What are your favorite sports to watch and play?

It should come as no shock to anyone that, given my hobbies, I do not play a lot of sports. However, I DO play some sports. I don’t invest heavily in them, but I enjoy them well enough as is. I also do not go out of my way to watch any particular sports, even if I do like to play them.

First off, sports I enjoy playing are bowling and golfing.

Bowling started around age 10 when a friend of mine invited me to join his youth bowling team. His mom talked with my mom, they got things squared away, and I played two seasons. Of course, my younger brother needed to join us as well, and it was fortunate that my friend has a younger sister about the same age, so they were on a team in their age bracket. Unfortunately, life took some odd turns, so we only played those two seasons, and then we stopped. I did still enjoy bowling in high school and beyond, though, and it was an odd stroke of luck that when my family moved to South Dakota we found a couple of the small farm towns in the area had their own bowling alleys. So I got to play, sometimes even for free because I had friends who worked part time there.

I didn’t pick up golfing until high school. My Dad gave me a set of used clubs and I happened to have a friend who liked golfing, so I was able to go with him a couple times. Of course, again, it wasn’t for long because we moved to South Dakota shortly thereafter, and in another odd stroke of luck the small farm town where I finished high school has a golf course. Sadly I didn’t make any friends that golfed, so all I did was hit the driving range a few times now and again. Then I took like a ten year hiatus because I moved around a bit during college. Now, my oldest nephew is getting into golf, and I’ve gotten to go with him and my sister’s a few times!

Outside of actually playing those sports, I don’t watch them in any way. I occasionally watch soccer and football with friends and family, but I won’t go out of my way to do so. Same as with any other sport. It’s just not my thing.