cypressperch
Well-Known Member
This is a new word for me as a verb. Recently, a fellow golfer wanted advice about being more consistent, and someone responded that I droned on in certain posts. This person was then told that they liked what I write and didn't mind the thirty lines. Actually, I think I do "drone on" a bit too much, and I frequently make that admission. So I am not worried about described as one who drones. I certainly do appreciate that some are finding things within the droning that are of use.
Why do I drone or write so much on a given subject? Having been a history teacher for thirty years and being close to getting my doctorate in US History, I have admittedly become overly wordy. However, with both history and golf, our writing can be very misleading if overly brief. The golf swing is a whole, and we sometimes zero in on one aspect of it without explaining how that aspect relates to the whole. Someone takes that one isolated tidbit out to the course, and it may or may not work. When I write those long things, I am hoping that the reader can get to a fuller understanding. Again, as a history teacher I found that students could stomach the subject much better if we dealt with "why?" and not simply "what?" I think it is the same with golf. We can really start to do our games some good when we know "why" something should be done a certain way.
In all of this, I admit to be sort of selfish. The best way to learn something is to teach it. I sort of teach golf (I was also a golf coach for nearly thirty years, along with basketball.) as I write about it. The stuff gets more clear every time I think through a given problem. Believe me, I am certainly helping my own game as I attempt to help others. Additionally, we have been told to keep our minds active, and this writing helps in that regard.
So I stand guilty as charged. I drone. But seriously, the charge has validity, and I have certainly been called worse things. This was minor, and I may be wrong, but I think that things I had written were being referred to as perhaps helpful though presented rather droningly.
The best of luck to all with their games. Sincerely, Cypressperch
Why do I drone or write so much on a given subject? Having been a history teacher for thirty years and being close to getting my doctorate in US History, I have admittedly become overly wordy. However, with both history and golf, our writing can be very misleading if overly brief. The golf swing is a whole, and we sometimes zero in on one aspect of it without explaining how that aspect relates to the whole. Someone takes that one isolated tidbit out to the course, and it may or may not work. When I write those long things, I am hoping that the reader can get to a fuller understanding. Again, as a history teacher I found that students could stomach the subject much better if we dealt with "why?" and not simply "what?" I think it is the same with golf. We can really start to do our games some good when we know "why" something should be done a certain way.
In all of this, I admit to be sort of selfish. The best way to learn something is to teach it. I sort of teach golf (I was also a golf coach for nearly thirty years, along with basketball.) as I write about it. The stuff gets more clear every time I think through a given problem. Believe me, I am certainly helping my own game as I attempt to help others. Additionally, we have been told to keep our minds active, and this writing helps in that regard.
So I stand guilty as charged. I drone. But seriously, the charge has validity, and I have certainly been called worse things. This was minor, and I may be wrong, but I think that things I had written were being referred to as perhaps helpful though presented rather droningly.
The best of luck to all with their games. Sincerely, Cypressperch