Short shots...

Little guy hitting some short shots with his big sister. It's not warm outside as Amanda shows having to wear her bubble jacket but it's been sunny weather for this time of year. I can remember years where we have had lots of rain during the fall. We are lucky this fall - so far anyway. It's only 6-7 months until the temp will be over, what, maybe 10+.... during the night it's cold, talking minus 0 and it's only going to get colder. ,-) Leon thought it was pretty cool to have a real golf flag in his 'training senter'... we actually 'played' a few holes from different area's around the yard. He's starting to understand that we are both supposed to play and take turns. Funny how the kids once they learn something it just kind of sits there. Adult's often have a problem remembering how to do something until they get a 'key word' or phrase and then it's like, 'oh yeah, that's right'. It's also cool to see the hoopsters getting better and learning a bunch while giving full gas. The difference in coaching these kids is like night and day from what I am 'used' to. I remember the kids in the bball club in Halden were also like the Fredrikstad hoopsters, hard workers that understood the meaning of hard work and giving 100% for the whole team. It's strange that some (I would even dare to say, most) golf clubs here in Norway have such a hard time getting the idea of teamwork to actually work through the entire membership of their sports organ. It just seems to me that all the groups in the clubs more or less hold to themselves and the idea of mixing is not a popular one. I miss the feeling of a real good men's group where the team feeling is real and the ego's are left when you close your trunk and pick up your bag and get ready to play golf. Which is going to be an ol sport. I wonder how this is going to change the way things are run here in Norway. I wonder if golf clubs will actually consider their better players athletes who take their sport serious and support them in all facits. I doubt things will change from today's status quo. Sad that I have this feeling, but I can't really understand how to effect change even after working in the business for the last 15 years. I think it comes down to culture, what kind of culture does golf and it's 'sports' clubs have here in Norway. Not much culture really, only a few clubs here have a good culture not to mention even fewer that have a good sports culture in their golf 'sports' club. Just interesting that other sports clubs, football, hockey, handball, ski, basketball, shooting, fishing, hunting..... the whole point of the club is the sport and the playing of it and the people who are best are giving the opportunity to play at the highest level, but in most of the clubs I have either first or second hand knowledge, this is really not a high priority for the people who make the main choices..... yea yea.. bla bla.. same old story when it comes to this topic... depressing actually... BUT the picture of the kids gives me hope that maybe things can be better and more focus on the traditional way of doing things. Tradition, oh yeah, I forgot, can't really find one, well maybe one.......