One of the reasons I don't really post much anymore on here is I actually took some advice from John Kav and started playing more and verbalizing less. I joined some friends in a Tuesday afternoon league, and it's been a lot of fun.
But one of the thing I've learned is that, as soon as the game becomes about competition between oneself and others, the game of golf starts to reflect the many flaws we have as a culture/society. Far too many people look for excuses as to why they losing, rather than understanding the obvious: you are only in control of you, ultimately, and that's where your focus should be. But that doesn't stop the many guys in our league who are under 65 from complaining about the few guys who are over and playing from the senior tees, as we call them. They notice the one time they are a little behind their senior opponent, and ignore the many times they are past, and they don't think at all about which club each are hitting into a green. It's just b*tch b*tch b*tch.
John Kav also wisely noted that I was the reason I was a HHer, it was my choice. He was right about that as well. I've become more sensitive to distance issues as I've developed physical limitations, but I will say, overall, I think the thinking of many, maybe even most, maybe even the deepest thinking architects, is greatly flawed as to how people actually play the game. I think the game of golf is far too complex to be solved by simply "playing the right tees".
I don't think the colors versus numbers of tee markers solves much, people will simply complain about the numbers. Semantic arguments never made much sense to me (but don't say that to your wife, she will get angry!
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