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when the haters can smack it 300 yards down the center of the fairway, come talk to me...
I remember back in college when I was playing somewhat regularly my then g/f said she wanted to learn to play. I took her to the range and started to show her the basics of the grip and stance, etc. Her comment was, "the ball is sitting still, how hard can it be?" She then proceeded to whiff about 20 times and was afraid to ground the club. When she finally did make contact it went about 20 feet.
She never said it was easy after that...
I've played almost every sport and have had decent success because I was born to the right father who had serious skills (had minor league offers to pitch for St. Louis and I think Cincinnati after the war, but turned them down). With most sports I could make up for lack of technical skills and practice with "hustle" and a deep understanding of the game leading to anticipation. Not so with golf. The most insidious, difficult, subtle game I'm ever played.
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