I was in my late twenties when I first started hitting golf balls. This was the days of the Persimmons Drivers and Woods. I still have that first set! Note I said hitting golf balls. That is because I did not start "playing" golf until I could hit the golf balls to the same destination consistently.

I remember it like it was yesterday. There was a school located behind our house. Next to the school was a very large field. I would take a couple dozen golf balls and my Beginner Golf Club Set to the field and I would hit the balls in one direction, then I would try to find all the balls and hit them back to where I started. I did this several times a week for about two months.

Then, and only then, did I feel I was at the point that I would be able to try to conquer the Golf Course. So, oh my gosh, my first trip to a real Golf Course. I took my Beginner Golf Clubs and I met up with some buddies from work. I had my Golf Shoes, my Golf Tees, my Golf Shirt, and my Beginner Set of Golf Clubs. I Was Ready!

If you have already played Golf on a real Golf Course then you know about the "first tee jitters". My first time on the first tee, these were more than jitters. I was downright scared! I let the others tee off before I did so I could see what level of competition I was facing. And also to try to gain my composure. My brothers and sisters, I am not afraid of many things. But that day I could feel myself shaking. [Read more...]