First Writing Assignment

Describe it:
Recalling my first golfing trip is quite difficult. It was so long ago as to be mostly clouded and jumbled in my mind. It was very windy that day, going into a golfing trip without much prior knowledge was the way things were done by me. So embarrassment escaped my emotions as I first stepped up to the driving range. I had began this trip to impress a man; It wasn't just any man of infatuation, but my father. Being a busy man, it was decided our quality time was to be spent on the golf course. The course that day was a bit wet and with the wind it was very chilly. The sun was bright and it was lucky I had brought my hat. I waited by the driving range for ten minutes before I decided to start without him. Buying a bucket of balls with no direction was quite difficult. I put several quarters into the machine before a grounds keeper stopped me and sent me inside. Then upon returning to the machine to my surprise the golf balls flew every direction other than in the bucket! Again, the hat came in handy, but instead of blocking the sun, it blocked my flushed cheeks.

Compare it:
Golfing is a frustrating sport. It is the only sport which can so infuriate a person and yet encourage them to continue at the same time. Golf has many different levels and the level of which I play is; and always will be, beginner. Comparing golf to any other sport seems odd. You hit a ball, of which almost every sport is involved. A golfer keeps score which also is common to most sports. Here the similarities end. Even with the score, the lower the better. Not even the most obscure sport of bass fishing does that apply. It is always better to have more points in other sports. Golfing is a sport for the patient. When you hit a tiny ball hundreds of yards towards a tiny hole, there are many swings and misses. A lot of other sports base their pace on the faster the better. This holds especially true for NASCAR and other race type sports. For all of its frustrating points, golf is still a beloved past time. It is not just loved in the United States, but all over the world.

Apply it:
The biggest benefit of learning golf has been the attachment of my husband. He loves to play more than I do and is quite good. It has already been a bonding experience for our young son, whom we take with us whenever we go. In the real world I have forever benefited from the patience learned on the golf course. Without the stead fast determination and the overall stubbornness a golfer must ensue, there would be no college for me. I would have given up on my dreams a long time ago. It seems so strange to attribute a life lesson from a hobby that was originally meant to impress my father. Now it impress my son. Maybe one day that will be turned around and my son will use it to impress me!

Associate it:
Whenever I think of golfing, I think of my first set of clubs. I think of how I must have looked to all the others who were veterans of the course. In every aspect of my life I relate something I learned while golfing. Even in the long talks in the golf cart, or the adventure of driving a golf cart into a sand trap. The connection gained through different golfing trips will last me forever. looking into the future I see many more golf trips and vacations. Golfing means family to many people I associate with, which includes of course my husband and son.