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How Golf is Like Painting

Alan Schwartz

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October 6th, 2014 - 02:24 PM

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How Golf is Like Painting

I love painting. I love playing golf. Is that so strange?

The two have many similarities, and yet I believe there is a common belief that Artists don't play golf and Golfers aren't artistic. I'm writing this to challenge that assumption and hopefully inspire a healthy crossover betwixt the two.

So here it is, both golf and art require skill, patience, precision and focus. Both can be forms of meditation and yet both can be highly competitive. Both have a serious learning curve (I never said I was any good at golf). And, most importantly, both art and golf seem to be deeply powerful in raising money for charities!

On the golf course, it's very important to get the feel for each of the different clubs. When the clubs begin to feel like an extension of your arms, that's when you can really use them to connect with the ball. The challenge is to master the stroke so that you can later simply adjust the size tool that you are using the get the job done right. So, too, with painting, it is important to have a wide assortment of sizes of brushes, and that they too become like an extension of your hand or the entire artist even. It is kind of funny that the term strokes is used in both painting and golf.

I know that golf is often associated to business, and it can be a way to socialize, that is for sure. Similarly, art openings are also social events.

I hope this little blog inspires you to think differently about either golf or art. I hope you allow this to challenge your preconceived notions about what type of person would be interested in either activity, and maybe even try something new.

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