This is Exactly Why We Yell Fore in Golf
February 24, 2008
Golf Virgin, why do people yell fore in golf? - Fred in Springfield, MO
I want you to do something, right now imagine that you and a couple good buddies are out on a beautiful spring day, enjoying a great, relaxing game of golf and having what seems to be a really good time. All of a sudden, a golf ball comes whizzing out of the ether and smacks the absolute %#$# out of your friend standing just two feet from you. You stand there in shock at the oddity you have witnessed.
Your mouth drops open in disbelief at the hollow sound of a golf ball cracking off of your friends skull and the utter look of bewilderment on his face. You don’t know whether you should laugh hysterically or act in your friends best interest and seek medical attention. However, you quickly figure out that this is not the best time for humor as your friend starts convulsing and begins having a seizure. A full-on Grand Mal seizure…
This all happened because some joyless person a hundred yards back didn’t yell fore in golf and warn you and your pals of an incoming ball . You and your comrade try to hold your poor buddy down as he shakes incessantly and while waiting for a Care Flight helicopter, you begin to realize the utility of simply yelling ahead to your fellow golfers with a healthy “fore!!!” that something tiny, white and mean is on a hell-bent trajectory back towards earth.
But then again, the strangest things can happen on the golf course. It’s almost like a magnet which draws people onto this green platform so they can be judged by the “golf gods” if they are worthy of leaving the game unharmed. Refer back to my post about golf, lightning and karma and you will understand what I mean.
So Fred, there you have it, this is exactly the reason why you yell fore in golf. Think about that the next time you mess up a shot and see that ball of yours arching in the sky towards a group of hapless people enjoying the perfect spring day.
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Can I get Hurt Playing Golf?
February 19, 2008
Golf Virgin, I’ve heard of people getting hurt while playing a game of golf such as tearing up their back during a golf swing or even getting struck by lightning, should I really be concerned about this? - Deb in Kirkland, WA
Now that is a heck of a question, let’s start by saying that if anyone gets struck by lightning while playing golf… Woe unto them, I would call it either a freak accident or the law of karma. As far as you tearing up your back. Unless you have no kinesthetic ability whatsoever to make one unified whole movement with your entire body then yes, you just might be sore after your first time.
Hey being a virgin hurts doesn’t it? But don’t let this take away from all the joy and pleasure that a great game of golf can bring. Basically, it’s all in that fabled golf swing. You have to learn to relax and not force it. If your hips truly aren’t open then yea you could even injure yourself getting out of bed in the morning.
Look, if you just relax and gently take practice strokes while gradually working your way into it, your golf swing will improve substantially and you will not have to worry much at all about hurting yourself. Now remember this, on that day when you see a storm quickly moving in and that lone straggler is out there trying to make that one last hole… take a deep breath, smile and watch the fireworks.
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