Sunday, June 22nd, 2008...11:13 am
#40: Scratch The Golf Game
Some sports are young and some sports are old. Examples?
Basketball is young; baseball is old.
Snowboarding is young; skiing is old.
Skateboarding is young; roller-skating is old.
And golf is old. So old I can’t even think of something similar-yet-different (miniature golf? no; croquet? nah) to put on the young side of the equation
Why? Expensive, is one big reason. Slow. Not all that strenuous. Outfits not very cute. And the shoes!
Plus, golf takes planning: You need to reserve the course days, weeks, or even years in advance. And it takes patience, a quality that tends to increase with age.
The only thing about golf that has any youth appeal are the carts. I would like to ride around a golf course in one of those carts. I just don’t want to have to wear shoes with cleats or hit any little balls out of the sand.
3 Comments
June 22nd, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Came over from Mauigirl..will come back later (bookmarked) looks interesting.
My best,
Dorothy from grammology
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August 13th, 2009 at 10:52 am
OLD-not aware of newly-emerging trends, and couldn’t care less.
YOUNG-aware that, while rollerBLADING is old, rollerSKATING is back with a vengeance.
See upcoming roller derby movie Whip It (http://www.foxsearchlight.com/whipit/) and underground roller skate parties (http://downandderby.org/).
I may be ostracized from the “young” community for sharing this info, but i felt compelled to offer some assistance to the youth-seekers.
December 15th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Very nice article. I’m finding out more about becoming a better golfer from your blog, then I’ve ever did from even my own golf teacher. Hope it’s ok that I share this post on Digg?
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