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By: How it All Began, Part I

How it All Began, Part I — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:56:09 +0000

[...] for me to hear from you, so feel free to skip all my jabbering and leave a comment if you like. A comment on a recent post got me thinking back fondly to how I took up the game of golf many years ago. There’s a lot behind the [...]

By: Double Eagle

Double Eagle — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:01:37 +0000

I’m glad you enjoy it, Dennis. I’m hoping that people can learn from my trial and error.

I’m not surprised you were hooked immediately. I worked at a course in college and the assistant pro cobbled me a set of old clubs together out of the lost and found clubs that had been sitting around over a year, some much longer than that. I had been to the driving range before, but once I got out on the course for the first time, the challenge of the game had me hooked. During my years working there, I spent so much time out on the course in the evenings after work and that remains some of my fondest memories. Hmmm…maybe I’ll do a post about it!

By: Dennis

Dennis — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:06:20 +0000

Double Eagle

I’m a pretty new reader to the blog but I am already a big fan of it. This summer is the 1st time I got out on a course and actually played a round of golf and I have been hooked ever since. I love reading personal blogs about golf so I can hear other golfers stories. At this point I have no idea of my handicap but its something I want to establish and try to improve on. So thanks for your insight on your game and I hope you keep it up while most of take our breaks through the winter

By: Double Eagle

Double Eagle — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:26 +0000

That’s great, Paladin. I definitely wish you complete peace of mind when winter finally shuts you down for the year. I got a little back myself recently so we’ll see how that goes.

By: Joe Thompson

Joe Thompson — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:32:01 +0000

Hey Double Eagle,

Thanks for the tips on how you’re working on your game, I think I may adapt something similar to your strength training regimen. What’s this “off-season” you speak of, I don’t think we have that here in Dallas

By: Paladin

Paladin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:15:52 +0000

Double Eagle,

I actually had hung my clubs up for the season, but then someone close to me got me out on the course again about a month and a half ago, probably because she was worried I was too sedentary. That got me back in the swing of things, and now I’m working feverishly on getting the last few kinks worked out.

As you may or may not remember, I had adopted Stack & Tilt about three years ago and got down to a 3.3 handicap, but then I messed up my swing trying to get more distance (long story). Anyway, I’ve been taking out my coach (my video camera) regularly and saw a few things that I was doing wrong. Now I’m on the cusp of an even better game than before in that I’m generating more power when I hit the ball well. I just hope I can get things ironed out before the really cold weather sets in, so I can go into “hibernation” with peace of mind.

By: GolfinLove

GolfinLove — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:53:29 +0000

I am glad you are on the mend from the October drought. I remember one time years ago, I was SO disgusted that I took my bag and put it in the cobwebiest, most desolate corner of my basement and left them there for a month!

Golf is a wicked, wicked game. Teases you mercilessly with success then throws you under the bus….all on the same hole!

I want to wish you success next season! You will bounce back with achievement! Your heart for the game is easy to feel!

Good luck!
Catherine

By: Alfred

Alfred — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:06:42 +0000

I don’t think one post is going to be enough of a break to rejuvenate you. You shouldn’t force these things. Sometimes when you get back from time off you have a whole new perspective and you learn new things about something you thought you were an expert in.