Golf w/ my folks

I came accross Fred's entry about Golf...or precisely, anti-golf.

Here's another interesting post on Surplus about anti-golf.

I am not an anti-golf person or an environmentalist. I used to practice a lot with my folks on Saturday night on the driving yard. I did manage to practice (btw I am left-handed...) around 150~200 shots / night, but I knew it's not just golf. I enjoyed hanging out with my folks more than golf itself. There's a lot of man-to-man talks, very good relaxation after the working hours. Prior to this golf addiction, the same thing happened on my late night basketball games every Friday. We will do 11-ball /shots a game on full court, 5-on-5, around 4~5 teams people join the club.

So I can't image any sports played without appropriate social function...

Anyhow things changed since some of us have babies, some no longer live in Taipei, and some, like myself, stopped for no special reason. No better or worse placement for my folks~~

Comments

[Fred]

> So I can't image any sports played without appropriate social function...

Well, how about weight lifting or jogging? :-)

I'm not a good runner but I do weight lifting, alone. It's about staying close with yourself through exercising your mind and body, sometimes your brain get stimulation from testosterone and amazing idea could just pop out.

By the way, I do "social" sports indeed. Scuba diving build not only friendship or communication, it forges a tight bond among fellow divers. Since they put their own lives on each others' hands while enjoying magnificent views just not available to non-divers together. That's a lot better than chasing a white ball on a pasture like playing fetch.

Golf is indeed a great sport requiring good combination of mind, body and techniques; however, sometimes it just take too much from others to achieve its greatness. :-)