Reasons To Play Golf

 

Reasons to Play Golf

 

 

 

Recently I saw a comment on a book and book reviews, if you asked 10 people about a book and they all gave the same synopsis of it, the book really could just have been an article. If all the synopses are different than the book is multi layered and faceted and worth a read. 

 

Now consider golf, there are multiple reasons to play but if you are only focused on one, you will get frustrated quickly and easily. For example if your only goal is to shoot the lowest score possible, you will struggle to find joy and fun in the game. If the key to enjoyment is low scores, than the best players in the world should be the ones having the most fun. Are they?

 

What are the reasons to play golf? 

 

- [ ] Health

- [ ] Nature

- [ ] Camaraderie

- [ ] Solitude

- [ ] Meditation

- [ ] Competition

- [ ] Problem Solving

- [ ] Creativity

- [ ] Self Expression

- [ ] Golf is for life

- [ ] Anyone can play

- [ ] Enjoyed at any level

- [ ] Variety of the game and course

- [ ] Low chance of serious injury

- [ ] Opportunities to travel 

 

The are four chemicals in the body that effect happiness. 

 

- [ ] Dopamine

- [ ] Serotonin

- [ ] Endorphins

- [ ] Oxytocin 

 

Four ways to make more of these chemicals are

 

- [ ] Daily exercise

- [ ] Natural sunlight

- [ ] Good nutrition

- [ ] Positive Human Interaction 

 

Can you think of an easy way to get those four ways? Golf provides them. Golf has the potential to have a big effect on your happiness. 

 

It’s very much in vogue at the moment to chase the latest hack to improve and increase your life. However, rather than chase the latest shiny object, there are some basics fundamentals that should be followed regularly to maintain a great life. 

 

- [ ] Lasting Relationships

- [ ] Regular Moderate Exercise

- [ ] Have a Childlike Wonder

- [ ] Connect with Nature

- [ ] Manageable Challenges

- [ ] Spend Time Alone

- [ ] Purpose Greater than Yourself

 

Again, we can see how golf can easily provide all of the above. 

 

Where do you find the joy and fun in golf? If you are struggling with the score on a day, remember all the great reasons to play and fall back into them. 

The Top 25 Iconic Drivers of the Last 40 Years

 

The Top 25 Iconic Drivers of the Last 40 Years

 

 

 

 

 

1. Callaway Great Big Bertha

- The introduction of titanium big headed drivers with everyone talking about distance gains

 

2. Taylor Made Burner

- The first steel headed driver most looked at

 

3. Titleist 975D

- Tiger Used it in 2000 and one of the best-selling drivers

 

4. Callaway Big Bertha

- The start of the increasing size steel driver heads, everyone had to have one

 

5. Ping G2

- Stayed in many players bags for 10 years

 

6. Taylor Made R580

- At 400cc it was the start towards the 460cc maximum

 

7. Taylor Made Burner Bubble

- The iconic bubble shaft and orange head

 

8. Ping G400 Max

- Still in many bags today

 

9. Taylor Made M2

- Taylor Made’s best driver of the last 10 years

 

10. Titleist GT 3

- Currently one of the most popular on tour

 

11. Ping G430 LST

- Also, one of the most popular on tour

 

12. Callaway ERC 11

- Long, loud and became illegal

 

13. Titleist 905 R

- Titleist’s first 460 cc driver

 

14. Taylor Made M3

- The introduction of the twist face

 

15. Taylor Made R510 TP

- An iconic shaped driver

 

16. Cobra King Cobra

- The Shark and Tiger used one

 

17. Callaway Epic

- The introduction of jailbreak technology

 

18. Lynx Boom Boom

- Popularized by Freddie ‘Boom Boom’ Couples

 

19. Callaway Ft IZ – I Mix

- The first popular driver with interchangeable shafts

 

20. Taylor Made R7 Super Quad

- Moveable weights in the head

 

21. MacGregor Eye-O-Matic Persimmon

- Classic persimmon

 

22. Wood Bros Texan Persimmon

- Last persimmon driver to win a major – 93 Masters

 

23. Taylor Made SLDR

- Iconic in how difficult it was to use

 

24. Callaway Ft – I

- The square headed flop

 

25. Cobra L4V

- 15 years or so ago Cobra were making loud drivers, and this might have been the loudest

 

 

 

Which driver did you have? Would you add any or replace any on the list?