When you think of the sport of golf, and picture in your head visiting a course for the first time – it is intimidating! Look around and you expect to see that most of the people (mostly men) around you are wearing stylish collared shirts, crisply creased trousers, sparkling clean golf shoes; they’re sporting the newest clubs in their Taylor Made, Nike and Titleist bags that are adorned with shiny and jingly bag tags from the plethora of courses they have played in the past. If you’re like me, you then think about the last golf tournament you heard about or watched where the winner finished at -5, -10, or even -15. Where do you even begin to fit in here – and do you even want to??
Now – let’s change tunes and think about going to the beach in the summer. Once again, if you’re anything like me your first thought is of the latest Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, and then of yourself in your own bikini or bathing suit. Ugh. In my books, the intimidation factor is similar.
Now fast forward to your actual trip to the beach. How many supermodels in bikinis do you find? None likely; at best 20% of sunbathers out there are even likely to draw attention – and even that is generous. A trip to the golf course is a similar experience. Sure – you’ll still see the stylish clothing and shiny new clubs – but what you’ll also find is that there is a very small percentage of golfers who play to the level that their outfits and equipment would suggest they play at. Par at a standard golf course is usually 72. According to Golf Digest – half of all golfers in America have broken 100. On average, only 5% shoot in the 70s, 20% shoot in the 80s and 27% in the 90s.
Read More http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/2009-04/golfguru#ixzz1AHDqamrW
In short – my advice is to think of your trip to the golf course like a trip to the beach. Do not let the fear factor get in the way … because a lot of the people there are just like you!
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