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Golfing Matilda



 As golf season dawns on the prairie, ushered in early by the favor of El Nino, I , a true duffer (someone who actually tries to get better but can't) am tempted to pick up a few golf mags and read up on how to correct my numerous shortcomings. This spring, however, I won't fall prey. I won't spend a dime on advice. I may not even invest in a bucket of balls. I'm going to do my own thing instead....I'm going to waltz.

I thought about this last summer. After preaching a sermon on the rhythm of life and the need to include the Sabbath in that rhythm, I realized that my horrendous golf game was being caused by a "two left feet" syndrome. I was off beat. Then, I figured that I needed a strategy to get my swing into a consistent rhythm that I could practice doing with every repetition. I came up with the waltz. Back-two-three-swing-two-three.

Now, with every backyard and va Man, I can almost hear the music as the Blue Danube flows by. I am soothed and relaxed with a beautiful seven iron in my arms. That ball is flying further and straighter than it has ever flown off the end of my irons, and I haven't watched one video or read one article yet. I'm a waltzing fool and loving it.

Have I found the answer this time? Could it be that I might write the next advice article in Golf Digest? I don't know. I haven't golfed a hole yet. I haven't had to make a putt either, and I'm not sure I can waltz with that breaker of hearts. But I am pulling out my Austrian record collection, and the music is seeping into the innermost chambers of my brain planting that indelible rhythm--one-two-three-one-two-three.

In a few short months, I could be showing off my much improved game or dancing alone. I don't know. The jury is out. Whatever the outcome, I'll say, with Frank Sinatra, "I did it my way" and it will at least be as good as anything I've tried before.



About the Author:


 Steve Graner is a Christian educator and familyman employed by the Minot, ND Public School District. A licensed laypastor, he is passionate about Christian writing and Christian drama. Along with family and friends, Steve has performed numerous self-written dramas and musicals for area church audiences.