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Golf
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I have been playing semi regular golf recently. As usual I am consistently inconsistent. A brilliant shot is often followed by an atrocious shot. But a golf course is such a nice place to be. Yesterday from Bribie Island about 40 minutes north of my house.
Been playing @jamesdeluxe ?
Been playing @jamesdeluxe ?
Excellent photos of the course and the Australus.
Life as a recreational golfer! I've come to terms with the fact that I'll never break the low 80s.
20+ years ago on the TGR forum, there was a popular Aussie skier who called himself Bad Roo.
skiandgolfnut
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Just stumbling on this thread. As both a ski and golf nut, and close to a scratch golfer, I can say without hesitation skiing>golf all day every day. Both have been activities that have let me go cool beautiful places. But I’ll take a powder day over just about anything in the golf world. Maybe a round at Augusta in my dreams….
I agree that the feeling of skiing powder is about as good as life gets. I'll repeat the great joke I heard from a woman on the lift at Lenzerheide: "what's better, a powder day or sex? A powder day because it lasts longer and you don't have to speak to the snow afterward!" That said; it's really comparing apples and bowling balls. Playing a course like Bethpage Black or any of the ones in post #10 is pretty great.
I'm not even close to that part of the world (probably a 14 handicap!) but still love the game and the settings.
Note to self never to play with you. I subjected my playing partners to some horrid golf on Saturday. The wheels really came off.
Like @jamesdeluxe I’m off 14 but that number doesn’t give indication that I can still have some really bad rounds.
jasoncapecod
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LOL
i enjoy 9 holes but never ever keep score....I pick up the ball to keep pace if the wheels come off...I can't take it seriously...
jimk
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I'm going off on a 'golf compared to skiing' tangent
That's interesting coming from a scratch golfer. Are you a comparably skilled skier? Being more skilled at a sport usually adds to the enjoyment factor, at least for me. I've been skiing and golfing at low-end recreational levels since boyhood, 60+ years for both. I enjoy skiing more and part of the reason for that is because I'm better at it than golf. Got an ego thing going on
Random additional thought: I could play the same boring golf course forever, and actually enjoy trying to play it better each time, even though I'm a hacker. For skiing I'm much more motivated to see and explore different mountains and spectacular or challenging terrain.
skiandgolfnut
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I suppose comparable yes. I find that golf offers more opportunities for frustration than skiing. Rarely do I walk off the mountain at the end of the day thinking I skied poorly that day. For the most part I am able to enjoy the activity simply for the activity itself. Golf when Im playing like shit is no fun at all. Being based in NY Im also skiing 15-20 days a year at most. So I put those days/the sport itself on a pedestal relative to golf which I can play 8 months a year as much as I’d like.I'm going off on a 'golf compared to skiing' tangent
That's interesting coming from a scratch golfer. Are you a comparably skilled skier? Being more skilled at a sport usually adds to the enjoyment factor, at least for me. I've been skiing and golfing at low-end recreational levels since boyhood, 60+ years for both. I enjoy skiing more and part of the reason for that is because I'm better at it than golf. Got an ego thing going on
Random additional thought: I could play the same boring golf course forever, and actually enjoy trying to play it better each time, even though I'm a hacker. For skiing I'm much more motivated to see and explore different mountains and spectacular or challenging terrain.
Interesting that I'm more or less at the same skill level for all three of the sports I've been enjoying as an adult: skiing, golf, and mountain biking: proficient but far from an expert. I'm able to let go of the previous frustration that I'll never reach those lofty heights. The only annoyance is in skiing and MTB, when I'm paired with people who are significantly better than me at challenging terrain and I'm slowing them down.
This argument is stymied with the fact that I love both. I’m not much good at either!
If you take out the mountain biking these are my thoughts exactly.
I have never been remotely proficient in a sport as I have been with skiing since 1979. There may have been a pathway in golf given my amateur progress at pitch-and-putt but I knew I would have to invest time and get a lot of instruction to break bad habits. But this was coincident with the time I discovered skiing and I preferred to invest the time there. My parents thought I should learn a "social, lifetime sport" as a kid and invested futilely in tennis from 5th through 9th grade, an activity where I had negative aptitude. The final push was 3 weeks at a tennis ranch in Carmel Valley for $650, which was real money in 1966. The tennis ranch had bridge lessons in the evening; how's that for unintended consequences!
jasoncapecod
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I play pickle ball( don't laugh till you play at the higher level) , ski , mountain bike and golf....everything but golf i do at pretty advanced level...but i guess it's all realitive to whom you are doing the above with
ChrisC
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I never developed a keen interest in golf, though I learned to play well enough not to embarrass myself.
Instead, I dedicated my time and resources to sailing, eventually earning my captain's license for both catamarans and monohulls. That naturally led me to scuba diving as well, since you’re already out on the water.
Essentially, a beach and golf resort is a restless nightmare holiday for me. I'd rather have an oceanview room in a boat cabin, do anchor watches occasionally all night when we're not on a mooring, and dive with sharks and rays, or on wrecks.
I’ve always been a decent tennis player, too, and I still enjoy getting out on the court with various groups whenever I can. Pickleball is fine too.
Instead, I dedicated my time and resources to sailing, eventually earning my captain's license for both catamarans and monohulls. That naturally led me to scuba diving as well, since you’re already out on the water.
Essentially, a beach and golf resort is a restless nightmare holiday for me. I'd rather have an oceanview room in a boat cabin, do anchor watches occasionally all night when we're not on a mooring, and dive with sharks and rays, or on wrecks.
I’ve always been a decent tennis player, too, and I still enjoy getting out on the court with various groups whenever I can. Pickleball is fine too.
I’m terrible at tennis. It’s one sport I’m really bad at. Most sports I can get to the proficient level. I don’t have a lot of natural sport talent full stop really. However for some reason I have a lot of strength in the gym considering I’m vertically challenged and now not much more than jockey weight.
You’re from the right side of the tracks Chris. Both sailing and skiing. Expensive pursuits!
ChrisC
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Skiing - Yes, expensive.
Sailing - Yes, "chartering a yacht" sounds expensive. But in reality; more reasonable than one would think. Also, I have no desire to ever own a boat, and I don't buy depreciating assets like new luxury cars, boats, or designer, purebred dogs.
Sailing is actually surprisingly accessible if you approach it right. You can charter a 50ft boat for a week for about $5,000–$10,000, which, split among 4–8 people, covers lodging, entertainment, and the kitchen for the entire trip. It ends up being far more cost-effective than a resort villa—which could run you $500–$3,000 a night—and you get a much better view. It’s essentially a floating Airbnb that you can relocate daily based on the wind, weather, or just your own whims. Plus, having a few friends or family members with experience makes it easy to manage as a crew.
And certain locations are set up for sailing: the British Virgin Islands, the Grenadines, the Bahamas, Croatia, Greece, etc., and Australia's Whitsunday Islands. Lots of deals in shoulder seasons, semi-off-season, or hurricane season. A dream destination would be the South Pacific Islands.
Sailing and diving can be what you want to make it. It's a less expensive hobby than maintaining high-end cars or luxury golf trips. Or even gambling in Vegas.