I hate when I become what I make fun of and I realize I was only making fun of it because I was jealous. I know this is some what normal behavior for humans. It isn’t like I don’t know that if you feel the need to make fun of other people you are not only a jerk but likely jealous. There are of course times when I’m not jealous and I am just laughing and making fun to be a jerk.
I used to do this all the time at the Par 3 Pitch and Putt. I used to make fun of groups of guys and the use of the term ‘working on my short game’. Like really it is the Stanley Park Pitch and Putt, the longest hole is 100 yards you are LAME. OOOOOOH you are just working on your short game. Losers.
OBVIOUS JEALOUSY.
I just wanted to HAVE A SHORT GAME!
Now I do have a short game. I have played longer courses I have used all the clubs in my bag, I still do not have golf shoes, but the fact of the matter is I can play. Once I started hitting the ball straight on a regular basis I started to work on things, like say chipping. I spent a long time on it. In only two rounds on full greens this year I can already see improvement, I can see that all the work I put into it paid off and when needed I can make extremely good recovery shots. In fact, on Tuesday we were at the tenth hole, Adam was short and I had a terrible tee shot off into the trees and was looking to get on the green in FOUR. [BAD] Adam chipped his shot in for birdie and then if you can believe it I chipped mine in for bogey. We hugged; even though I was over par at least I didn’t have to go for two over par. When that happens we call it a Dead Body instead of a Double Bogey. But I digress, this season I am working on opening up my club face off the tee, which also means a slight change in my swing. This gives me more loft, more control and more distance. So when all is said and done I take my rounds at the Pitch and Putt very seriously and if you are there playing and you can see me then you can tell that I do. Even just wearing my Converse I keep it serious BUT fun because if I’m not having fun then all is lost on the learning anyway, even if people are now poking fun at me and my wide range of emotions and hand gestures displayed on the course.
