Golf weekend and consumerism

I took Friday off and had a great day despite being a bit hungover from one too many drinks at happy hour on Thursday. I had an iron fitting in the morning and then played TPC Stonebrae in the afternoon. It was a cloudy day but the course was pure. I had a 5 hole stretch where I had 2 birdies and 3 pars (one of which was 1cm away from being a birdie).

Today, I played Indian Valley up in Novato today with the usual crew on a gorgeous day. I shot a 98 but I felt that I played the best I’ve had in a long time as my driver and short game was on point. My irons weren’t awful, but I keep pulling all my approach shots. I’m going to blame the fact that I’m too good for my old clunky irons at this point. My new clubs can’t come soon enough.

I’m officially addicted to golf as evident by my splurging on custom built new irons and 3wood. As I was paying for the clubs, I realized just how much of a splurge this was for me. Spend thousands on something that’s not a vacation seemed a bit excessive, but I’m fortunate to be in a position to afford it.

I wonder if I would have been a bit more hesitant to spend that much money on golf clubs prior to the pandemic. I have noticed that my spending habits have changed quite a bit since the pandemic started. I’m much quicker to pull the trigger on consumer goods and hobbies. I know I’m not the only one as spending has seemed to skyrocket across many industries.

The amount of companies I see approaching record sales is insane. I get emails from DTC brands that I follow all the time saying they are backordered or delayed. It really does feel like we’re heading into the Roaring 20s again.

I’m excited but at the same time a bit scared.