Month: March 2021

Let me first start by saying, if you ever have the opportunity to take KINES29B, enroll in the course. It is such a fun course, that sometimes I forget I am actually in college. It is not a course that is going to get you into medical school or law school if you perform well in it, however, it is a course that is going to help relieve stress, learn about the game of golf, and continue to make yourself a better player.

The first part of the class started out like any other with a few quick introductions and whatnot, but as we dove deeper into the course we learned more about the game, and I quickly understood what passion professor Hughes has for the game. He takes the rules very seriously, like any golf professional wood, and he makes sure to articulate that love and passion for the game to his students. Our second class, that I had attended was all about rules. In my personal life I obviously have a general understanding of the rules, but would always shave off some strokes in my personal game with rules I felt was silly, or I just did not know. I don’t expect my score to improve because of a deeper understanding of the game of golf, but I will play with more pride knowing that my score could be professionally scored the same as I play.

With a deeper understanding of the rules, I would want to join leagues this summer where I am golfing against other people who take the game just as passionately and seriously as I do. I never thought about it, but when playing basketball, if you miss a shot, you don’t count it as if it went in. While in golf if you shank a shot, or receive a bad lie, you cant not count it, as I do sometimes. If something doesn’t go your way, you play it anyways and reflect it in your score.

I’m so excited to continue to enroll in this course and play this game. Over Easter break, I am going to go to the driving range and practice my swing for our first outdoor class this next Thursday. Yes, I know next Thursday is before Easter break, but all the same. I’m excited for the future of the course and I can’t wait to get out in the warm weather and play some golf.

As we inch ever so closely to the beginning of the spring season, I have set some goals for myself. First I want to enjoy this season. I usually find myself getting very angry and upset when I’m on the course because of my play and sometimes even my friends around me. When I am playing badly, my attitude is a reflection of that, and I want to change that. I want to drive to the course with an open mind and be happy I’m playing.

Besides the mental game, I want to improve my score! The driving range at PSU opens soon and I have a free pass due to my class. I want to use this class as an opportunity to make my swing superior to my comrades. When I schedule a business meeting, I want to make sure that I am the best player there. As of the time of writing this post, I shoot a 95 on average and want to lower that to the mi ’80s this season. For those who are unfamiliar with the game, shaving strokes off of your game is difficult. Not only because it takes time to prepare yourself to hit longer drives and sink your putts, but to do it consistently is what is hard.

Finally, this Golf season I want to change the course I play at. I have been a respectable member at Sinking Valley Country Club for the last 3 years. However, this season I want to transmission to a new course. Somewhere I don’t know the course. Why don’t I want to know what the course is like? Well for starters knowing a course is a huge advantage because you know where the trees lie and where they don’t. You know the water and even know the cart path. This season I want to go to the Summit. A nice course in the Hollidaysburg area that has the chance to give me a new course to learn and play at as well as meet some new friends.

Maybe this spring I will meet some new friends, achieve some new golfing scores, and maybe hit a hole in one. As always, thank you for tuning in to another blog post of the breakfast ball. Once the season starts this blog post will be much more interesting with updated games and new achievements for the game of golf. See you next time.