Re: To the New, Aspiring Player
When I first started learning golf, I used to think, "If I can just hit the ball farther, the game would be so much easier." "If I could just hit the ball straighter, the game would be easier." As the years went by, my length, and accuracy improved. And not once have I thought the game of golf has become easier. In fact, I sometimes feel I have moved backwards. Stupid game. A great example is how long it took me to realize that I would be better served by hitting the ball to ~ 135 yards from the green, rather than just trying to get as close as possible. My most accurate clubs were the 7 & 8 iron. Whenever I get within 90 yards, I was lost. But hey, it was a helluva drive!
The humorous part of the game of golf, for me, is that I got so good at playing out of the rough, that by the time that I was more consistently in the fairway, my game worsened. For me, I was a solid ball striker out of the rough. I was unusually accurate, and always seemed to know how to make something out of little. Anyhow, as I began to play more out of the fairway, I was out of my element, and my golf game went backwards. So then there was this stupid short game I now needed to learn. And have I told you yet what a bitch this game is? By far this is the most, or second most difficult part of the game. Hazards, deep grass, partial swings, clubs with different lofts. So many obstacles, so many tools. I sometimes wished I was still back 150 yards away in the rough, cos I knew how to play that game.
Anyhow, to me, poker is a lot like golf. The more I play, the more difficult the game has become. The drive reminds me a lot of preflop decisions. The short game is like playing postflop, and putting is like playing the river.
I was chatting with someone today, and we were talking about how many Sit-N-Gos we've played this year. I estimate I've played about 10,000. If you figure the average SNG is 70-100 hands, that's ....well a boatload of hands. And I still feel I have a lot to learn.
So, to the new, aspiring player ...hack away!
Scuba
Who has since quit golf, and who has appreciated the time spent with Qtip so far.
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