Personal Essay

Start from the Range

It has become a routine that is extremely difficult to break and once your particular routine has developed, there is no object that lies beneath you, but the blades of grass that is walked on. Every so often I find myself parading around the Pro Shop as the invincible, the indestructible golfer of the universe. However, consistency is the name of this game. Long before I could even hold a club, I am certain I choked on a few golf balls, since this was the closest to the game, I was going to get playing at around two years old.

My father always stated, “If you suck, at least you look good.” I never found the true meaning to the statement. However, I did realize golf along with all great sports was only to be mastered by dedication and by repetitive motion. The motion which is commonly mistaken in comparison to a golf swing is a baseball swing. Hank Aaron who holds high stature in baseball stated, “It took me seventeen years to get 3,000 hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.” Humungous misconception; the perfect golf swing must contain several key elements. It is a game of concentration and sense of touch. As you look down at the ball and with the golf club in hand your first address should be right behind the ball looking into the distance on a planned line of sight and trajectory. After this is accomplished, “squaring up” to the object ball follows. For this, you place your left heel aligned with the outer most curvature of the ball, for right handed players and vise versa for left handed players. Feet should then be estimated and placed shoulder with apart while laying the club head directly behind the ball as to measure the distance between your possible extension of your arms, and the actual distance