Back Nine

In the front nine of my life, my expectations about my golf game were much too high. I tried too hard to be like the great golfers I saw on television or read about in the golf magazines. I wanted to hit the ball long and fire approach shots that landed near the pin and spun backwards into or near the hole. Instead, I had a pronounced slice and struggled to exceed 200 yards on my drives. Too many of my approach shots didn't even hit the green, let alone spin backward into the hole. I've learned as I've grown older and wiser that you don't have to be good at golf to enjoy it.Bowling, John is the author of 'Back Nine', published 2005 under ISBN 9781413746938 and ISBN 1413746934.