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  • Essay / Descriptive Essay: The Meaning of Golf - 1009

    The skills required to hit the ball are very important. Hours of practice are spent on a driving range perfecting a golf swing. There are a lot of things that can go wrong. Leaving the clubface open at impact causes the dreaded slice. A closed face makes the hook of the ball. Looking up before the ball is hit can cause the ball to be missed completely. The complex parts of a smooth golf swing must be perfected in order to become adept at the game. Many amateurs and professionals take lessons year-round to try to overcome weaknesses in their game. In Five Lessons: the Modern Fundamentals of Golf by Ben Hogan and Herbert Wind, Hogan says: “Golf also seems to bring out the scientist in a person. He soon discovers that if he does not observe and test in an orderly manner, he only complicates his problems. (38) I started playing golf in second grade. My grandfather made my first set of clubs, and when I was a beginner, he took me to the range to teach me the game. That was ten years ago and I still have a lot of work to do to perfect my