Just saying hello, from dallas, tx

[cjdfw]

Been lurking for a couple weeks, just wanted to say hello. I find myself reading the forum more and more.

I've never played before and I never really had any interest in golf whatsoever, until about a month ago. I purchased a starter set for my father because he just retired and he mentioned he wanted to start playing(If he gets serious about golfing i want to buy him a set of his choice of course). Then i kinda got jealous, so i bought myself a set and after a day at the driving range i've been hooked.

All my equipment was purchased used and for pretty cheap. I usually go to the driving range about 4-5 times a week and i'll play at one of the small par-3 nine hole courses in the area once a week, either Lake Park GC or Westdale Hills GC. I did go with a co-worker to an 18 hole about a week ago(only cause he begged me to go w/ him), and whew not only a workout but it gave me a glimpse into the long road of learning how to play golf for me LOL :P

My dream is pretty simple, and thats to just be able to go out to a really nice golf course with my father and have a good time playing. We "could" go now i guess, but he hasn't even used the clubs i bought him yet.

I would like to take some lessons sometime, probably won't be until next year. Im so addicted that even at home, im practicing my swing in front of a mirror. My gf hates it LOL, but she's happy i've got a new hobby thats not "dangerous." Anyways, enough rambling........ happy golfing!!

[ks8829]

Welcome and enjoy golf with your dad and friends.

[tmker]

I wish my dad would have taken up the game when he retired. He is left handed and when he was younger, he couldn't find left-handed clubs (I don't honestly know how hard he looked!). Anyway, he was unwilling to learn right handed, so he didn't start.

I have a green in my backyard and he really seems to enjoy putting for hours when he visits from Chicago!

We could have had alot of fun! Oh well, my wife decided to take up the game this past spring and she's actually fun to play with! Don't laugh, it's better than a saturday night mixed bowling league - and she doesn't seem to object when I "test" new equipment (the next try is a Bobby Jones Hybrid - if I can convince her...).

[cjdfw]

sweet.....my gf has taken an interest so i've take her w/ me to some small par3 9 hole courses. and w/ her we'll drop the ball just outside the green and she'll chip it in and have 3 putts to get in the hole LOL. (She has no clue how to swing a club, and i don't plan on teaching her)

[tmker]

My wife actually took some lessons last spring. She can drive the ball straight about 150 yards and she can hit a 7 iron well. She's excited by pars and peeved by double bogeys, so I think she has the right approach. She needs to learn touch around the greens, but heck, I've been playing for 35 years and am still learning touch around the greens!

Great for a quick after work round in the summer when it stays light.