I have good news. I shot an 89 yesterday on my round of golf. However, I followed it up with a 98 today. That's symetrical, don't you think?
Anywho, the 89 was my best round ever, in less than 2 years of playing. I shot the 98 when I was playing with someone else. I play better alone. there's less pressure. No one to make me nervous. It's funny how that works. it's not like I get that nervous, but it's just enough to make a difference like that.
Another anywhoo, You know how growing up teachers would say you would use all that stuff in real life when you were older. Well, I never questioned it, but every else did. I always understood the stuff. Golf is a perfect example.
The golf swing is a sort of a circle with the length of the arms and club as the radius. The point is to create as much speed with the club head through the right area with the correct angles. Now, remember in math and physics, the properties of pendulums and circles and arcs. If a golfer swings the same way with a short club and then with a long club, the difference in physics will create a consistency that the golfer can take advantage of. A ball struck with a short club goes shorter, because the distance travel in the same amount of time of the swing is shorter. Therefore the speed is less. With the longer club swung the same way will travel a longer distance in the same amount of time and therefore have travel at a faster speed.
And that is just one little piece of understanding Physics that helps a golfer.
posted by: Scully77 (reply)
post date: 03.19.04 (2:25 pm)
I'm thinking I should look into golf...seems like everyone is doing it, and it looks like great exercise. What's the best brand of clubs to start out with, and how much is too much to spend??
posted by: Soliel (reply)
post date: 03.19.04 (7:12 pm)
I was and am infinitley lost when it comes to math , so I fear my golf game would be horrendous. But if I got to do it Happy GIlmore style I'd think about it = )
