Wet Wet Wet

Due to inclement weather, the courses are closed until...xxxx. If it opens again and quite quickly well fine but after too long time has been wasted and your muscles become cold. You feel sleepy and lazy. In a thunderstorm, even if the course were opened the conditions are no longer the same. But as in any storm, a calm comes after a storm. Life is the same, get over the storm and a calm shall prevail.

If golfers have one or two hours with nothing to do, it is like being between a rock and a hard place, the devil and the deep blue sea. Some sleepy, relax and lazy indulgence may be necessary.

I used to tell people that in a  lifetime, you will need several different sets of skills as the world can be an unpredictable place, as unpredictable as the inclement weather this time of the year here. While your original intention may be to golf but if the weather dictates otherwise, then why don't we bring along our bowling balls and go indoors to bowl? Then a new game came to town some time ago which I believe may have come from Korea - indoor golf.

While I am not sure if people who go to these places are there or
golf or to drink or both you can check it out and try it especially on rainy days. Before I proceed further, here is an action from the sponsor since action speaks louder than words.

I was curious how it works, how accurate are the readings and more importantly, we need to understand our numbers. The machine electronically register your dispersion, kph, launch angle, carry distance and total distance. This was my reading with a 7-iron Cobra AMP steel shaft (provided for).

We were at Urban Fairways. Here is the toilet sign. Well, if you golf and drink and when you pee and if you don't dribble your pee onto your shoes you are okay.

I tested with a driver shot also a Cobra AMP as we were allotted the Cobra corner and here was the reading. I do not like hitting drivers at the range or any narrow space. Free roaming is always better.

It was a good experience. They charged by the hour and you can choose from the computer any famous golf courses in the world. A bit like Wii or X-Box Kinetics. Cursing is optional. 

Here is Wet, Wet, Wet with Love Is All Around...
I feel it in my fingers...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQQ6SfPZggw

When shall we meet again....in thunder, lightning or in rain - (McBeth - Shakespeare).

Golf as in life, play as it lies.

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