{"id":171,"date":"2012-04-23T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-23T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/?p=171"},"modified":"2015-08-03T16:17:22","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T20:17:22","slug":"is-playing-golf-like-riding-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/is-playing-golf-like-riding-bike.html","title":{"rendered":"Is Playing Golf Like Riding A Bike?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7146\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7146\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/mountain-bikers-mountain-bike-bike-55372\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7146 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/mountain-bikers-55372_1280-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"If only golf was as easy as riding a bike...\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/mountain-bikers-55372_1280-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/mountain-bikers-55372_1280-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/mountain-bikers-55372_1280-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/golfstinks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/mountain-bikers-55372_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If only golf was as easy as riding a bike&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Everyone has heard the saying &#8220;It&#8217;s just like riding a bike.&#8221;\u00a0 It seems to be used for everything.\u00a0 But what about golf?\u00a0 Is golf like riding a bike?\u00a0 Can it be picked right back up again after a significant layoff?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>I think much of it has to do with your skill level.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re a golfer who&#8217;s used to shooting around par, but you come back after a long break and shoot an 80, something tells me you look at that differently than someone who shoots around 100, then comes back to shoot a 110.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I&#8217;ve never had a long enough break from golf to measure the result on myself.\u00a0 However, I&#8217;ve been around players on both ends of the spectrum and have had the opportunity to see what a long layoff has done to them.\u00a0\u00a0I&#8217;ll start with the good player.<\/p>\n<p>I once played a few times in a local golf league.\u00a0 On one of the occasions, I played with a guy who was described to me as a scratch golfer and even a &#8220;borderline pro.&#8221;\u00a0 I guess this guy was so good, that he decided at one point in his life to quit his job and pursue a spot on the PGA Tour.\u00a0 Needless to say, since I was playing with him on an average local course, he didn&#8217;t make it.\u00a0 But somewhere between his attempt at a pro career, and a short time before we played together, he had taken a few years away from the sport.\u00a0 As I understand it, after failing to qualify,\u00a0he felt like a failure and had no desire to go back to playing non-competitive golf.\u00a0 So he gave up the game entirely&#8230;for a\u00a0few years anyway.\u00a0 But you wouldn&#8217;t have guessed that when I saw him!<\/p>\n<p>Despite taking the game back up just over the\u00a0prior couple of months leading up to our round, this guy went out and shot in the high 70&#8217;s while clearly playing with\u00a0an &#8220;I don&#8217;t care&#8221; attitude.\u00a0 He was out there just playing with his buddies, relaxing, joking around and having fun.\u00a0 Some of the guys who had played with him years before told me that he would have been absolutely miserable and down-right pissed had he shot a 78 or so back then.\u00a0 But now, it&#8217;s no big deal.\u00a0 Good for him.<\/p>\n<p>Now, at the other end of the spectrum, I had a guy ask me if I wanted to get out and play a round with him because he hadn&#8217;t gotten the chance since he had kids.\u00a0 Now again, we&#8217;re talking a few years since he had been out on the course.\u00a0 Before the kids, he was a golfer like me &#8211; happy when he breaks 100,\u00a0which didn&#8217;t occur very often.\u00a0 And sure enough, when we got out on the course, he shot a 102.<\/p>\n<p>So, is golf like riding a bike?\u00a0 Once you know how to play, do you always know how to play?\u00a0 Can you take a few years off and pick\u00a0back up right where you left off?\u00a0 From the two experiences I&#8217;ve had with people who have done so, it would seem that, yes, you can in fact do so.\u00a0 But is that the same for everyone?\u00a0 Would it be the same for\u00a0me?\u00a0\u00a0Personally I hope to never find out.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone has heard the saying &#8220;It&#8217;s just like riding a bike.&#8221;\u00a0 It seems to be used for everything.\u00a0 But what about golf?\u00a0 Is golf like riding a bike?\u00a0 Can it be picked right back up again after a significant layoff? 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