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Hi Bucket. For me, I don't care much for recreational golf. Mostly
I play to help my practice. Want to figure out the nuts and bolts
of the golf swing. Then I will make my move. At 68 Ha! but still have
dreams. Frank McGee, the owner/director of the Moonlight Mimi tour
has an interesting observation. Aspiring Drumman Futures tour players
should play his development tour until they are ready for the LPGA
tour. When the girls shoot par nothing is said. When they shoot over
par then they get a thumbs down. When under par they get praise.
When their game is consistanly par or under then they can try for the
LPGA where they can make a living. One really needs the game before
trying the higher levels. One time Hogan went to the tent and said
that he had to pull out of a tournment because of health reasons.
The director said, "I am sorry that you can not play", then Hogan
said, "thats all right, half the field can play either".

For me, playing is mostly a way to learn how to score better and
get your handicap down. Not the real place to find the geometry
and physics of the swing that Homer Kelley aspired too. I will bet
that Homer would never have developed the Golf Machine if he
had spent most of his time playing golf with his buddies. Haing in
there Bucket, your improving insite into the golf swing is due to
your study, not your trying to get into the 70s or to lower your
handicap.

Not sure what exactly you're getting at, but if you're saying that playing is somehow bad for your game, you are waaaay off base. While true that Homer probably didn't develop TGM through "his time playing golf with his buddies," it has no relevance to Bucket's aspirations. He's not trying to write a book or get further insight into the swing, he's trying to improve his scores.