True Life: I'm Addicted To Randomly Practicing My Golf Swing In Public
So I should probably preface this blog by mentioning that I barely ever actually play golf. I’ll find myself on a course a few times throughout the summer but in no means would I ever consider myself a golfer. If a few buddies need a 4th, I’m there. Whole squad hitting the links for a bachelor party? I’m there. But that’s about it. A couple times per summer I’ll play and then I don’t even see my clubs for another year.
With that being said…I am CONSTANTLY practicing my golf swing in public on air. And it’s not because I’m trying to drill down my mechanics. As I’ve just mentioned, I barely ever play golf so I don’t need to work on my swing for my actual game. It’s pretty much just a nervous tic at this point. Any time I’m feeling uncomfortable in public and feel like I’ve just been standing still for too long, I immediately break out a practice swing. I don’t think about it. I don’t choose to do it. It just happens. My body just reacts that way and I don’t know why.
Now I will say that I think that my air golf swing is decently smooth, which makes it a little easier for me to get away with it. It would probably be a little more noticeable if I was just standing around in public swinging like Charles Barkley. But still. I’m not actually practicing for anything and it is ridiculous behavior. I wish I could prevent it from happening but like I said, my body just does it compulsively from time to time. And I feel like I’m not alone. I feel like there are plenty of folks out there who are just like me. I have to imagine that the majority of people who practice their golf swing in public actually play golf a helluva lot more frequently than I do. But it’s still an addiction that needs to be cured. I don’t know, maybe we can all band together to form a support group or something. Because I don’t want to be the guy who occasionally breaks out a golf swing in public, mainly because I don’t want anybody who actually plays golf to notice and then start asking me questions about handicaps or some shit like that.
Anyways, just needed to get that off my chest. Because like I said, I feel like there are a lot more of you out there who are probably dealing with the same issue. We may not be able to tackle this thing head on by ourselves, but if we can just all come together to form a support group? I have faith that we can change our ways.
Sidenote: I have a theory that this addiction hits lacrosse coaches the hardest. Anytime you’re walking around with a lax stick in your hand, it just makes sense to swing it like a golf club. I’d need to see the numbers on it to be certain, but I feel like those numbers will prove my theory true.