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I am 53 and just picked up golf after this Christmas as my son got me a set of Cobra Men's 2018 F-Max Complete Golf Club Set.   I joined my local golf club/course as it is cheaper that way than paying street green fees.   I am playing probably 3-4 x a week if it is not raining here in the Dallas area.   I work 7-3 so I can get in a good 9 holes after work while walking the course with my bag boy quad push cart and am loving it.  I hit it pretty decent, scores are hovering at 100-110 so far.  I can get to the greens just fine, its the pitching and putting that are killing my scores.  

I really never thought about playing golf, spent my past 40 years pursuing bowling and got my pba card at 38 years old.  All my bowling buddies played golf but I was focused more on my game.  I wish I would have started earlier for sure now!  One thing I really enjoy about golf (besides the entire sport) is that in bowling you have to deal with the oil on the  lanes and the guy your playing against throwing his ball across your line your trying to play.  There is constant oil being moved around on the lanes and you have to constantly adjust (at the pba level) your line based on the oil pattern and who you are bowling against or with.  Now the young kids are throwing the ball with two hands and really tearing up the oil patterns.  Its a young kids game now so golf came at a good time for me.

I am learning in golf there is no one playing your line or messing with your shot / oil.  You just tee up and no two shots are the same.  In bowling you have to have almost every shot the same unless you  are shooting spares but your strike line better be perfect every time.  In golf there is room for a bit of error and no two shots are the same.  The guy you are playing against will never hit the same line you hit.  Its a joy to play and I am loving it.  

I have a lot to learn and am by playing, watching the pros and the golf channel.  I learn so much by watching the shows on the golf channel.  I also will be taking a lesson here and there but don't like the one size lesson fits  all type of lessons.  Each body type is different and we all have different flexibilities.  I have the hardest time getting a full back swing so I kind of stopped trying to and just make a nice comfortable backswing and follow throw and focus on speeding up the club head on the way thru the ball. Its working pretty well.  I am sort of like ChiChi Rodriguez, same height and weight too and short backswing.

I will get there, and am enjoying every minute on the  course.  I have not lost too many balls from when I started.  I am down to one a round lately.  Goal is to get to 90-100 and just keep getting better. 

 

 


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We all had to start somewhere.  I'm 59 and just started 6 years ago.  Short and fat with a bad back, hips, shoulders, and knees.  Even when I'm doing bad, I'm enjoying myself.  It's all about what YOU want to get out of it.  Attitude.  Heck, did 9 yesterday with 8 double bogies and 1 Birdie !!!!  Par 4, great drive, pitched onto the green with an 12" putt which i actually made !!!!!!  I had a good day.  LOL 

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Welcome fellow Texan.  Love playing in the Dallas area as there are some really nice and fun courses around.  I used to go up there and play long ago with a now default golf website.  


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