Nice to meet you mtibt. My turn to share... Since Travis and I are married you're gonna get 2 for the price of one. I'm 27(28 in Jan but I refuse to grow up) and Travis will be 30 in February. I am former Navy and he is current Navy. We were on the same ship together, met and the rest is history. We've been married 7 1/2 years and together 8 1/2. We have a 6 year old daughter. We live in Virginia(not on base).

He golfed a little back when he was a teenager. I on the other hand, never even picked up a golf club until a few weeks ago. He's played a couple courses but I have only been to the driving range I believe a total of 4 times(this morning being number 4). Tomorrow will be our first game together and should be fun and interesting.

Thank you so much for the tips and advice. I knew you didn't mean to come off "rude" in your first post. It's a valid concern to more seasoned players that us "newbies" don't know all the courtesies etc. It's the same with bowling. I get frustrated if the person on the lane next to me doesn't know the etiquette of not throwing their ball at the same time so I do understand the importance of knowing the "rules".

As for lessons, the guy that owns the driving range we go to is a pro and does give lessons. From what I've seen and heard while he has been giving them to other people, he knows what he's talking about and makes it easy to understand. Why, just today when I went to the range, I asked him what a chip shot was and he was kind enough to take 10 minutes and show me exactly how to do it and how to not flip my wrist. Depending on how much I suck tomorrow, I will probably be taking a lesson next Monday! LOL

Anyway, we will be sure to come back and post how we did... If I can shoot under 180 I'll be happy! LOL Take care and thanks again for the advice!!

Trish

(I hope this doesn't post twice since I got an error the first time)

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