tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post8905606563202218792..comments2023-11-02T04:49:29.053-04:00Comments on ARMCHAIR GOLF BLOG: Family Golf Month Plus How I Got Started in the GameThe Armchair Golferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07086916747302169325noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-53648077162194050882011-07-14T17:28:02.955-04:002011-07-14T17:28:02.955-04:00For me it started when I married a golfnut. I too...For me it started when I married a golfnut. I took a class in college and have been swinging ever since.Sarahhttp://goo.gl/CUzArnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-88887501518151280962011-07-13T10:18:47.856-04:002011-07-13T10:18:47.856-04:00I've really enjoyed all your comments about ho...I've really enjoyed all your comments about how you came to golf.The Armchair Golferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086916747302169325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-27733111138076761102011-07-13T01:32:03.322-04:002011-07-13T01:32:03.322-04:00The local club had Golf as a sports elective when ...The local club had Golf as a sports elective when in promary school, year 5 or 6 I think. Mother played a little and I started having occaisional hits with friends. Started playing in earnest after a MVA and the injuries made playing football no longer possible.geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01157896595475933726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-5041320705520191802011-07-12T02:29:37.139-04:002011-07-12T02:29:37.139-04:00I was introduced to the game by my dad like many b...I was introduced to the game by my dad like many boys. My brothers weren’t interested but we managed to get my mom to play! <br /><br />I really hope they continue to look into ways of getting children interested in the game. Everyone should be focusing on them but offering more outlets with a very low cost. Why are they focusing on trying to expose adults to the game with silly ideas of bigger cups and power golf? There are too many factors and people’s lives are busier so it's unlikely they'll pick the game up.Jordan J. Caronhttp://beyondthescore.tvnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-1841951093801987902011-07-11T18:18:53.997-04:002011-07-11T18:18:53.997-04:00It was actually my best friend's father who to...It was actually my best friend's father who took me for my first round of golf when I was 11 years old. I was playing a lot of baseball in the summertime and I'll never forget his words as he handed me one of his old clubs: "It's not a baseball bat and you're not Superman."Scotthttp://lifegolfthepursuitofhappiness.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-20834166615175065432011-07-11T17:22:08.299-04:002011-07-11T17:22:08.299-04:00I have a similar story. Some guys at my new job 5...I have a similar story. Some guys at my new job 53 years ago invited me to play after work. I knew nothing about the game but have been hooked ever since. According to the National Golf Federation golf participation is down for going on 5 years now. What better way to increase interest than to get your family and friends involved. <br /><br />Author of "Triangulate Your Golf Swing."Ron Celanohttp://www.squidoo.com/celano-publishing-arts-craftsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-41474025471634702012011-07-11T07:25:38.525-04:002011-07-11T07:25:38.525-04:00For me I got started very late in life. The first ...For me I got started very late in life. The first time I walked inside a golf course was when I was 24. It was immediately after I got my first job and our boss invited us for a weekend round of Golf. I spent more time watching than swinging the clubs.Constantinehttp://daily-golf-tips.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206449.post-88229447615235831252011-07-10T07:08:32.003-04:002011-07-10T07:08:32.003-04:00It all started for me 50 years ago in the Appleton...It all started for me 50 years ago in the Appleton, Wisconsin, gymnasium of the YMCA. My father had been talked into joining a local 9-hole club and so my mother enrolled herself and the kids in a group lesson early in the Spring. We mastered how to hit whiffle balls off a rubber mat and then were set loose on the golfing world.<br /><br />I was the only one who got bit by the bug, although my parents re-introduced themselves to the game as they approached retirement age.<br /><br />To me it is interesting how modern equipment and balls have changed the game, even for me. I certainly am not stronger or more flexible than even 10 years ago. However, I hit it further, straighter and more consistently now than an time in my life.Brian Kuehnnoreply@blogger.com