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**trilochana.nejman** · 09-22-2009, 08:05 PM

Ok - let's try again. It's a crisp cool day so you're comfortable walking or riding. The course is fairly flat and even so you don't have to be a mountain goat to walk. Would you play better if you walked or if you rode? Or does it not matter? I'm talking about your mindset, focus, course management, attitude and ball striking - not about whether you are hot or tired.

I walk for a variety of reasons:

To me, walking is to golf, what dribbling is to basketball - it's part of the game.
Walking allows me to better "feel" the course; its contours, its firmness or softness, the way the wind moves through it.
Walking allows me the time to either celebrate a great shot or get mad at a bad one before I have to hit the next shot.
It allows me to understand what my next shot will have to do because I see the hole unfold slowly as I walk towards my ball and I can strategize and adjust my thinking along the way.
Walking allows me to pace off yardages, if need be, without having to hold anyone up.
Walking often lets me "read" a putt or chip before I get to the green so that I won't need to take as much time doing so once I get there.
Walking allows me to bring all of my clubs with me wherever I go so that no matter what situation I'm faced with, I'll always have the "right" club available.
Walking allows me to be alone with my thoughts or to hum a tune to myself and allows me the time to enjoy it before I get to where I'm going.
Walking (and carrying my bag) allows me to take care of any housekeeping like cleaning a club or scraping some mud from its grooves all while moving towards my next adventure.
Walking gives me the time needed to replace divots and fix ballmarks since I walk past them anyway rather than speeding off in a vehicle as if I were late for an appointment.

I like to feel the grass and the terrain and I like to experience the strain of climbing a hill when I'm getting tired and the refreshing feeling of walking down the other side as a breeze kicks up. I like to take in all of what's out there; the wildlife, the sounds, the smells; I like the click of my clubs as the bag moves with each step I take.

But most of all, for me, walking allows me a measure of solitude and a chance to experience a round of golf on a purely personal level and it allows me to really absorb everything and feel as if I'm a pert of something rather than just feel as if I'm just passing through on my way to somewhere else.

When I'm on a golf course, there's really nowhere else I'd rather be.

-JP

09-22-2009, 08:05 PM	#13
trilochana.nejman Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 578 Senior Member	Ok - let's try again. It's a crisp cool day so you're comfortable walking or riding. The course is fairly flat and even so you don't have to be a mountain goat to walk. Would you play better if you walked or if you rode? Or does it not matter? I'm talking about your mindset, focus, course management, attitude and ball striking - not about whether you are hot or tired. I walk for a variety of reasons: To me, walking is to golf, what dribbling is to basketball - it's part of the game. Walking allows me to better "feel" the course; its contours, its firmness or softness, the way the wind moves through it. Walking allows me the time to either celebrate a great shot or get mad at a bad one before I have to hit the next shot. It allows me to understand what my next shot will have to do because I see the hole unfold slowly as I walk towards my ball and I can strategize and adjust my thinking along the way. Walking allows me to pace off yardages, if need be, without having to hold anyone up. Walking often lets me "read" a putt or chip before I get to the green so that I won't need to take as much time doing so once I get there. Walking allows me to bring all of my clubs with me wherever I go so that no matter what situation I'm faced with, I'll always have the "right" club available. Walking allows me to be alone with my thoughts or to hum a tune to myself and allows me the time to enjoy it before I get to where I'm going. Walking (and carrying my bag) allows me to take care of any housekeeping like cleaning a club or scraping some mud from its grooves all while moving towards my next adventure. Walking gives me the time needed to replace divots and fix ballmarks since I walk past them anyway rather than speeding off in a vehicle as if I were late for an appointment. I like to feel the grass and the terrain and I like to experience the strain of climbing a hill when I'm getting tired and the refreshing feeling of walking down the other side as a breeze kicks up. I like to take in all of what's out there; the wildlife, the sounds, the smells; I like the click of my clubs as the bag moves with each step I take. But most of all, for me, walking allows me a measure of solitude and a chance to experience a round of golf on a purely personal level and it allows me to really absorb everything and feel as if I'm a pert of something rather than just feel as if I'm just passing through on my way to somewhere else. When I'm on a golf course, there's really nowhere else I'd rather be. -JP
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