Tough Golf Team Decision (long)

**Eore** · February 23, 2009

i am currently a sophomore, and played on the golf team last year. i wasn't great, but got better. i want to play JV again this year but i don't think i can.

golf is very relaxing for me, but i know it will never be more than recreation. i started too late and have other interests

my problem:

golf practice is every week monday through thursday after school, with matches on some weekdays (during school) and fridays after school.

i've been playing drums for 7 years, teach lessons, compose a little, and participate in marching band (won every competition last year). my weekly schedule

mon- teaching drum lessons 4-5, jazz band at 7
tues- teaching drum lessons 4-5, piano lessons (for me) at y
wed- my own drum lessons 4-5
thurs- church band practice 4-6, drumline rehearsal 6:30-9
fri - my own drum lessons 5-6, drumline rehearsal 6:30-9

i would have to stop doing most of these for a month or two for golf. i love golf and will still play on weekends, but i really loved being on the team. practicing everyday, playing with my friends. nothing better

but i am considering doing something musical as a career, and i don't want to give up my musical activities. i'm not a fantastic golfer. probably 10th best, maybe.

is it worth drastically changing my schedule to play for my team?

**zeg** · February 23, 2009

My advice? You're a sophomore. Absolutely scale back on the music for a couple months. It's not going to kill you, and you probably won't see another chance to play on a golf team if you don't take this one. It sounds like you're solid on the music side so you're not going to lose too much with a couple months off. High school is a great time to experiment, don't lock yourself into one thing to the exclusion of other activities too early!

**denver_nuggs_15** · February 23, 2009

When I was a sophmore and junior (I'm a senior now) I stopped taking drum lessons during my sport seasons. Basically spring of both years and winter of junior year. For me, it was worth it. I love playing sports more than I like playing the drums.

You are only a sophomore, so you still have time to decide your career. For right now, I think you should do whatever will be more fun for you. Will a season off from drums hurt you...yeah. A night off will hurt, but do you want to be on the team that badly?

**Eeryck** · February 23, 2009

i am currently a sophomore, and played on the golf team last year. i wasn't great, but got better. i want to play JV again this year but i don't think i can.

It seems like you have found your true passion in music. While you enjoy golf it seems that it is going to be little more than a hobby for you at this time.

In life you have to make some decisions, Jack Nicholas was good at basketball in highschool and a good all around athlete (according to his book) but golf was his passion, so he put other things aside and persued golf. Pursue the thing that makes you most content and complete at the time, I am sure that if you continue to play on the weekends with some friends when time allows that if you start to have a reduced interest in music your junior or senior year you could play on the golf team then. Regards, -E

**ks8829** · February 23, 2009

You are asking golfers if you should play on a golf team vs playing drums that you are passionate about we will suggest golf over music almost everytime.

Flip a coin and pick one over the other:

If you flip the coin and decided to join the golf team and teach and play less drums how would you feel?

If you flip the coin and decided to only play music and not join the golf team how would you feel?

Then decide.

The other thoughts is will doing one over the other how will it effect you in the 5 or 10 years from now?

**pshizz** · February 23, 2009

Play golf dude. Not only is golf fun, but it will give you a chance to improve(which im guessing you want) and you can make friends doing so. Most of my friends in school i have made from being on sports teams with them. Its great fun, and bonding with your classmates will give you great high school memories that will last your lifetime.

**clubhousehero** · February 23, 2009

I'm going to have to say golf on this one.

Like pshizz said, sports are a good way to make friends, and most of my friends throughout my life have come from playing sports.

Secondly, You said you plan on making music your life, so the way i look at it is you will spent the rest of your life involved in music. The next three golf seasons mayl be your only chance to play golf every day of the week, for maybe the rest of your life.

**pittpanther** · February 23, 2009

You posted this question on a golf board. What answer did you expect to get? What do you think you would get on the Drummer board?

Anyway, if you're serious about being a professional musician, then forget the golf team. Let golf be your diversion when you need to get away from music.

If you are planning to go to Berklee or Julliard, or start your own band, you will be competing against kids who have a "burning desire" for music. Kids who eat and sleep music. Kids who play multiple instruments with ease. Kids who can write their own compositions.

A career in music is no joke, and is not for the faint-of-heart. If that's what you want, then pissing around on the golf course is not going to help get you there. However, the fact that you're on a golf BB asking about options - perhaps music isn't what you really want...

(An aside - I have a buddy who is a professional musician, a keyboardist. He decided to learn guitar, because he wanted to be able to record funky rhythm guitar parts. Within 6 months he was a better guitarist than me, who spent my whole life dicking around with the guitar, but was never really serious about it. That's your competition, dude. If music is what your want, you need to go for it at 100%.)

**Eore** · February 23, 2009

i only posted here because i though maybe some people would have had the same experience with something and would have some helpful insight.
and i do play in 3 bands, plus sitting in for choir concerts etc, practice for at least an hour every night, etc. not saying i can compete with all the people trying to get into julliard and stuff, but i do think i have enough passion.

i think i've decided to rebook all of my lessons that i teach for sunday afternoons before band rehearsals, so i can play golf, keep one lesson a week, play golf on saturdays with friends and my dad, and still be able to practice drums every night.
but we'll see

**TCCcaddie** · February 24, 2009

I think a major consideration when making the decision should be if you aren't going to be really serious about golf, do you still think that you can be competitive even at the JV level. If you are going out there and are getting killed every time i dont think that it will be too much fun for you.

**Eore** · February 24, 2009

i think i can compete. i'm not the best player by far, but i usually won't be shooting over a 44, and our teams are really good.

**aedoue** · February 24, 2009

i only posted here because i though maybe some people would have had the same experience with something and would have some helpful insight.

That sounds like a great decision...

**zeg** · February 24, 2009

Good luck!

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