Literally. It messes me up. I’m not referring to the traffic that delays everything and makes me late. What I’m talking about is the traffic that zips by the roads and highways adjacent to golf courses. It make me nervous. Golf is not necessarily known as a dangerous sport but it has its moments.
I’m sure a bunch of us have heard of, witnessed someone or was on the receiving end of getting hit by a ball. Errant or not. I’m also pretty sure most of us were subjected to near misses – maybe even we were the source. This, unfortunately, is one of the few hazards of golfing.
Being the culprit of a bean-ball scares me more than being the victim. Especially when it includes the safety of others. Maybe it’s just me but I’ve noticed that courses with roads or highways within striking distance of the tee box seem to run down the left side. I’m a lefty and a hack…see my dilemma? Yes, I’ve heard all the jokes before about hitting from the wrong side but maybe there’s some truth to that.
There is a local track here that has a par 5 that just so happens to be right next to a fairly well-traveled road. Yep, you guessed it, it’s on the left side. Here’s where my problem started. I approached the tee and set up for the shot. Driver in hand, I’m ready to grip it and rip it 5 miles! Au contraire, my tee shot begins its journey straight and then with some uncanny external force, the ball drastically hooks left, right into oncoming traffic. Oh, the horror! Luckily the ball bounced in between cars and landed on someone’s lawn.
WTF! This is a serious mental obstacle for me now. Not only do I stink at the game, now I’m worried about public safety and they’re not even on the course! Maybe a little couch time will help…
Hit’em long…yell FORE!
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