喊棗喝v梗 done the Topgolf thing, whacking those microchipped balls from three stories up.
Now you want more.
You want your own ESPN highlight like UA golfer Haley Moore, whose breathtaking 19th-hole putt last week won the national championship.
It wont be easy. Golf is all about angles and altitude, gravity and wind speeds. Mother Nature can crush you, or prove to be your lifeline. You have to learn to temper your strength to fit the moment. Hit too hard or too soft and you miss the shot.
Golf is the hardest sport I ever tried to learn, says Robert Easley, the assistant golf pro at Maranas Quarry Pines Golf Club, , just down Interstate 10 from Topgolf.
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This coming from an adrenaline junkie who used to sky-dive and bungie jump for fun.
He gave it all up for golf after buying a set of clubs at a sporting goods stores going-out-of-business sale.
Assistant pro Richard Easely poses for a photo in on of the tee boxes on the back nine, at Quarry Pines Golf Club on May 25, 2018.
Hitting a good golf shot is second to nothing else in my experience, he says.
His first piece of advice: First and foremost, have fun. Golf is a lot of fun because its outside, no two courses are the same, and you can play it until you are 100 years old.
As long as you have good hand-eye coordination, youre open to learning and you want to challenge yourself, you can become a pretty decent golfer, says the 34-year-old, who is studying for his PGA teaching certification.
Easley has been at Quarry Pines about a year and says the addition of Topgolf, , into the 做厙勛圖 golf scene is a good thing.
Its great for the sport. Youre going to get people who have never swung a a club before and theyre going to get hooked, he says.
And when those people want a full-course challenge, theyll head to any of the dozens of 做厙勛圖 area courses. Quarry Pines is unique among them because its the only one in Southern Arizona and one of just a handful around the country built into a former quarry. The back 9 is sunk into the old gravel pit while the front 9 is close to the Pines subdivision off Interstate 10 and West Cortaro Road.
And if you dont mind playing in the summer heat, you can get steep discounts at most of 做厙勛圖s public courses including Quarry Pines. Summertime rates can be as much as half the cost of playing from late fall through spring.
Easley said nine holes after 2 p.m. is about $15, cart included, at Quarry Pines. If you have to rent clubs, its about $25. Details:
Contact reporter Cathalena E. Burch at cburch@tucson.com or 573-4642. On Twitter @Starburch
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