'Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots - but you have to play the ball where it lies.' - Bobby Jones 

I couldn't agree more, Bobby!

To me the single most interesting thing about golf is that you need to be able to put all your knowledge, training, concentration, self-confidence and focus into one single shot. 

Golf is for old men? Ha! You bet :-)

Unpacking My Golfbag After 6 Years

I started playing golf about 10 years ago. 

As often in life I accidentally came to golf. My boss used to hit some balls on the driving range after long working days. One day he took me with him. 

With golf it's like with any other sports: or it's made for you - or not.

It was definitely made for me :-)

From that time on I went to the driving range as often as I could. After some weeks I decided to do an official golf training course in order to achieve the proficiency certificate (it's like the "driving licence for golfers" that allows you to play on golf courses).

A couple of weeks later I held the certificate in my hands and started playing golf.

As a newbie you start with a HCP (Handicap) of 54. In golf, the lower your handicap is, the better you are. 

Example: Assume that par for an 18-hole course you're going to play is 72. Imagine that you had an handicap of 20. Then you would be expected to play 18 holes in a total of 92 strokes, 20 more than par. Thus, your handicap is equal to the number of strokes over par you should take to play the corresponding 18-hole course. 

You are able to improve your handicap playing golf tournaments.

On a regular round with your friends you can't do that. It has to be an official event.

Well I practiced a lot after having achieved my licence and then the day had come when I played my very first tournament. 

By chance it was the Club's Championship of my local golf club. So I was surrounded by my golf buddies and friends - the perfect environment to give it a try.

You won't believe it, but I won the tournament :-D

When I called my boyfriend after the competition to let him know what had happened, he didn't believe me. I needed to send him a selfie holding the trophy in my hands, haha! 

So here I am back on track after 6 years!
The evidence: my last golf pass from 2011. 

I finished with an HCP of 22.3 which is actually not too bad.

However, if went on the golf course now I'd hardly play a round 22 over par. But: the idea is to try! I'll have some more sessions at the driving range the next days, and then I'll be back on the course soon. 

Don't ask me when or why that golf fever has come back! It's simply THERE :-)

Golf will even help me to become more focussed surfing. It's actually one of the things I love most about golf: the mix of adrenaline + emotion on one side, and focus + concentration on the other side. 

There are many reasons to play golf.

Another one is the fact that you are outdoors all the time which is key to somebody like me who's addicted to it.

So the next time I'll be on the driving range I'll take the GoPro with me and shoot a video, explaining a bit the basics of golf and giving some insights into technique and rules.

Stay tuned :-)
Marly - 

PS: To the ones that still believe golf is just for old men: come over, do one single golf swing and tell me about your muscle soreness the next day :-)

Muscles Used In Golf - found on pinterest.com
(Waiting For Funny Comments Regarding The Tush Section Now :-))

Today's Album 📷

Nice Ambient | Arrival 

Chipping | Short Distance 

Focussing The Target | Short Distance 

Putting Green | Approaching The German Flag (haha) 

Almost!

Talisman | Golf Head Cover 

Long Distance Shot | Concentrated Face 

Refreshing My Memory | Checking The Starting Position 

Tired But Happy | See You Tomorrow 

Pictures were all taken by myself (original content).