They Offered to Spot me 3 Strokes a Side and Then Regretted It...
I took them up on it, but little did they know I was prepared to play them head on.
You see, my buddies are a several years younger than I am.
They figured to be fair they needed to spot me strokes.
It had been a few years since we gotten together to play.
Even though I am considered a senior doesn't mean I have lost a lot of distance in my game.
Granted I no longer hit 300 yard drives, but I still out drive most players I team up with.
It was hilarious to see the looks on their faces when I teed off.
What they didn't realize was, now that I have more time on my hands, I have time to keep in shape and work on my golf game.
They just assumed that because my hair is graying and I am 55 that I would have lost distance and stamina.
When the round was over, not only did I beat them, but I would have beaten them without the strokes.
I have to tell you that first drink at the 19th hole sure tasted good.
It was the taste of victory! By now you are wondering what I have been doing.
I started using a workout routine that was easy for me.
Believe it or not, it's really quite basic.
Here's what I do.
Each day I spend about 15 to 20 minutes doing some basic stretching exercises.
You know the ones that we hated to do in gym class when we were growing up.
Who would have thought they would be useful? Here's the gist of my routine.
I start by extending my arms out to my sides and rotate my body left to right and right to left.
I do this about 15 or 20 times to loosen up a bit.
This one is a rotation exercise for your hips and the trunk of your body.
Next, with my arms still extended out to my sides, I bend side to side about 15 or 20 times.
I think they call this one a windmill.
These two basic exercises help me get my upper body muscles working.
I like to hold on to my driver to help keep my arms separated.
Then I do some touch my toes and deep knee bends.
I also added some light hand weights to my routine to give me a bit more resistance in my exercises.
I don't do anything to vigorous, there is no need and besides, I don't want to pull a muscle.
After that I am off to the driving range or the golf course to hit some balls.
When I get there I do little more of this same routine, just to make sure that my muscles are warm.
This simple routine has got me driving the ball almost as far as I did when I was in my twenties.
When I was young I thought that meant that I needed to swing harder and faster.
As I got older, I realized that it meant that I need to have flexibility and rhythm.
Now I look forward to going to first tee and watching the reaction as I out drive them by 20 or 30 yards.