A Fickle F****ng Game
I made a conscious decision this year to do whatever I could possibly do to swing a golf club as often as I could in 2018. It hasn’t been easy and I still haven’t played as much as I’d like, or used to. Spinal decompression, cortisone shots, stretching before and after, ice and rest after. Not to mention my beautiful wife saying: “Maybe you shouldn’t.” But I have really sucked it up because I’m mentally better on the weeks when I play. We’ve had a pretty consistent group too. All of us who’ve played okay. We aren’t great, but we are close score wise. We all have bad habits, and we all occasionally hit great shots. One of my favorite memories of this year happened last week when all four of us made par on a pretty long par 5. We exchanged high-fives on the green when Pops sank the long putt to make it 4 for 4. This week 2 golfers from another foursome were watching me aim for the green from about 140 out. It was a perfect golf shot, and I was just 8’ from the pin when th...