Stow Acres Country Club

I said I was going to learn how to play golf.

People say they are going to do a lot of things. I've said I've been going to learn golf FOR YEARS. Finally I did something about it. Well I mean those lessons from 6 years ago are long since forgotten. Time I did something about it again.

I learned a lot of the basics from a family friend at Stow Acres Country Club, which at one time was a Top 50 U.S. Public Course. It was really pretty. A lot of the basics. I corrected so many things. Consistency isn't down yet, but it's getting there.

I was having fun and cracking a few jokes at my play. At one point I hit a clunker, than hit a great shot and then a clunker again. I said "Well I must be due for a great shot next."

At one point I hit the head of the club further than the ball. That's never a good thing.

So I broke one club...One of the Brook's clubs. Not really a good thing. However, it wasn't my fault. I've seen or heard about that happening, but only when you swing and actually hit the ground with the club. I hit the ball almost perfectly in the middle of the club and the head of the club just decided to go with the ball. Mr. Brooks said it was a great swing.

The good I took from it was that I hit it straight...both the ball and head of the club went straight.

The highlight for me came at the putting green. I learned chipping and pitching. Pitching took awhile to get used too. So did chipping. Other people were there and I swung a little too hard once or twice. I was conscious to try not to hit other people. Thankfully I didn't. I kept wanting to practice chipping. I hit 13 of them on to the green. Then I hit my 14th...out of the rough and on to the green and wouldn't you know it...INTO THE HOLE. YES THIS GUY TYPING RIGHT NOW ACTUALLY CHIPPED A BALL INTO THE HOLE ON THE PRACTICE GREEN ON MY 14th EVER CHIP SHOT.

I smartly called it quits at that because sadly I knew that from that high of highs that I could only disappoint myself.

I would also only disappoint you if I wrote more. Let's leave on that great note of me somehow chipping the ball into the hole. I certainly impressed myself and Mr. Brooks.

P.S. Mr Brooks had a lot of positives for me about my golf swing...The word NATURAL came out of his mouth for part of my swing. I don't know about that, but I can see myself getting better. Now I need to find time to practice.