Understand that this question is coming from an adrenaline junkie - 
x-games type person and I am not trying to bad mouth the game or anything.

I hear all this talk about how wonderful golf is, but I don't get it. My 
little brother took me to a driving range once, and after a few hooks 
and slices I managed to pretty consistently place the ball where he 
would tell me to. He says I am a natural but I doubt it. There was 
nothing exciting about it. Just smacking the shit out of a ball. Now I 
never set foot on an actual course (except during winter exercises in 
Germany where we set up our maintenance area on a golf course) so I have 
no idea of the actual mechanics involved in the putt, chip shots, sand 
traps etc... I suppose there is a great deal of skill involved in 
getting these pieces of the game down. All I know is a bunch of 
terminology like what a eagle, birdie, bogie(sp)  and what not is.

So anyway, again I just don't get the appeal. Seems quite boring to me. 
So what is it that makes people want to spend a day on the course? What 
is the appeal? Is there some sort of calming effect that it has on you? 
Again I am not badmouthing the game, just trying to understand the 
appeal. Since my little brother is moving in with me today I might go 
out on the course with him and see what the big deal is.
On that note, assuming that I do want to try golf, would you golfers 
suggest an inexpensive set of clubs from a pawn shop or Target to start 
off with? I am not one to invest a lot of $$ into something until I know 
I like it.

Thanks,

Bruce

-- 
Throttle Jockey - 
Why golf courses should be motocross tracks


Tony wrote:
> btw, congrats on the win :)
>
> golf winnings are fun.
> cause you get to win, and then win


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