When I started the first few swings I missed the little ball completely.
My instructor suggested I had to adjust my grip just a little, since holding the driver like a katana does make for a cool pose but doesn't get the ball very far.
I decided to accept his wisdom and went on enthusiastically kill.. err hitting the round object.
After a short while it became an obsession and right after that it became the focus of my hate and right about then I started hitting it .... far ... and far it went to the left .. to the right .. to the parking lot (BMW's and Porsche's dent just a well as sub 50K cars.)
After a few disapproving glances of the instructor I finally figured out the direction bit .. but ran out of balls.
Then we went chipping ... as IT person chipping comes with the territory and slabs of grass, eventually not a problemo .. but that putting bit I filed a complaint because the green just had to be uneven and the put diameter was for sure too little.
I do recall a few sore muscles in my back the next day
