Are There Some of Us Who Just Aren't Meant for Golf?
I've worked very hard over the past four years on this game, e.g., practice, lessons, more practice, more lessons, books, videos, clinics, etc., and I still struggle mightily. I can barely drive a golf ball 200 yards, assuming I hit it straight (over the weekend I played with two 12 year old's who consistently out drove me). I played today and shot a 92. Luckily I had 24 putts or I wouldn't have broken 100. I'm also tired of losing golf balls (I average about six to eight penalty strokes a round).
Simply put, I don't know how to swing a golf club. I don't know how to make the transition. I don't know how to sustain lag. I don't know how to compress a golf ball. I understand Joe Dante's concept of coefficient of angular momentum. I understand Bobby Clampett when he discusses where a divot should be in relationship to the ball. I understand how the lower body is supposed to work in the golf swing. However, I slap at the ball, I don't hit it. A good 7-iron for me is 135 yards.
I have a lesson with Drew on Thursday and am looking forward to it. However, what if I'm just to dumb to figure it out? Are there people like us out there...we just aren't meant to play this wonderful game?
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