The key ingredient to being able to inexpensively improve my golf game is my indoor driving range.  Keep in mind there are very impressive studios that can be purchased for a pretty penny, but as you can probably tell, I really don’t want to spend the money.  Here’s what I’ve got: – A place tall [...]

I am truly fortunate to work for a company that values a little recreation and decompression from the stresses of work – it is certainly needed. And as such a company it has seen fit to provide a driving range on site for our use free of charge.  It opened today after some site construction [...]

You may have noticed (or not) that this blog is about improving my game without alienating my family or breaking the bank.  So far so good on the not-breaking-the-bank front, but I may be approaching a threshold on the not-alienating-my-family side of the coin.  My son Zach, noticing me with my imaginary club practicing my [...]

So I’d like to shoot a par round of golf and with literally no time to practice (I just added some additional responsibilities unexpectedly which will take even more of my free time away) and very little discretionary money to spend on this pursuit I have to get creative.  But first, I need to take [...]

The stars have aligned more or less and I am as ready as I’ll ever be to officially kick off this blog, and for that matter, journey.  So here is what has happened to finally get me going on this website: 1) My son Tyson (2nd of four boys) has taken a keen interest in [...]

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What an addicting game!!
Yes, the game of golf is addicting and the quest for a better game can be consuming. So how does one get game with no time (family, job) and no money (family, job). That's what Reaching Par is all about - the quest for a better game without alienating the wife and kids or destroying the family budget
Money Spent to Date

Money Spent on my Golf Game Since April '11:

Running Total: $126

Details:
$18 on a putter from Hireko.com
$42 - 2 rounds of golf at the local Par 3 with my son
$65 - Tournament fees
$1 - Long tees at the course

Golf Score Tracker

Latest Score on a true Par 36/72 course: 91 (45/46) 8/19/2011