subject: Is Golf too Difficult for Beginners [print this page] Is Golf too Difficult for Beginners Is Golf too Difficult for Beginners
I just wanted to do a quick post on some thing that I was thinking about this morning. Is golf too challenging and inaccessible to the majority of individuals who may consider taking up the sport? What I mean is that with the cost of clubs, greens fees, range balls, etc. continuously increasing, the golf courses and golf businesses are nearly making it impossible for people of average means to get involved in the sport.
Golf isn't supposed to be a game reserved only for the rich. Combine that with how difficult the game really is, and it is a lose/lose mixture for newcomers to the game. My feeling is that most new golfers don't have the time, patience, dedication or funds to truly embrace the sport with callaway x-24 irons or other clubs. I know that not everyone is going to begin playing at age 3 and dedicate their lives to the game. But is "Golf", just too imposing of a sport now that the game itself scares off those that might be interested int taking up the game?
Should the major golf manufacturers cost entry level golf clubs so just about anybody could afford a set?
Are golf courses only catering to the much better players..who've plenty of cash?
Should there be courses that are shorter, with bigger holes (cups) so beginners can discover the basics without being demoralized at how penal a normal, full sized course can be?
Playing devils' advocate, do we truly want a bunch much more newbies available on the public courses with , hacking away, generating the average weekend round 6+ hours?
Not sure of the correct answers to these questions, or if they're even legitimate questions at all. I'm curious to hear your take on this?
