I'm still laughing about how proud I was to ONLY LOSE ONE BALL!!! in an 18-hole round...and in one of those beautifully ironic twists, the guy who was driving with the 2-iron actually lost his entire sleeve, but found so many other balls while he was kicking around looking for his in various places, that he came out of the tournament with four balls more than he took into it.
We did a 2-day Learn To Golf school run by the ski hill, of all things. They have a golf course too, and we got some kind of discount for being season pass-holders. It was a great experience, and when I saw all of the people who had not had the benefit of some good introductory lessons, I really appreciated that experience all over again. I want to go back some time this summer and get a little more instruction from the team there, and see if I can do something about my short-hitting.
Getting clubs was a Major PITA for me. I'm an Amazon, and women's clubs are just too short for me. The pros at golf school told me what I really need are a set of senior men's clubs, so I can get the length I need but with the more flexible shaft. Don't nobody bust my chops if this isn't totally right - they explained it and this is all I can remember about it. But they were clear: senior men's clubs. I was All Over that, but good freakin' luck finding such a thing in entry-level clubs for left-handers. I couldn't find them for love nor money - not at Dicks, not at the golf shops, not at the pro shops, nowhere around here. So I went with a set of regular men's clubs Maxfli with graphite shafts. I drive with a 3-wood. I break out the driver (1) at the range, just because I want to keep in touch with it. I have been told 5,000,000 times how awesome the hybrid 5-wood "rescue" club is, but I hate mine. I do a lot better with the 5-iron than with the 5-wood. Do better with irons than with woods all the way around, actually, but I am getting better with the 3-wood. I have some trouble shifting back and forth between the way to handle irons vs. woods. They have such a different feel to me!
I love the range, I love the course, but I hate the putting green. This is because I totally suck at putting, which just means I need to spend a lot more time on the putting green...