I'm a big fan of summer. I could honestly do away with winter completely. The problem is that with such a short summer there is so much to do and not enough time. And the problem I have now is that I like to be good at the things I do. I never expect to be the best, but I want to be good. I'm finding this very hard to do with so little time.
There are so many fun things to do in summer like soccer, tennis, slowpitch, camping, hiking, running events, triathlons and of course golf! And that is just to name the sporting things. I want to do all these things all the time and yet I don't have the time to get good at everything. In order for me to get my soccer skill back I need to be practicing a lot more. I finally got back into tennis this year, but in order for me to get that hard top spin return going I need a lot of practice. I LOVE golfing, but in order for me to consistently shoot below 100 (yeah, I'm not that good) I need to be out there a lot more.
I'm struggling with this because winter is coming upon us and I am trying to decide what to devote my time to this winter. I want to do a mini triathlon and that would mean getting a leisure card and training all winter. I also want to get my soccer skill back as I feel I've lost it, and so I'm planning on playing men's league and co-ed. I also want to get better at tennis and was debating getting a tennis membership for the winter at the tennis dome.
What do you think? Any ideas on how to be good at everything? Is it possible?
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It's not, unfortunately, possible. I've been struggling with the same thing. I, too, enjoy golf, but I stink at it.
The problem is I don't have the time to go out often enough in order to improve. I play once every two weeks, tops. This year I only got out twice.
I have friends who play 20, 40, 80 rounds in a summer. It seems to me that a person needs to do a round at least several times each week (if not daily, to be honest) in order to make a marked improvement. I make small improvement by adjusting my swing, etc., but have otherwise reached a plateau that I will not likely rise from unless I'm willing to put in some major time and money.
I say, go with soccer, fit in tennis if you can and forget about getting much better at golf. You can probably go places with soccer. Unless you're already good at golf, it's probably not going to be more than a leisure sport.
My two cents.
I agree with some of what Marc siad. Go with soccer. If you are on 2 teams I am sure improvement is gaurenteed. Fit in as much tennis as you can until the weather turns cold. As for a membership, that would be super cool and I am sure you would get better. Also a friend of your is the supervisor at the Field House and 'might' be able to get you in for some free late night tennis. Again I say 'might'. Golf is a mystery - it can not be solved by the likes of the average joe. Only super humans with cool names like 'Tiger' are capable of beating the game. I am sure I'll see you on the pitch/couse/court soon enough.
Ben K.
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