It takes a little more than two seconds to make a golf swing. During a round of golf, the average golfer swings 100 times at the the golf ball. Now, let’s do some arithmetic:
The average golf round takes 4 hours. The average golfer spends less than 4 minutes actually hitting the golf ball. Playing golf is what you do with the other 236 minutes you are on the course.
Golf is a game. Games are played for enjoyment.
Your enjoyment might be hitting the ball high and far (like most people) or you might enjoy being outside in the fresh air. Either way, it is important that you figure out what you like. Golf is hard. It is really hard if can not figure out where the fun is at the golf course.
The purpose of playing golf is to have fun. The goal is to play well, to be our best. If you can learn to keep those two things separate, you'll always have a good time playing the game.
Many people start playing golf with too much focus on outcome. This is a bad idea.
Despite of the advances in equipment technology, the average golf score is still around 100. It's been that way forever.
Most golfers, when it comes to score, aren't really that good. But golf isn't only about score.
Don't worry about what everyone else thinks about your golf game. First, no one is really as critical of your swing as you think they are. They're working out their own issues. Next, your score should never, ever be your focus.
Laozi said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. Golf is a thousand mile journey. Do the difficult things when they are easy. Do the great things when they are small.
The process of learning to enjoy golf starts from the beginning. Find the fun in the little things, the easy things. The big things, the difficult things will take care of themselves.