Goderich Signal Star, 2017-05-10, Page 35Give Golf a Shot
Ashley L Gravett
Special to the Signal Star
Golf has been my whole life
thus far. I realize that to some
of you readers you are chuck-
ling to yourself because I'm
not even thirty yet but what
you may not know is that I
grew up on a golf course.
My favourite memories
revolve around golf. I have
had ups and downs like any
golfer but getting my pro sta-
tus is my highlight thus far.
Golf can be as simple or
technical as you want to
make it. Being outside in
nature doing physical activ-
ity breathing in that fresh air
is the essence of golf.
It's about meeting new
friends and joking with old
ones. If you can't laugh at your-
self on the golf course you're
taking your game to seriously.
The mental stimulation,
demands on one's creativity
and problem solving, also
cannot be discounted.
Beyond this, from a mental
and emotional standpoint,
golf is considered a stress
reducer...that is until the first
snap hook or topped tee shot.
What's great about golf is
that it is low impact and can
be played at any age. I have
so many clients who come to
me at retirement age who
have bad hips, sore shoulders
and knees that don't work
like they used to because of
the sports they played in their
younger days. No matter
your limitations there's a golf
swing that will work for you.
I can remember sitting in a
University class and the pro-
fessor asking those of you who
golf stand up and of course 1
stood up and I was one of four
students in a class room of 100
and the teacher says well you
get automatic A's and of
course the room erupted.
The professor then went on
to say so many business deals
are done on a golf course and
you don't have to be profes-
sional golfer but you do have
to know the basics so that you
can make a good impression.
That conversation stayed
with me and any chance I
have gotten to tell it to help
College and University stu-
dents I have.
The beauty about golf is that
every body type can play and
will swing completely differ-
ently and there's nothing
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wrong with that. It's the most
humbling sport out there. You
can birdie the fourth hole and
then take a ten on the next
hole and still scratch your
head at what happened.
The neat thing about golf is
that every year is considered a
"glory year" because the differ-
ent tee blocks and your handi-
cap play a roll in keeping you
competitive with all golfers.
You may not hit it as far as
you use to when you're
younger but I see this as a
bonus because you don't have
the swing speed you used to
which means your swing is
smoother and you typically hit
it straight. I don't know about
you but I would rather hit it a
bit shorter and straight then
spend my five minutes of allot-
ted time looking for my ball
Bobby Jones sums up golf
perfectly: "Golf is the closest
game to the game we call life.
You get bad breaks from good
shots; you get good breaks
from bad shots—but you
have to play the ball where it
lies." Speaking of life: a Swe-
den study found "regular
golfers lived an average of
.five years longer than non -
golfers:' Let's get golfing.
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