminnie>> Not sure what that's supposed to mean ^^ << NICE club choice and you are really going to like the modern drivers >> Yep, I showed it to my brother (He was a scratch handicap in high school back in the 70's. He hardly plays anymore, but still uses his old-school clubs when he does, and can still hit a 1 iron like you've never seen) and he teased that it was a "cheater club" because of the large sweet spot. "You may as well hit the ball with a tennis racket" was his comment, spoken with a smile of course. Just wait until I outdrive him with my new cheater club, then I'll be the one smiling.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Yep, I showed it to my brother (He was a scratch handicap in high school back in the 70's. He hardly plays anymore, but still uses his old-school clubs when he does, and can still hit a 1 iron like you've never seen) < sounds like my kindred spirit
Originally Posted By officerminnie ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ Well, at least you still get out and play. I don't understand how you can lose "the love of the game" when it was once so near and dear to your heart and you're so good at it. It seems such a waste of talent. This is a guy who played junior golf with Fred Couples and beat him (not every time, but sometimes). I did get him to play in a scramble tourney with me last year but wouldn't you know, we had thunder and lightning and massive rain, and I think that put a damper on his "comeback". Fair weather golfers, we are .
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ Well, at least you still get out and play. I don't understand how you can lose "the love of the game" when it was once so near and dear to your heart and you're so good at it. It seems such a waste of talent. < I took 12 years of after college -- so I guess I do understand...he sounds like he was a little better than me but I was a 2 handicap and played 5 days a week in high school - during season. I also played softball the same number of days -- see a conflict ? So when I got married I decided ( with some help ;-) ) that I needed to spend a little more time on family -- I still played softball , but only 3 nights a week and gave up golf..... even today I may play 20 times a year -- that's about it.
Originally Posted By officerminnie I suppose it could also be a severe case of burnout. When you play competitively, even at the junior golf/high school level, you really are working at it like a job - maybe even 7 days a week instead of 5. It becomes more of a chore than a pleasurable past time. Maybe the "love of the game" can be lost when it becomes work. I, on the other hand, loved to play as a kid but was never so serious about it that I was on the practice range for hours at a time. Heck, half the time I played barefoot. Didn't have expensive clubs, didn't buy expensive balls, no lessons. Hence, the 9 handicap as opposed to your 2. I also took many years off (too time consuming, got married, had kids, etc.) but I am being drawn back in big time .
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Hence, the 9 handicap as opposed to your 2. I also took many years off (too time consuming, got married, had kids, etc.) but I am being drawn back in big time .< that 2 handicap was reached without ever having a golf lesson ( I grew up very poor on the south side of Chicago ) - and played with 15 year old Wilson Staff blades ( which btw were right handed and I was a left when I got them as a hand me down gift from my uncle was I was 11 ) - -- I didn't get new clubs until college..when I was also working full time nights while going to school ( and playing hockey on [partial scholarship)
Originally Posted By officerminnie Oh, so you are one of those guys with the gift of athleticism. I envy you! So did you ever switch to left handed clubs, or just played RH all these years since that's how you learned? I remember taking my now 20 y.o. lefty son to buy clubs when he was about 7. The salesman (at a golf store, no less) tried to sell me RH clubs. He asked why I wanted him to paly LH, and I said "because he does everything LH"(as opposed to my late husband, who ate and wrote RH but played all sports LH). He then said that golf courses are designed for the RH player, and since Adam was still young I should "make" him be a right hander. I think that guy was nuts. Agree?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Oh, so you are one of those guys with the gift of athleticism. I envy you! So did you ever switch to left handed clubs, or just played RH all these years since that's how you learned? < stayed right handed -- I was a 4 sport athlete in H.S. and to this day the only sport I play right handed is golf. As opposed to pure athleticism which I do not believe I have ( but knew some pure athletes which is why I don;t see myself in that vein) , I was gifted with excellent hand- eye which I think is the difference..... now both my daughters are exellent athletes - one already a D1 scholarship athlete and my 12 year old probably the best athlete of the group
Originally Posted By vbdad55 btw -- I don;t think it is a coincidence that there are relatively few left handed professionals -- many courses absolutely are set up to be played by righties...so maybe my disadvantage as a youth turned out to really be an advantage in the long run --so I agree with what the guy was saying - at least to some extent
Originally Posted By officerminnie Yeah, I agree with that part. It's the part of forcing the kid to play RH when it is only natural for him to play LH. That just doesn't sit well with me for some reason. But if I'd have thought he'd grow up to be a golf pro, then maybe I would have looked at it differently . That is awesome about your daughters. You must be very proud of them!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 you bet I am proud of them....they work hard and have been successful. and maybe just a little more for a side reason. When I was younger I listened to friends tell me how I HAD to have a boy or boys in order to enjoy sports ( since I was around sports my whole life) - with my kids. That never came into my mind as all I wanted was to be a Dad. And as it turned out their boys couldn't carry my girls gym bags as athletes, and both are huge sports fans..always saw the irony in that they are better athletes than I and my friends were..
Originally Posted By officerminnie neener neener to them And besides, you could have had boys who had no interest in sports, or marginal athletic ability. Silly that they would think boys = athletes. Very closed-minded of them...
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Well, he did say they said in order to *enjoy* sports...maybe they figured he couldn't play along or get rough if he had girls, or they wouldn't have as many chances. And granted, yes, while there are plenty of and some great female athletes, sports has always been one of the "man" domains, so stereotyping is natural.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<<<You must be one heck of a woman Officerminnie>> Not sure what that's supposed to mean ^^>>> That is supposed to mean you must be a real physical force being that you use men's clubs. I meant it as a complement, but not sure it came across that way.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<even today I may play 20 times a year -- that's about it.>>> HECK vbdad, that is pretty much every other week! Not shabby at all!
Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<I also took many years off (too time consuming, got married, had kids, etc.) but I am being drawn back in big time .>>> ...sounds like MY kindred spirit!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <<<<even today I may play 20 times a year -- that's about it.>>> HECK vbdad, that is pretty much every other week! Not shabby at all!< I guess - but considering sometimes when I take a week vacation 5 may come in one week, that is why it seems like so much less to me
