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I was reading a few threads the other night and it occurred to me that my Uncle Bill used to ask me to go golf all the time when I was a teenager.  I lived in a bad place and golf was not a game anyone in my neighborhood played.  So, I didn't go.  We were not close and I am beginning to realize that that was my fault.  I believe now that he was attempting, in his own way, to find something we could do together.  My other Uncles and I played ball or hunted and fished.  I regret that now.  I wish I would have gone and tried to play a round or go to the driving range with Uncle Bill. 

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Only regret I have is not taking up the game sooner. I worked at a golf course while in highschool, but rarely played. Even caddied for some pretty good golfers back then, who tipped pretty good.  The job was just for spending money, and one, no one else wanted.  We were all football, basketball, track, and baseball players back then. 

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2 hours ago, Patch said:

Only regret I have is not taking up the game sooner...We were all football, basketball, track, and baseball players back then. 

Diddo...I actually grew up living walking distance to a course and never held a club until college. Really didn't start playing golf until I was 22-23yo....

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I regret having a bad temper on the course when I was a teenager. Now I'm cool as a cucumber and when I play with someone who is throwing clubs, constantly dropping f-bombs, and is just in a bad mood altogether, I think... yeesh, that used to be me, how horrible I must have been to play with. 

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Hey , we all have regrets.... but the true sign of wisdom is being able to reflect on them in a genuine way.

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I regret not taking lessons sooner and I regret getting so frustrated with the game and letting it show.  TBH, I've had a very difficult time emotionally and golf is my bail-out and when it doesn't go well it crushes me.   But that's not anyone else's issue.  Since my daughters were born I've truly felt lucky to have my life be exactly as it should and that trickles down.

Otherwise, I suspect that the deathbed feeling will be that I didn't play even more than I do now.   Golf is a worthwhile pursuit that is above work and many other things in life.   Truly a bad day at golf is better than most other things I have to do.

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Not playing as much as I can with my dad when he was alive. 

I think about it once in awhile how I wished I had played more rounds with him. 

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Not getting into the game sooner.

Never playing with my Dad or Grandpa.

To fix this I started my son into Golf early and we have a blast playing 5 - 10 times a year.  It is a lot of fun for both of us.

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My biggest regret is not getting more real lessons earlier. I started learning to swing just after college, at a new TopGolf that had opened more or less in walking distance from my apartment. Unfortunately, I had no idea what the pros were trying to get me to do, and everything they suggested screwed up my ball contact; I'm sure if I had made contact it would have flown straighter, but as it was I ended up ignoring everything they told me. Then I ripped the hell out of my back at that same range (a month after buying into their "unlimited play" membership) and didn't swing a club for nearly three years until I met my wife and her parents, avid golfers. I still haven't taken a real-one-on-one lesson with a pro, and as a result my shots are a shotgun spray of inconsistency.

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My father was an avid golfer as a result of being a caddie at an exclusive local course (they all were) during the Depression.  He tried to get me into golf at a young age right through my college years but I just wan't that interested.  I could hit a ball OK but baseball and football were my sports.  At age 40 I gave golf a try and realized as I shot a 128 that I was having a great time and did not want the round to end.  I have been hooked ever since but starting so late made the early days tough (It took me over two seasons to break 100).  Friends that had coaches in high school and college can just pick a set of clubs and shoot mid-70's after not playing for a year.  I need 4-6 weeks of practice before I am playing decent golf for me (low 90's, high 80's).  You cannot go back in time but I do regret not being at least a casual golfer through my teens and early adulthood.

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I also regret not starting sooner.

In high school my brother worked at a very nice private country club near my folks house, and there was also a public driving range a bike ride away. Ample exposure to the game, multiple opportunities to play... but no interest. 

In college several of my fraternity brothers were outstanding golfers, one of them related to a current Web.com pro, and one of them played for the university. I probably declined a dozen free lessons from those dudes.

So what do I do? Wait to start playing after I am married with children.. and overwrought with work. 

 

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My regret is I didn't get lessons sooner.

I'm mixed on wishing I'd starting playing sooner because if I got really good as a teenager there is a decent chance I wouldn't have the passion for golf as a 58 year old as I do now.  That actually is what happened to me with skiing.  My dad worked for a ski resort when I was growing up.  I peaked as a skier somewhere around the age of 16 and hardly ski now.  The only time I really get a rush from skiing now is if the conditions are epic, i.e. deep light powder.

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Yep, my main regret is not playing sooner. Didn't set foot on a golf course until the age of 25, and didn't actually start playing regularly until 30 or so.

Second regret is lurking on TST for a year before joining (which led directly to obtaining proper instruction)!

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I wish I knew then what I know now about the golf swing . Looking back at all those golf instruction books and VHS tapes, I can see how vague the teaching was. It was all about 'what to do' rather than 'how to do it' and 'why we had to do it'.

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I regret not starting to play golf earlier in life. My dad had always brainwashed me to believe golf was not a real sport. I am not the greatest golfer but when I get out on the course it is so peaceful and beautiful and so much fun I wish I would have started before I was 24. 

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Two regrets:

  • Not taking $5 of my caddie earnings in 1967 and getting a golf lesson. (Self-taught for 10 years, spent the rest trying to recover).
  • The rift it caused with my dad. I was an unsuccessful little league baseball player for five years with dad as coach. I quit after 6th grade summer to caddie and try golf. Dad thought caddie earnings were OK, but saw golf as a "sissy sport." This caused hard feelings between us.

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21 minutes ago, WUTiger said:

 

  • The rift it caused with my dad. I was an unsuccessful little league baseball player for five years with dad as coach. I quit after 6th grade summer to caddie and try golf. Dad thought caddie earnings were OK, but saw golf as a "sissy sport." This caused hard feelings between us.

It really stinks but my dad had the same views. That's kinda the reason why I never played till I was 24 and on my own.

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