In all my years as a below average player, I feel that golf is not only a game of patience, it should always be played to your limitations and if that means you can't play in soggy or wet conditions, then so be it. I am a slicer of the ball and don't analyse my game down to every last detail. My idiosyncracies however need slight adjustments as I get older. That's not to say that when I hit a good bad or indifferent shot, I moan or criticise myself about it. I simply have a state of mind that says "when all sports are played for fun, regardless of your ability, you can only be a better player for it in the long run". I only tend to play in the summertime but I have fun by playing one handed chips with a 6 iron from 40 yards away from the pin and I'm able to laugh about it regardless of where the ball ends up. I always find the game more fun if I can prepare myself 3 or 4 days in advance at the driving range. I never take this aspect of my game forgranted. I challenge anyone that this approach is not good for the game or beneficial to your health. I know it is for me and it gives me great pleasure in sharing this philosophy with all future players that want to play a round with me and treat it as just "a game". It's not the winning but the taking part that counts, but I give every shot 110% percent wherever I play. Variety is the spice of life. You know I'm right! LOL!
