It’s easy to fail at golf. Happens every day, to every golfer, even the pros.
Every day I go to the range, or stand in a sand trap, or try to sink a 10 foot putt, I’m taking a risk that I will fail. And I do sometimes. But the more I practice or play the game of golf, that risk of failure diminishes by some small percentage point, and I learn something new. So why do I celebrate failure? Watch this short video and you will find out.
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We’re closing in on the tail end of the golf season here in the northeast. I look at my game through all these past weeks and I look at my handicap as it continues to rise, not fall as I had hoped. I’ve kept all my score cards with their markings that show how often I did or did not hit the fairways, how many sand traps I’ve been in, how many lost balls are still in the woods or the ponds. It isn’t pretty.
A couple of years ago I won the “most likely to improve” award at my Tee Club. It was easy to win that year. I was a true beginner at the game and I was so bad there was no where to go but up! Well, it’s seven years later and if this season is any indication I’ve still got a long way to go.
But I won’t give up. I’m still working at my game. Heading for the putting green and the sand pit this afternoon. I found this video while surfing around the net. Makes me realize it’s in the risk that the real success is found. And what’s a handicap anyway? A number on a page. Playing the game for the sheer challenge and fun is my true goal.
What’s your goal in golf?
The point is not that you have to fail, you always have to strive after success, but if you fail, get back up and try again!
Failure is part of the game of golf. The hope of improvement is what keeps me coming back to try and succeed. Thanks for your encouragement.
Sounds like being a failure is a success. Very confusing. But every time I play I’m taking a risk at humiliation. It’s worth it though when I make those twenty foot putts. My wife things I’m a hero.