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Old 07-19-2008, 08:09 PM
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Re: Who practices and who just plays?

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Originally Posted by larryrsf View Post
Few want to invest what is actually necessary if you are a typical late beginner. It is a fact that almost without exception good golfers later in life either started young, developed a really solid golf game as kids, OR found time later in life to take a LOT of lessons, play a lot, and also practice endlessly. That price is too steep for normal people with normal perspective, a job and a family. I really don't think there is any other way.
Well you certainly can't get to be really good without practice, I agree, but lessons just aren't necessary for everyone.

As for the price being too steep, any hobby or pastime is going to take up quite a few hours a week if you're passionate about it. You can certainly become a good golfer on a regimen of practicing less than 10 hours a week and perhaps playing an average of a dozen holes a week for another 3 hours. That hardly sounds excessive.

I'm probably spending a bit more time than that on my game right now, but then, I'm already a 10, and it is paying off big. I shot a personal best last week: 73.

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