Golfing update

I've got running, and my other passion: Golf.  It's a game for masochists. It's competitive, frustrating and enjoyable all at the same time.  It's like snooker on crack, it is all about angles, so you have to think about what you'd like to achieve with a shot, but tiny little variations make a huge difference to the outcome; if anyone wanted a study for Chaos Theory, then golf is the sport.

Saying all that, the better you get the more sensible you can be with your expectations, and the easier it is to try and work out what the wind is going to do, or the direction the ball may bounce when it hits the ground.  That's not to say it won't hit a stone or sprinkler head and shoot off in a random direction mind you, so it's still pretty random.

Since 2012 I've come down from 34 to 14 in handicap (the number of shots over par I'm expected to go round in).  It should be the best I'm able to play to, and I have got round on handicap a few times this year, provided I don't get myself in a right pickle or go for daft shots that Seve would be proud of.

Really enjoying playing mixed with Mr T, opens with the girls, and the team matches for Tyneside: have actually played more matches than I've played singles comps this year!