Why is golf So Addicting?

     Why is golf so damn addicting? Ive asked myself this question many times. Even when I first started playing, why was i addicted to this game when i sucked at it so bad. Nowadays I'm not so bad, but i still ask myself the same question. Especially after a bad hole or a bad round. Hit a bad shot "why do i play this game". Hit another bad shot "why do i play this game". Hit a miraculous approach shot from 150+ yards out "oh yeah, that's why I love this game". It's the challenge of the game and maybe even the beauty of the game. The game of golf is a great example of man's constant pursuit of perfection, or just a lower score than your buddies.

      Golf, like other sports always gives you the potential to be better. You can be good, very good, number 1 in the world even, but there will always be the potential that you could be better. The feeling of a birdie or even an eagle, to those who have done it, is a great feeling. The constant strive to do that hole after hole, round after round, is like a drug. You will always want more. The better you get at the game the more you will want to play. If you don't think golf is as addictive as drugs ask Lawrence Taylor. For those of you that don't know who he is. He was a linebacker for the New York Giants who had a drug abuse problem for most of his career and even afterwards. He tried to rehab but it never helped. When he finally got clean he credited his hobby of golf with helping him get over his addiction. But me and you both know he just swapped one addiction for another.

     Golf will always be a forever changing sport. With new clubs, balls and equipment, players are always looking for the latest thing to help improve their game. The feeling of purchasing a new driver, putter or anything is a good feeling and you cant wait til you can use it.

     I think the most important thing about the game of golf and why it is addicting is the courses. With so many different courses around this world of ours there is always a new challenge waiting for you, and none of them the same. Some courses more beautiful and challenging than others. I like to compare golf to fishing or gambling. You can go fishing multiple times and not catch a thing. Then you go out and catch a monster fish. Catching that monster is what keeps you going out time after time. With gambling its the chance that you will win big. You go to the casino and lose and lose and lose. Then you go and hit the money big time. Golf is the thrill that your next shot or swing or putt could be the perfect putt. Something you can brag to your friends and family. Golf is a great game and I'm not scared to admit that I am addicted.