You can feel the breeze through your hair and see the calming scenery. Now picture yourself on the golf course, club in hand, ball on the tee. What is going through your head now?

Golf.

To Alexis Medina , Jossette Munoz and Stacy Her it is much more than just hitting the ball. It is a way for them to relax, get their minds off of school and their busy schedules. It is also more of a technical and mental sport. “The littlest misplacement of your club can mess up your whole swing,” Medina said.

These girls are experienced enough to know that golf is not easy. “It’s really challenging if you don’t hit the ball the exact way,” Munoz said. Even the slightest mistake can mess up your game.

“You have to focus on your own individual work, but it’s a group effort as well,” Medina said.

Her is one of the few players who has an extra class after school and rushes to make it to practice. The coaches put in a lot of time on the golf course, as well as the players, trying to give everyone the same amount of practice time. “The coaches always find ways to help,” Her said.

Even though the coaches make time to help the students, the sport relies a lot on the player. There are many preparations they have to do in order to ready themselves for the game. “I make sure to clear my mind and go over my swing,” Medina said. Like any other sport, they have conditioning. They carry around their bag of clubs and walk long distances in the hot sun. Medina said, “At the end of the day you are like ‘Oh, am I done yet?’”

Besides the preparations, they have to practice technique and apply fundamentals to develop into a better player; working on grip posture, placing the ball in the correct position and their swing. “I love playing golf,” Her said. “It feels different from all the other sports.”

For Medina, it is not all fun and games. To boost her eligibility for college, she takes Advanced Placement courses and participates in golf for an extracurricular activity. “If you really want to go to college, golf could be your way in.”



Golf.

To Alexis Medina , Jossette Munoz and Stacy Her it is much more than just hitting the ball. It is a way for them to relax, get their minds off of school and their busy schedules. It is also more of a technical and mental sport. “The littlest misplacement of your club can mess up your whole swing,” Medina said.

These girls are experienced enough to know that golf is not easy. “It’s really challenging if you don’t hit the ball the exact way,” Munoz said. Even the slightest mistake can mess up your game.

“You have to focus on your own individual work, but it’s a group effort as well,” Medina said.

Her is one of the few players who has an extra class after school and rushes to make it to practice. The coaches put in a lot of time on the golf course, as well as the players, trying to give everyone the same amount of practice time. “The coaches always find ways to help,” Her said.

Even though the coaches make time to help the students, the sport relies a lot on the player. There are many preparations they have to do in order to ready themselves for the game. “I make sure to clear my mind and go over my swing,” Medina said. Like any other sport, they have conditioning. They carry around their bag of clubs and walk long distances in the hot sun. Medina said, “At the end of the day you are like ‘Oh, am I done yet?’”

Besides the preparations, they have to practice technique and apply fundamentals to develop into a better player; working on grip posture, placing the ball in the correct position and their swing. “I love playing golf,” Her said. “It feels different from all the other sports.”

For Medina, it is not all fun and games. To boost her eligibility for college, she takes Advanced Placement courses and participates in golf for an extracurricular activity. “If you really want to go to college, golf could be your way in.”