RECOMMEND
2018.02.24 update

[Series] Beginner Golf Navigation - The Road to Your First Round #Round1 | A Complete Manual from Your First Golf Experience to Your First Course Debut at the Men's Department Store（1/3）

Yosuke Ota, 35, is the sales manager for authentic casual wear on the 7th floor Isetan Shinjuku Store, Men's Building . "I think many people can relate to this, but unlike our fathers' generation who experienced the bubble economy, our generation doesn't have an 'entry point to golf.' To put it another way, I think we're the generation that asks, 'What is golf?'" says Ota, who is finally experiencing golf for the first time! ( Click here for related articles where Yosuke Ota speaks his mind! )

►[Series] Click here for related articles in "Beginner Golf Navigation - The Road to Your First Round"


Both golf and kendo are sports with many rules and manners.

-- Mr. Ota, you are a kendo practitioner with a 5th dan rank. Having tried golf for the first time, did you notice any similarities between kendo and golf?
To be honest, I think golf is incredibly difficult. My image of golf is that it's a sport older men play on their days off. It seems to have a lot of grammatical complexities, and it looks like it would be expensive...

—What do you mean by "there are a lot of particles"?
I'm sure that with practice, you'll naturally pick up the basic rules and etiquette of golf... But in kendo, you spend the first two or three months learning the basic movements, and only then do you wear a mask. And even after putting on the mask, it's still a long way off before you actually compete. I've come to realize that golf is similar to kendo, and it seems like it's a long road ahead. And I've also realized that doing it on your own is really difficult.

—If you do things your own way, you're bound to develop bad habits.
Just like in Kendo, you won't improve unless you master the basic techniques! If you don't properly learn the fundamentals and basics before you start practicing, you won't improve, you'll develop bad habits, and it's very difficult to correct them once they're formed.

Next, I was a "lost soul" who wanted to start playing golf but couldn't.

Related Articles

Popular Products