E.R. Posted on I joined a 6-week beninger’s group golf class a little over a month ago. In the beginning, there were 10 of us- 4 men, and 6 women. Next week will be class #6 (our last class). The past few weeks, I noticed our class getting smaller, and there are only 6 of us now. All of the men stayed, but there are only 2 women left. The 6 women who originally started are a variety of ages ranging from 20s-40s, and one woman is a senior citizen. The only women left at this point are myself (I’m in my mid-30s) and the senior citizen. We’re the ones who improved drastically. I noticed the women who wound up quitting the class were the ones who were consistently frustrated and complained about not being able to get the hang of it. It seems that they quit because they expected to get it instantly and be good at it, when our teacher told us the first class that the class may get frustrating and challenging, and that it takes quit a bit of time and dedication to master. I have played every sport imaginable during my youth and teen years. My current main sports right now are big-mountain snowboarding the last 12 years, and hockey for the last 16 years playing in a men’s league. One of the things I know about learning a sport is that one needs to listen and not complain that he/she cannot do something, and overcome the frustration that comes with learning. It’s about dedication and practice. I’m a naturally athletic person, but golf is seriously one of the hardest sports/games I’ve ever encountered! It’s not going to come quick, but I’m doing all I can to try and get better, such as going to the nearby golf course and practicing my chipping and pitching twice a week, reading about golf tips online, buying golf books, watching golf tip videos on YouTube, and going to to the driving range. I’m still trying to get my full swing down at the driving range and out of 125 balls, about 20-30% of my hits are decent. It can get very frustrating at times where I wonder if I just naturally stink, but I refuse to give up and just try to remember how much I stank when I first started my other sports. Practice, time, determination, and willingness to learn are what brought me to advance levels in other sports, and I try to remind myself that if I do the same with golf, I will continue to get better, and hopefully be able to play my first 18-hole soon!
E.R. Posted on I joined a 6-week beninger’s group golf class a little over a month ago. In the beginning, there were 10 of us- 4 men, and 6 women. Next week will be class #6 (our last class). The past few weeks, I noticed our class getting smaller, and there are only 6 of us now. All of the men stayed, but there are only 2 women left. The 6 women who originally started are a variety of ages ranging from 20s-40s, and one woman is a senior citizen. The only women left at this point are myself (I’m in my mid-30s) and the senior citizen. We’re the ones who improved drastically. I noticed the women who wound up quitting the class were the ones who were consistently frustrated and complained about not being able to get the hang of it. It seems that they quit because they expected to get it instantly and be good at it, when our teacher told us the first class that the class may get frustrating and challenging, and that it takes quit a bit of time and dedication to master. I have played every sport imaginable during my youth and teen years. My current main sports right now are big-mountain snowboarding the last 12 years, and hockey for the last 16 years playing in a men’s league. One of the things I know about learning a sport is that one needs to listen and not complain that he/she cannot do something, and overcome the frustration that comes with learning. It’s about dedication and practice. I’m a naturally athletic person, but golf is seriously one of the hardest sports/games I’ve ever encountered! It’s not going to come quick, but I’m doing all I can to try and get better, such as going to the nearby golf course and practicing my chipping and pitching twice a week, reading about golf tips online, buying golf books, watching golf tip videos on YouTube, and going to to the driving range. I’m still trying to get my full swing down at the driving range and out of 125 balls, about 20-30% of my hits are decent. It can get very frustrating at times where I wonder if I just naturally stink, but I refuse to give up and just try to remember how much I stank when I first started my other sports. Practice, time, determination, and willingness to learn are what brought me to advance levels in other sports, and I try to remind myself that if I do the same with golf, I will continue to get better, and hopefully be able to play my first 18-hole soon!