Its Spring! And.. It's Raining

Just last Sunday we all witnessed a South African named Charl Schwartzel win the Masters. This event reminded all of us that, hey, golf can be fun! So what did we do? We strolled out to the garage, dusted off the old clubs and had visions of ourselves taking a step on the course (for, lets be honest, the first time since last September) and shooting in the 60's with smiles on our faces!

Well isn't that just a pleasant dream.

Matter of fact is we need to hit the range first... hard. Take a stroll out to Westminster Island Green (yes, yes, shameless promotion) on a bright and sunny day and shake off all the old rust.

Easier said than done.. am I right?

So we start swinging.. and swinging.. and swinging, and eventually you start to fall from cloud 9 back to reality. The reality that isn't filled with birdies, eagles, and albatrosses (for all of you seriously delusional people out there), but rather with pulls, pushes, that pull hook that almost broke a window off the 18th last fall, and well.. everything else imaginable.

Thank you Murphy's Law

But this is a good thing.

The constant twinging on your face every time you skull a worm burner out there and the laughter when one actually goes straight (completely by accident of course). Then, when you're just about to quit and sell your clubs to a smelting company, the last ball in the bucket turns out to be the best shot you've hit all afternoon.

Curse you "come back tomorrow" ball...

But its still April.. and it's still raining (which consequently is the best excuse you're conscience can find to skip practicing) and there is still plenty of golf ahead of us. Now is the time to be frustrated, curse the game you know you love, put your nose to the grindstone and get to work. Then when we have finally had enough, the Players Championship will remind us that yes, golf is fun again. As we watch the winner walk down 18 we'll repeat this process all over again. But this time.. because you've been practicing (right?...right?) you'll be better, and maybe this time you'll start seeing those birdies.. eagles.. and albatrosses.

Ok so I'm kidding about the albatrosses.. but I mean the rest.

Until next time,
Hit 'em straight.