THE GAME I NOW PLAY

                     I'VE PLAYED SPORTS ALL MY LIFE.  BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, BOWLING, POOL, PING PONG, SWIMMING, etc; YOU NAME IT I'VE PLAYED IT. OH, EXCEPT FOR SOCCER. I DIDN'T GET IN TO THAT ONE VERY MUCH.  I'VE PLAYED GOLF OFF AND ON DURING MY CHILDHOOD. NOW THAT I AM GETTING LITTLE OLDER, THE OPPORTUNITIES OF PLAYING MY CHILDHOOD SPORTS AT THE TOP LEVEL ARE SLOWLY DWINDLING AWAY. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER I COULDN'T AFFORD TO PLAY GOLF LIKE I WANTED. BUT NOW I CAN PLAY AS MUCH AS NEEDED TO HOPEFULLY GET PRETTY GOOD AT THIS GAME. I AM COMPLETELY COMMITTED TO GOLF. DURING ONE ENTIRE MONTH THERE IS PROBABLY A TOTAL OF FIVE DAYS IN WHICH I DON'T HIT A GOLF BALL.

SINCE I HAVE PLAYED SO MANY SPORTS I HAVE AN IDEA ON THE DIFFICULTY OF EACH SPORT AND I MUST SAY THAT I THINK THIS IS PRETTY CLOSE TO THE HARDEST GAME ON THE PLANET! I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE HAD SUCCESS AT MOST OF THE SPORTS I HAVE PLAYED; GOLF IS NOT ONE OF THEM!!

It's a ball. It's not moving. So     what's so hard about hitting it?

I PRACTICE AND I PRACTICE. I THINK EVENTUALLY AFTER ALL THE TIME AND EFFORT (AND MONEY) I PUT IN TO THIS GAME I WILL EVENTUALLY SEE THE BENEFITS.

ON DAYS WHEN IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PRACTICE OUTSIDE I TAKE MY SWING TO THE GARAGE. THE GOLF SWING IS SO IMPORTANT THAT EVEN AS A PROFESSIONAL YOU HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY WORK ON IT.

I DON'T HAVE THE DESIRE TO BE LIKE TIGER WOODS BUT HE IS THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS. THIS SPORT IS SO TECHNICAL AND HE IS LIKE A MACHINE. HE CAN REPEAT A SWING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THAT IS WHAT I RESPECT AND I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO DO THE SAME THING ONE DAY.

THERE ARE SOME GREAT AUDIO CLIPS THAT I HAVE FROM ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES....HAPPY GILMORE

(IF YOU SEE AN 'R' AFTER THE HYPERTEXT THEN THERE IS LANGUAGE THAT MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN.)