Golf Fail - Epic

They say a bad golf day is better than a good working day. True? For beginners or novice golfers, it is good to take a day trip to Batam for golf some times. On weekdays, the entire course is yours and on your way there by ferry, you feel like you are on vacation.

You have caddies to carry and clean your clubs.

Never give up golfing at the range. At least make it to the fairways and the greens. And if you do not like it then it's fair dinkum. You can survive playing this game for a long time. Meet me halfway Bro.

The Guru was here, you can mark your territory. I am not talking about peeing all over the place.

Always beware of snake. The sign here is not a green grass snake. It is a cobra. I have seen them before.

It can be so hot and humid even the water level shrank.

The trees, plants, lotus and lily may die on you.

And only statues could stand there pouring water from their urns.

Back home, the weather can be nice.

Or too hot. Or they can take a sudden turn for the worse.

The greatest failure in golf is not your performance nor your score. All you really need is good company. It is the weather that can fail you. (Meanwhile, look at the probably ten bunkers waiting for you.)

We went to Marina Bay after a long hiatus. It was a warm sunny day at first as we sat down for lunch. Then some dark clouds drifted from where MBS is.

Very quickly it got blurred and suddenly MBS and the Flyer disappeared. It became a storm.

We waited a long time but never got started. You can't wait forever to change your circumstances or to change your life. You have to make a decision to change, to move on, to take charge. 


So we took a rain check to live to fight another day. 

After we made that decision, the sky cleared out. You can see clearly now the rain has gone. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jsw_r0hILQ












Now please look at golf's real biggest epic fail. 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=344745798959836

And then the humility of your humble servant. What's your problem? What are you looking at?


For all true blue golfers, do not miss out on the following. However, please do not do these at home. Do not practise it on a friend. Not even on your enemy.

Phil Mickelson' flop shot over Roger Cleveland. Watch because it's amazing! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQKpoCNMAT4

Phil Mickelson's amazing reverse bunker shot!


Bubba Watson's Hovercraft (some day I am going to get one).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5u_2bGPdUY

Finally enjoy some great golf magic.

Golf Magic
www.youtube.com/embed/NIZ_bmCP7GQ

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