I hate golf

for now.

I went golfing yesterday with some co-workers and played terribly.  I hate not being moderately good at things.  I have a personal mantra of "I don't do anything unless I'm good at it."  And it's worked well for me so far.  I'm not afraid to try new things, but there is no fun or joy in new hobbies or activities if I'm not decent at them.  So far I've fooled myself into thinking that I don't suck at golf, but that I'm still learning.  After 6 lessons and at least 8 rounds of golf (9 holes each), I think it's a lost cause.

I thought I played decently well when I was out in New Jersey and that might have been my turning point.  Yesterday proved that wrong.  I was terrible!  I've decided that I need to hit the driving range some more and if I don't start consistently hitting the ball there, I'm going to give up golf.

I know exactly what I'm doing wrong (and it's a lot).  I just don't know how to consistently not do it.  Keep my head down, don't flip my wrist, etc.  My pitching sucks, my putting has gone down hill, and I don't have any power behind any of my swings.  It really is annoying that I hit my irons just as far as my drivers.  There are a few good hits every so often, but I attribute those moments of grace for statistical probabilities rather than skill.

*sigh*

I hope it doesn't get too cold soon.  I really want to put my driving range plan into action and decide whether to continue with golf before next year.