I like golf... decent sport. Used to like it a lot more before Covid hit. Now it's way more expensive and takes 50% longer to play. I tell ya, these god damn courses just PACK the fucking place. *Sigh*…. I digress.
The game's a grind man. Will chew you up and spit you out. The highs are high and the lows are low. There are also these weird spurts of delusional optimism that occur during the golfing journey. The game can quickly turn you into a believer. It's one of the few sports where I'd say 95% of its participants fully believe they’re only one minor change away from being absolutely dialed. I'm not talking about a, "This new takeaway might help me drop a stroke or two!" belief. I'm talking, "This new takeaway might get me to scratch by next month!" belief. (Meanwhile scratch players start looking up US Open qualifier spots.)
We’re all convinced the only thing that stands between us and a Rory three-peat is a slight tweak at the top of our backswing. (Ok maybe not that delusional, but you get me.) It’s why you catch all the grinders working on something. They’re at the water cooler, in the coffee shop, mid-convo. Gotta get the work in where you can. Out here cementing that green jacket feel.
With all that being said about the great, sometimes great, fuck this game game of golf, I’d like to see other sports get more representation in the world of invisible reps. Let’s put down the imaginary golf club and pick up an imaginary goalie stick. Show off your kick saves, your poke checks, flash a little leather. How about a jam at the line of scrimmage or a little kick step for the boys. Pick off moves, bunts, ABS challenges. Let’s expand our repertoire. Let’s be athletes. Practice Something Else Besides Your Golf Swing. Could Be The Move.
Had a couple people reply with some Moves last week, figured I’d cover them here.
We got Troy from Tennessee (not sure where Troy’s from, just felt right), who’s bringing back the lost art of sending funny emails. In his reply to the Movesletter, Troy made a great point. When’s the last time you received a funny email from someone? Get a big ole email chain going: talk shit, tell jokes, send memes, all while looking like you’re working. Lost art, big ups to Troy for respecting this classic play.
How bout our guy Will. Will reads the Movesletter between sets at the gym. Fuckin’ gritty. Respect. Will had a situation where, after handing his ID to the bouncer, the guy manning the door called him out on his height. “You’re not 5’11.” Will had a girl with him and everything! Will was asking if I consider this Move Chop or not. Knee-jerk for me is Chop, but… I’ll extend an olive branch. Maybe the bouncer was looking to make a fun, playful joke and it just didn’t land? Or hell, let’s go the other route, maybe dude was looking to show Will up and straight steal his girl. Without knowing the exact tone, body language, or vibe that was present, it’s tough to definitively push the chips all in as Chop. But, based on the information presented… gimme Chop.
- Bobby D
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