Hip Forums I need your help!

Well 18 is too old , when did you start? best you be getting on with it, you have some catching up to do. Tiger started when? Im not saying you carn't do it, just saying hurry up.
What have you won are you ranked somewhere etc, let us know so when you are famous we at hip can say we know him.

 

golf lessons.

y'know, kill two birds with one golf ball.

 

so what, lets dance..



<the squirrel is a menace..

 

i started my freshman year. so probably at age 15. so yes i deff got some catching up to do but thats why i practice and read up on the game everyday.

and yes if i make it, ill deff mention hip forums. ill put them on my bag, free of charge

 

lol i think ive lol'd more in the last 10 mins from your comments than i have my entire hip forums career

 

i took a lesson about 4 months ago and worked with the guy for two weeks, he made me hit it worse and in the long run reading books from guys like ben hogan, and tiger woods have brought me to a new level on my own. id rather wait till i meet the right guy to work with.

 

Go back to school and finish at least earning a high school diploma. So that if golf doesn't work out, you can at least get a job doing something that pays more than being a caddy.
Have you played in any tournaments yet?
If haven't, then you are really starting years too late.
My stepson played since he was about 7 and played in high school (yes they had a golf team) and the coach wanted him to pursue a career in golf, he was good enough. But he didn't feel it though. Then he started playing disc golf. He entered tournaments and played a lot. He ended up being ranked in the top ten in California and top thirty nationwide for a couple of years. He even received offers of sponsorship from Innova and they wanted him to travel around the world playing. Stupidly he didn't accept the offer because he didn't want to travel. (They wanted him to play some Asian and Japan tournaments. At just over 6'5" tall with blonde hair, they would have treated him like a god in Japan. stupid,stupid,stupid) He has been a member of the PDGA since 2003 and has played in a total of 32 tournaments and has earned a whopping $1160 total in all. He is only 23 now and still plays. His ranking is currently 991. (1000 is awesome, less than 200 players in the world rank over 1000).

My point to all of this?
If you haven't already started your career and started playing in tournaments, you are way behind the game with a lot of catching up to do. My stepson has been playing at the Pro level for 6 years, first year was Amateur, and still isn't able to make a living at it, and he is good, with almost 10 years of practice and tourney play under his belt.
Don't want to piss on your parade, but you better be really friggin good if you expect to get into the pro circuit with only 4-5 years of practice and haven't started tournament play yet.
Go back to school and get your education, that is a more solid and sure thing. You can still pursue your dream, but what if it doesn't work out for you, then what?

I know I'm a dick, but if you want people to tell you only happy happy, joy joy things then don't ask for advice on the internet.

 

PB, nothing wrong with being a caddy. In fact, if playing in the PGA doesn't work out, there is nothing wrong with being an instructor at a golf course. A lot of career options, that while they may not pay as well as winning the PGA, but if it pays the bills and if you enjoy it, then what's wrong with it?

But keep the PGA in your cross hairs. The only way to build a dream is to have a plan. So plan it and work towards it! Because if you don't you'll never know IF you would have made it or not. And what may be one or two ries, dude! Look how many people have been chasing that dream for decades?

You're young yet. You may not get it this year or the next, but who knows that future holds!

 

thanks a lot logan. my plan is to practice over the next few years and perfect my game. then when im 21 or 22 to go try to get on tour.

and i know its hard pb. all the more reason for me to try. look for me at the us open on tv in 3 or 4 years.

 

You can do it! Have faith, but always beleive in yourself!

 

I'm not saying to not pursue your dream, just be realistic about it. You should really have been playing in amateur tournaments already. One of the main reasons is to get your name out there and get some recognition.
Also giving up even just your high school education to follow your dream of golf pro is just plain and simply immature and stupid. Why can't you finish high school AND practice and play golf as well, my stepson managed to do it.
In 2003 when he was 16 he played in 8 tournaments at Amateur status, 2004 he played 4 as pro, 2005, the year he graduated, he played in 3, plus high school basketball, and golf during those times. He still graduated with honors. May not be a lot of tournaments while a student, but at the very least his name was in the PDGA registry and he was logging stats.
There is no reason whatsoever you can not do both, to say you can't is just a bullshit excuse. That is the point of my mentioning him, if he could pull it off, so can you.
Get your education, it will pay off no matter what happens with golf. If you succeed in golf, then you will be an educated pro, if not you will be an educated whatever other field you go into.
Finishing school and getting your education is a win no matter what else happens.
How are you going to pay for all this anyway? Without at least a high school diploma your earning potential is severely limited, especially in this job market. It costs money to enter tournaments, not to mention the 1-2 grand it costs for good clubs that meet the requirements of the PGA. Are you good enough to get sponsorship? Well you never will unless you start to win some tournaments.

Dreams are great to have and follow, but you need to wake up to the day to day realities of making it happen. If you think you are just going to practice for a couple of years and then suddenly explode on the PGA circuit, you are dreaming.

I'm not being a dick, just the voice of reason and honesty. What advice have you gotten thus far?
Follow your dream.
Do whatever you want while your young.
etc.etc.

What the fuck kind of advice is that shit? You could get the same inspiration from a fortune cookie. I'm offering REAL WORLD ADVICE on how to actually make it happen.
Continue your education
Start entering tournaments and get your name on the rosters
practice,practice,practice

Honestly, without tournament play, you won't make it. You can practice all day and night, but if you don't put yourself into the pressure play of real competition, you will never know how you handle that stress.

 

PB, it's not just my advice or just your advice he should consider. Instead he should put it all together and use it to help guide him in formulating his plans. Ok, so some of us havn't put as much detail into it like you may have. Big deal.

Advice is worth what you do with it.

 

That is not advice, it's a simple platitude, available in fortune cookies worldwide.

 

The OP wants to practice his golf. That's good.

College is a pretty good place for that. The alternative being squeezing practice around working.

I guess I'm wondering what the OP's plan is to pay the rent (like next month) while either "doing golf" or "doing college".

 

Don't abandon your dream but don't make your happiness contingent on it coming true; think about a plan B that you could become as passionate about. A respectable golf game that is even borderline pro could open other doors considering the people you're likely mingling with on the course.

 

I know a few people that work, go to college AND play golf.