Yesterday I read a brilliant article by Rishi Narain in the online Economic Times: Golf is not easy. Narain wrote how a professional golfer makes it look so easy on television but he has to be skillful in so many more ways than other sportsmen.
A golfer has to combine the power of a powerful cricket batsman with the accuracy of a snooker player and the skill of a darts player, all at once.
There are so many things to consider when hitting a golf ball, the distance, elevation, the wind speed and direction; and then the control needed to gently chip the ball onto the green from twenty feet or to power drive a ball 300 yards.
He continues: “A golf ball weighs as much as an ordinary chicken egg and wind speeds of 20 kmph, which is just a strong breeze, can change the distance and direction the ball travels by some 30 yards!”
The average 30-year-old pro on the circuit will have spent an average of 15 years working on his game for around 8 hours per day.
With this in mind I remember watching Tiger Woods at Canoustie in the US Open this year. On several occassions he teed off only to find the rough and not the fairway. Now, what chance have I got to even enjoy the game when I start at 43 years old and can only make time to play once or twice a week!
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