I'm declaring golf the most frustrating sport in the world.
I recently decided I should start playing golf. My friend Eilis at home plays, and I always thought it was a kinda cool and different "young woman" sport. So I've taken it up. In general, I'm a pretty sporty person and I generally pick up a new sport without too much effort. But hell golf is difficult.
What's so frustrating about it is that I can take 2 seemingly identical (to me) swings, and the ball decides to do 2 totally different things. It doesn't make sense! I've worked out that being consistent is going to take quite a bit of practice...and then some more...and then just a little bit more.
I haven't worked out if it's helping or hindering that I've played camogie all my life. While I'm sure it's given me good ball eye coordination, the swing is totally different and I feel myself doing a camogie swing from time to time.
The other thing I've discovered in my golfing career thus far is that I'm a lefty. Although I write with my right hand, playing golf right handed feels really wrong to me. I believe I have a brother and a sister in the same boat. Is this normal?