At first glance golf seems like it should be an easy sport to figure out.
Grab a club, grab a tee (if you’re really serious), grab a golf ball and you’re good to go.
Wrong.
There is way more to golf than you would first think.
Sure, you still need your golf club – but which one? Are you picking up a driver, an iron, a hybrid or a putter?
I’ve taken two lessons now through the Phantom Lake Golf Course’s Sunday lunch and lessons program and I feel like I can answer some of those questions a bit better.
Granted, those two lessons were nearly a month a part and both had extremely different weather conditions – sun versus rain and wind.
But regardless, I think I’m getting the hang of it. I had some good swings with good distance.
Chris Doyle, the golf pro at the club, has been really helpful and explains why each step is important.
I’ve figured out which club (to an extent) would be a good idea for the type of shot I’m trying to make.
Tricks
I’ve also learned some tricks on how not to hit the road at the driving range.
And that’s when I realized there was so much more to golf than just grabbing a club and hitting the ball.
You’ve got to make sure you’re lined up properly, that your head is down and looking at the ball even when you want to look everywhere else, and that your arms need to extend straight behind you even though you want to chop the ball with bent arms.
My golf ball had been hitting the road because all of those steps were being ignored.
A few friends and I hit the driving range when we can on Sunday afternoons for lessons and then lunch. It’s reasonably priced and proves to be lots of fun each time we go.
There are likely more laughs at the lessons than have been heard on a golf course.
If you haven’t gone out to try out the ladies’ lessons, I suggest you give it a try.
I’m sure there are plenty of life lessons o be learnt through the game – like patience.
But for right now, it’s a fun way to spend an afternoon with the girls.
