So far this summer has been a wash for me as far as golf goes. Some of you know that I’ve been recovering from heart surgery and with that comes very little physical activity.

It’s been a couple months since the actual surgery and the doc’s have cleared me for light physical activity. Even though golf isn’t that demanding, a healing sternum impedes your swing and rules out a quick 9.

What to do, what to do…how about fishing? For smaller fish obviously, nothing that’ll pull me in. Believe it or not, the whole time I was fishing I thought about golf and how the two are similar. For example, a good golf swing definitely helps in striking a ball well. As does a good cast. If Skippy over there can’t cast well, there’s a good chance someone’s getting hooked. Just like when I tee off…there’s a good chance you’ll have to duck.

I have to say, the biggest similarity between the two would be they both end up pissing me off. I flub, shank and hook shots all day. I snap a line, barely get any bites and the ones that do bite get away. Oh yeah, lots of fun. Just thinking about it raises my blood pressure. Where’s my beta blockers? Maybe these “relaxing” activities aren’t as heart-healthy as I thought.

That said, it leaves one last activity…brewing my own beer. I have found that as I consume beer, it lowers the stress and anger levels that golf (and fishing) might bring. Therefore, I brewed my own beer for three reasons. 1) It’s beer 2) golf and beer just go together and 3) it helps me cope with my golf game. Now that I have stocked-up on my own home brew, I am ready to hit the links once the doc gives the thumbs up. Isn’t golf great?

Hit’em long…yell FORE!!!