Another n0eb

[Kapanda]

Hello all,

New to golf, started in... January I think

Still can't hit the damn thing straight!

Hope to get some good golfing advice here - like, which balls and clubs I should buy n stuff.

[Kapanda]

And if I could ask.. how long did it take you guys to start enjoying golf?

I'm the sort with a business motivation for golf, so I'm not gong to quit until I get good at it. But I have to say, I'm not exactly doing it coz I love it. I wonder if anybody here had similar emotive progressions in golf, i.e. didn't love it starting out and now can't stop thinking about it...

[Motley01]

Unless you are naturally talanted. It will be years and years before you start playing good. But that doesn't mean you cant enjoy it. Heck when I first started playing when I was around 21 years old, I had fun, even if I sliced the hell out of it off the tee every time.

The love for the game will come in time, but don't force it. See it as a challenge.

Advice for clubs, balls, etc. Just buy cheap stuff, no reason to spend big bucks on equipment. My first set of clubs I got from a pawn shop for $75.

[Kapanda]

I don't need to be a club-champ amateur to play it for biz though, do I?

And yea, the little more success I have the more I like it. I went to the range today and hit a little better, going tomorrow and hopefully improve on what I got..

In any case, right now I consider being good at it just possessing the ability to hit the ball long and straight!!