Introduction

I started playing golf at the age of 35, very quickly got hooked on the game and on practicing at the driving range. Being in my opinion naturally above average athletically, I assumed that I would play golf to a high standard relatively quickly .

After all you hear these stories of people taking the game up and shooting sub 80 rounds within six months.

Alas it was not to be, I quickly found that golf for me is not as easy as it looks and that my journey to a low handicap would take some considerable time if it was even possible!

But although my beginners naivety is long past my ultimate goal remains to become a single figure handicap golfer with one caveat. I have to still enjoy the game.

In my few years of playing I have seen far too many players who although they are for sure addicted are also miserable at their performance or lack of progress. I want to enjoy myself in the good and the bad times. So if I ever get totally negative in this future blog please remind me of this goal and tell me to take a break or quit :D

Now I'm just into my third year as a golfer, but I have a good memory (for something's) and I remember my journey and lessons very well, so I will start this blog at the beginning and recount my golf journey from the start, in the hope that it may provide any new players with some nuggets of good advice and an awareness of potential pitfalls along the way.

Anyway, it will be fun for me to reminisce :p