As of today my Summer handicap is 14ish. Not that it matters, but it gives some perspective. About 40 years ago I was ready to throw my driver in a fairway pond...my hair started smoking I was so mad, and why?... yea, shanked one. Now my score looked like 110 rather than 109. Big deal.
So I thought ( a rarity) ...why did I spend all that money on clubs, and $20 for the round only to drive myself to the brink of insanity? hmm....good question. At that point, life changed...for the better. If you can relate to this, here are some ways I've learned to enjoy the game.
Golf Trip VI, 31 Jul - 11 Aug 2012
We're getting closer to another great international golf adventure. Think about practicing a bit - you know, drinking and swinging a club reasonably well, that sort of thing....
Some rules:
1) only 1 mulligan per 9 holes, and you must wear the mulligan hat for that hole
2) lift and clean okay from tee to green
3) the score kept by the caddie is deemed official
I've also updated the specific costs on the Trip Details page. The flight details as well as a "what to take" list are provided on the Trip Details page.
Relax, think exotic, and leave the hard part to me....
Also this year, we'll visit the Tiger Zoo and experience an Elephant Trek.
Jose was having some issues hitting his drives into the fairway. This time he finally hit one straight...
Laem Chabang tee #1
...and now that I'm feeling younger again, I'm structuring not only my golf training routine and objectives, but rekindling a workout program. Thinking about jogging 3-4 times a week to build endurance, and throwing in some pushups and situps for general toning. With luck I'll lose the Miguel Angel Jimenez stomach profile while acquiring some of his incredible talent. (now, 2 weeks later)...I'm still thinking about this great idea, but first....some more thought....
Today I finally hit a few golf balls. My wrist still hurts if I hit the ball thin, so I'm just not going to let that happen again. Will play in a scramble this Sat and that should be a good test. Then on Memorial Day weekend there's a golf trip to a Japanese mountain course. I played there a year or two back and had a great time, in fact I think the score was also reasonable.
Tomorrow (Fri) offers one more chance to practice my short game, and putting. Think I'll visit the Par 3 around 5:30am and then again later in the day. Then I'll set aside some decent clothes for Sat's tournament, have a drink or three, and dream about some great shots.
Stand by for the Sat update....
The Foursome
by Troon McAllister
The Foursome
The Green
Scratch
Barranca
Rick Reilly
Missing Links
Shanks for Nothing
J. Michael Veron
The Greatest Course That Never Was
the Greatest Player Who Never Lived
The Caddie
Bob Mitchell
Match Made In Heaven
Philip Reed
In Search of the Greatest Golf Swing
James Patterson & Peter de Jong
Miracle on the 17th Green
Golf fiction’s finest hustler— Eddie Caminetti—returns in a laugh-out-loud novel featuring a foursome of upwardly mobile golf fanatics who get their just rewards. Mixing equal parts of suspense, hilarity, and raw human drama, Troon McAllister deftly shows readers what can happen when money, friendship, ambition, and greed converge explosively in a single round of golf.
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A Golfer's Life
by Arnold Palmer
Khao Kheow's island green is both beautiful and challenging. Everyone in our group made it onto the green, and as I recall, I made a birdie.
Below are some more pictures of the Sabai Resort, where we plan to stay in 2010. Rooms are nice, the pool is great!
10 nights at the Sabai is aprox $580 (private poolside rooms pictured above)
Want to know your USGA handicap, for free? Here's a little program I created to do just that. Download the Hanidcapper (shown at the right) and take a look.
For a lot of additional trip details please click here.
