The last time I went golfing was about two years ago. But I figured it was time to go again. I had the time, and no schedule conflict, so I went. Monday was off from work because of the weekend festivities. This is an annual thing but I couldn't go last year for some reason.
It was a beautiful day! The sun was out only a few small clouds in the sky, a chilly breeze blowing, great conditions. My group consisted of two regulars, a bi-monthly warrior, and me. Everyone was really cool and nice, so it was a fun round. No social nerves. Let me give you a little history. 20+ years ago when I actually started playing golf, I played a lot, sometimes 2-3 times a week. I got pretty good. My handicap was down to 13.5. But when I came to Japan, I didn't play for several years, then I went a few times with my father-in-law. And a couple times a year with some co-workers. Then those co-workers found several other members of the staff who played golf and formed sort of a club. Now, that club plays about 4-5 times a year. It is with them that I played today. Golf is a game that has to be practiced in order to improve. Playing once or twice a year won't make you better at all. So, I wasn't really trying for a low score today, I just wanted to enjoy the round. So as a hint, if my enjoyment is based on the size of my score, I enjoyed myself a huge amount. It was pretty much around my average. I hit a handful of really great drives, a few good putts, a lot of relatively satisfying shots, and a huge mess of junk shots. No miracles today, not a one. To put my round in terms of a workout, I walked, jogged, ran, climbed mountains and steep inclines, and swung clubs well over a hundred times in the course of over 6 hours. Several times I ran the "Serpentine" chasing my wayward shots. My calves got a great workout climbing the steep inclines, I could feel a cramp coming on. I would be a great golfer if I could just clean up my game and not hit a series of duff shots. A duff shot is when you hit the ground before you hit the ball and so the ball travels only about 10 yards. What happened to me all to many times today was I would hit a straight long drive, then hit 3 duffs. My putter was also on vacation. Very rarely would I 2-putt. Usually, I 3-put or more. Sense of distance and sense of direction were also on vacation. Approach game, on vacation. I almost never game myself a chance to 2 putt. But overall, it was a good day.
When I got home, I was exhausted. My legs were starting to tighten up, so I took the time to stretch them out, especially my calves. I really needed that. Then, to finish my day, I went with the Flow series.
In the end, I burned just under 2500kcals during golf. Nice big burn!
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