Golf... Back in the day (before kids) I was.making the move to a single digit handicap... And now that the kids are gone, I am much older, I find that I cannot swing the stix like I used to, with the age-induced loss of distance and skill, because I have not played and practiced as regularly as I did before family time.
It can be done with frequent play
I retired at 64 and was 32 handicap playing 6-7 , 9 hole rounds a year.
Since I was a workaholic predictions of my retirement were grim
I threw myself into golf ,getting an annual pass, taking some lessons, and finding a great group of guys. I got it down to a legit 12-13 official USGA handicap. Since everyone sandbagged we were required to report every score. I liked to play at around 14 sneak in a couple of bad rounds or forget to report an 83 and get to a 15.
There was a guy in our group Mr Golf who was a 7-8. I drew him in the club match play tournament.
He somehow had a 13 handicap.
I’m getting 1 stroke on the most difficult hole a 444 par 4. Really a par 5 for me. His drives are typically 20-30 yards beyond me.
I lost 4-3 and he went on to win the tournament.
Get a good set of Clubs and adjust the driver to correct a slice slicing is death . I learned to hit a slight draw which gives you a little extra roll.
Work on solid contact , hitting it straight , off the deck, short iron, and chipping and putting and loss of distance is somewhat negated.
All. can be improved with practice as opposed to club head speed. Pay close attention to your backswing. Speeding it up is death to average golfers
I was 230-250 off the tee at 70 that’s achievable with good contact even with lower club speeds.
I had access to a good driving range and seldom practiced tee shots. Confidence with a 3-5 off the deck for short hitters is a must as your invariably faced with many of them. On a par 5 select the club that gets you into the distance of your best club than blasting it away. I never chipped well but I was a darn go short iron PW hitter.
Trying to get extra distance is non productive.
Do to some issues I haven’t played but your post has given me the desire to
I’m almost 80 so I have no qualms about using a forward tee.
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