Playing Golf...
...is pretty much all I can do at the moment. The last two days the weather was pretty bad (for local standards) and with rain and wet roads I did't feel like touring around a lot.
The Golfbag I borrowed from AGOS (the "social assistance office" of INRIA :P) is a bit old but the clubs are good (for a bloody beginner like me) and it was accompanied by a artificial "putting green". Which I can use to play in my room and was fun for exactly 7 minutes... ;-).
I also bought a golf glove, apparently an essential tool for every golfer :P. Looking around in the sports store, this is also about the only affordable item ;-). It is only for the left hand (although my right hand hurts), tight and made of artificial leather. Lets' see wether it improves my skills :P.
Today the weather tried to make up for the last two days, so I finally could try "my clubs" and the glove on the driving range. A part of it has a roof, but I am not crazy enough about golf to play during rain :D.
I got a bucket full of small yellow range balls went on my small square of artificial green and played them. The yellow signs are 50m, 100m and 150m. My hitrate improved to maybe 90%. However this tells you nothing about the poor quality of the hits :-(. Both in terms of distance and direction. Some of the balls just rolled down the hill.
But it was fun and I discovered, that there is no strength/speed needed to get the balls far. As soon as I slowed my swings down, to maybe half my initial speed, everything felt a lot more natural and the balls still flew to the same distance :D. The bucket was empty too quickly :D.
The Golfbag I borrowed from AGOS (the "social assistance office" of INRIA :P) is a bit old but the clubs are good (for a bloody beginner like me) and it was accompanied by a artificial "putting green". Which I can use to play in my room and was fun for exactly 7 minutes... ;-).
I also bought a golf glove, apparently an essential tool for every golfer :P. Looking around in the sports store, this is also about the only affordable item ;-). It is only for the left hand (although my right hand hurts), tight and made of artificial leather. Lets' see wether it improves my skills :P.
Today the weather tried to make up for the last two days, so I finally could try "my clubs" and the glove on the driving range. A part of it has a roof, but I am not crazy enough about golf to play during rain :D.
I got a bucket full of small yellow range balls went on my small square of artificial green and played them. The yellow signs are 50m, 100m and 150m. My hitrate improved to maybe 90%. However this tells you nothing about the poor quality of the hits :-(. Both in terms of distance and direction. Some of the balls just rolled down the hill.
But it was fun and I discovered, that there is no strength/speed needed to get the balls far. As soon as I slowed my swings down, to maybe half my initial speed, everything felt a lot more natural and the balls still flew to the same distance :D. The bucket was empty too quickly :D.
posted by IC at
8:57 AM
2 Comments:
what kind of hole are you targetting??? :D :D ...be carefull the average of the population there is 80 years old...don't drink too much pastis before ;)
ouffff...i am tired...studies are hard :( ....bouhbouhhhhhh i miss Japan...but chhhuuutt....don't say that too loud ;)
By
minou-san, at 2:50 PM
Unfortunately I do not target any hole at all at the moment :( :P. You need to be a "qualified golfer" to target any hole there ... :P.
In order to qualify I need to become rich, a real good golf player or 80 years old ... :P
I also miss Japan. Mainly for the parties and crazy people. At least there is Pastis here, now that I finally got paid :D.
By
IC, at 12:52 AM
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