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It’s a truism that the one hole you play like a pro this week is the one that convinces you to come back and play again next week. There is something extraordinarily pleasing about hitting a good shot - drive, chip or putt. It’s that one good shot that makes the game of golf so much more pleasurable than just a walk through the park.

Golf is the great leveller. You can win a game but you can never beat the game. It will make a fool out of you, if not sooner then later.
Some compete to relieve the tension and stress they have built up at work and others work up incredible tension and pressure playing the game.

So why do we do it? Of the tens of million of people who play golf around the world each week not many are any good at it. Yet we come back, week after week, to play again.

It may be that every game is different and so we do not easily become cynical. No two trips to the golf course will ever be the same, no matter how lovely a participant you are.

It’s always funny to hear individuals claim to play golf ‘for the exercise’ and then watch them downing beers at the 19th. Yet, beer drinking aside, there is an element of physicality to the game and a long walk around a golf course, trying to knock the cover off a little white ball, is a reasonably robust form of exercise. A round of 18 holes is equivalent to walking about 4 miles.

It’s nice to get out of the house and be outdoors and golf courses are generally lovely parks with manicured lawns and shady areas and a bit of water here and there. Nice places to get a step closer to nature. Maybe that’s why we do it?

There is also the need we have to relieve tension and anxiety and golf can certainly help to do this. The exercise alone helps to mitigate pressure but there is also the satisfaction of repeatedly clubbing something very hard. Maybe the lowly golf ball serves as a metaphor for whatever is stressing you at that time. Do you see the picture of your bosses/wifes/husbands head on the ball? Look closely! Maybe they’re all there.

It’s a fantastic way to spend time with mates, and the few hours spent around the course and at the clubhouse afterwards, is a very agreeable way to talk on all sorts of social issues that have nothing to do with golf.

Many folks use golf as a business device – a way to lure a prospect away from his/her office and have them alone for some bonding time. Many business deals have been done on golf courses and the value of the game as business meeting place should not be underestimated.

So which is it? Which characteristic of the game brings you back to play, week after week? Is it the never-ending contest to master the game or is it the exercise? Could it be that for you golf is just a necessary de-stressor or do you come back for the social aspects and the chance to spend time with friends? My guess is that its all of these things and sometimes its just the masochistic need we have to punish and humiliate ourselves.

Whatever our motivation may be, all golfers would dearly love to play better golf. Did you know that making a small improvement in simple 3 areas can improve your game beyond belief?

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