putter-on

Golf

My dad called me randomly Thursday night and said he wanted to take me on Friday to get my clubs fitted. I figured that meant we would get me driver cut and maybe pick up an iron, the lowest my set came with was a seven so I’ve been itching for something lower. It turns out he wanted to get me fitted for a whole new set! New driver and irons, pw, sw, and 9-4 irons! My mom bought me clubs last year for my birthday and settled on a set that would let me play, but since she wasn’t sure how serious I was about picking the game up, she didn’t get anything pricey. That was totally fine with me, I didn’t even know whether I was serious. But I’ve been pretty loyal and they apparently like playing a round a few times a month with their daughter. When we arrived for the appointment the guy was skeptical about me playing. I thin he wrote me off as a loving daughter that hacked aroundto please her parents. When he took me to the simulator he prefaced with “I’ve seen it all so don’t worry and do your best”. Five minutes later he got a funny look on his face and asked if I had taken lessons. I said I had one so far and two more to go. He then asked if I’d been playing for a long time. I said I played when I was about nine or ten then quit. My dad laughed, said it didn’t count and said all that did count are the few months since I’d started back up. It HAS been 12 years since I’d given it up. The man looked at me and says “you’ve got a great swing, what other sports do you play?” I was pretty amused. Even if my game isn’t perfect, or even near, it’s awesome to get a compliment like that… especially considering that lots of people hack away and never get a good swing, or so he says. I’ve heard it before and some guy at the driving range awhile back even looked at me like a prodigy, I guess it’s because girls don’t play or t isn’t expected that they can be decent or serious about something not relating to clothes and makeup. I firmly believe that my game will improve a lot now. When he had me try a few different size clubs and driver I hit a lot better. My driver was MUCH too long as I had suspected. And the head angle wasn’t great for me. I know it’s not a sure answer, but it’ll offer me a better chance at getting good. So in one week I’ll be picking up my old bag with some new tricks. What a nice gesture from my dad, too bad it’s so expensive! $700!! But it means a lot to him to had that bonding thing. We haven’t spent as mcg time together the past few years as we used to. We used I camp and fish and snowboard but that’s given way to school and work. Plus it’s something he, my mom and I can do together without too much cost, time or planning. I’m pretty excited. Oh hell, I’m completely fucking apeshit stoked! I can’t wait!