Over the past few months one of our regular junior golfers has been a young man named Jeremiah. His determination and positive attitude are traits that always bring a smile to my face. Jeremiah first picked up a golf club at Ranken Jordan and has come to look forward to his standing 2:00 p.m. tee time every Wednesday afternoon. It has been extremely rewarding watching how his golf swing has improved and how much he enjoys playing the game! Jeremiah learned to play the game from his wheelchair, the game came to him quickly, and he was soon hitting his driver much straighter than I can hit mine!
Recently Jeremiah has been coming to golf in his wheelchair or on a gurney. Now, some of y'all might think that laying down in a bed of some type would make hitting golf balls much more difficult. You would probably also think, and rightly so, that teeing golf balls up would be even more difficult for Jeremiah. However neither one of these things proved to be much of a challenge to Jeremiah! Take a look at this video below to see the results of a quick lesson on how to tee the golf ball up on his own and make some very good swings!
How cool is that?! Thanks to the generosity of our local CBS affiliate, KMOV, the kids at Ranken Jordan now have a full swing golf simulator that has been put to a lot of use during the winter (watch the story HERE)! Having the simulator has allowed the kids to play some awesome golf courses including the Plantation Course at Kapalua, both courses at Torrey Pines, Bethpage Black, and Golf Club of Scottsdale, just to name a few. Jeremiah and all of the kids have loved being able to play golf courses at the same time they are watching the PGA Tour play the same courses!
I am not sure about you, but after seeing videos like these (and watching first-hand), I know that I do not get as upset or disappointed when I do not hit a golf shot quite as well as I would like to. Yes, I want to hit every shot perfect, and yes, I want to shoot the lowest score possible every time I play, but neither of those things are all that important. Saying that does not mean I do not want to play as well as possible every time I tee it up, but there are so many more important things that what my golf score is at the end of the day. Way to go, Jeremiah! I enjoy seeing how hard you are working and watching your game improve every week!
