Yall ever think about quitting?

Thought about it? Hell, I've done it 5 times.

I try to think about quitting a lot because it seems like every time it creeps into my head I hit a 185 yard approach to 4 feet.

Yes I've thought of quitting. In fact I haven't played since June because I was so distraught about the way I played last time out. My problem is that I used to be pretty good. 1 handicap in my 20's and I think I should still be able to do that. I don't practice enough or play enough for that to be reality plus that was 40 years ago. If I can ever get my expectations to match reality I probably am not as bad as I think. Maybe then ill go back out and enjoy it.

Step back for a couple of weeks? Yes
Quit? No

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Every time I make the turn.

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A transfusion (always a double) and a chili dog normally ease the pain... Or gives you shits...

Yep, used to be really good 3-4 handicap. Raising kids and running a business took its toll on my game. Got back into it regularly about 7 yrs ago when my son who was 18 at the time started playing. Shot even par twice the summer of 2022 and thought I had it back. Decided to take some lessons to sharpen up a few things and see if I could get to scratch. ?? got all screwed up mentally, shanks, topping the ball, shooting in the 90’s!

Pretty sure if my son wouldn’t have been playing I would have hung it up for good. Dropped the lessons and took a break. Then worked back to find my old swing and I’m a 7.3 now. But I don’t care to invest the time it takes to really get better. Too many other fun things to do to spend a ton of time practicing golf. Had to change my mentality from competitive to enjoying my time out there with my son, my friends and business associates and let the score be what it is. Still sucks when I don’t play well but it only lingers for a couple hours and not days/weeks anymore.

Quit almost completely years ago when the kids were playing multiple sports basically all year long. Still played a few charity scrambles but even gave up my club membership because with the lack of time to play it was wasting money.
Now they're grown and I try to play once a week but this summer the heat has deterred me some, the heat takes it's toll on me more now since I'm getting old.

Quite the opposite. I love getting better I'm actually curious if I ever do attain my goal of a consistent mid 70's golfer will I lose the fire to keep getting better. I've dropped at least 10 strokes over the last 2 years and with only 7-10 more to go I'm curious what happens once the goal is reached.

Quit for 15 years. Started back this year. Shooting low eighties with goal to get back to the seventies. It can be a maddening game

Take two weeks off then quit! I often think about that line when I had a bad round. Lol.

In all seriousness, I’ve gotten back into golf after about a 12 year hiatus and it’s been a lot of fun. Got a registered handicap that started as a 12 and have it all the way down to 5. It’s fun to buy new clubs, work on my game, socialize with friends and hit absolute bombs. At the end of the day, I try not to take it too seriously. I complain in my head that I didn’t break 80 or something but once I’m home and I’ve thought about it, I may have shot a score that 4 years ago would have been a great day. It’s been a fun ride and I don’t think I’ll be giving up the game anytime soon.

Take a break and come back to it. May do you some good.