Teeing and Nothingness

Dave Pelz puts out an outstanding technical golf periodical called The Pelz Report. In one issue he referred to the difficulties introduced by nervousness and dread. This inspired me to amplify the idea a bit...

Las Colinas Espresso-Philosophical Society
"Yes, but what does that mean?"

LCEPS
Irving, Tx

Dave Pelz
The Pelz Report
Independent Golf Research
Austin, Tx

Dear Mr. Pelz:

I was re-reading Volume 1, Issue No. 4 of The Pelz Report and noticed your reference to "'anxt ridden' swings" [sic]. I am comforted there are others who see the existential implications of golf.

Kierkegaard: Did Abraham approach Mt. Moriah not only with fear and trembling but also with a bagful of handmade persimmon woods? Did he agonize about whether to chip over Isaac's sacrificial altar or simply play around it? Does the rotation method induce a hook? A slice? Should one make decisions on club selection by taking a scientific look or by a subjective and terrible leap of faith?

"Questions without answers," indeed.

Sartre: What dialog exists between the idea of a Sartrean project and three-putting on freshly-manicured tiff? Does one properly address the ball with a sense of intrinsic, unavoidable alone-ness? Does the awareness of one's own freedom to choose any wood fill one with nausea? Or merely a deeply resonating Heideggeran thrown-ness?

Camus: Should one consider the absurdity and meaninglessness of killing a foreigner in the sand trap?

Your subtle and (sub)textual references in this volume to angst- ridden swings has inspired me to explore further the philosophical ramifications of this noble game.

Sincerely,

Jason Carr
Co-founder, Las Colinas Espresso-Philosophical Society

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