Golf
Well, I just got home from my very first golf lesson. A guy at my office volunteered to teach me. They have this whole golf club/tournament thing at work. The guy who's teaching me actually just started last year and everyone says he learned really fast and he should be a good teacher for me. I guess they were right, because I didn't do half bad my first time out.
We started by going to a golf shop where they sell used clubs and old store demos. I got a 7 iron for $15 and a glove for $10. The club has the name "Big Bertha" on it :) So, then we went to the Darlington golf course to hit a few at their driving range. We split a medium bucket, which lasted us about 1/2 hour. That was enough time the first time out for me :) I was using muscles I didn't know I had, and my right elbow is a little sore, but it was fun. I didn't get a lot of distance, only 2 went out to the 75 yard marker, but most of them were pretty straight. My friend says that in the beginning, straight is more important than distance. He also said that I was doing very good for my first time out.
I'm finding out that golf can be a very expensive sport. The club I got was a used demo from last year's line. The current line full set of irons, which is about 9 clubs, runs $900. A medium bucket of balls cost us $9. I can see this adding up very quickly. At least it gets me out of the house, though :) We'll see if I stick with this one.
We started by going to a golf shop where they sell used clubs and old store demos. I got a 7 iron for $15 and a glove for $10. The club has the name "Big Bertha" on it :) So, then we went to the Darlington golf course to hit a few at their driving range. We split a medium bucket, which lasted us about 1/2 hour. That was enough time the first time out for me :) I was using muscles I didn't know I had, and my right elbow is a little sore, but it was fun. I didn't get a lot of distance, only 2 went out to the 75 yard marker, but most of them were pretty straight. My friend says that in the beginning, straight is more important than distance. He also said that I was doing very good for my first time out.
I'm finding out that golf can be a very expensive sport. The club I got was a used demo from last year's line. The current line full set of irons, which is about 9 clubs, runs $900. A medium bucket of balls cost us $9. I can see this adding up very quickly. At least it gets me out of the house, though :) We'll see if I stick with this one.