Christopher X. Shade had never picked up a golf club in his life before Spring 2009, when he and his wife signed up for lessons at Chelsea Piers, a multi-tiered driving range in Manhattan. He wrote about their attempts to learn the game in a series of articles on GOLF.com:
Learning to Play Golf #1: A Fan takes his first golf lesson at Chelsea Piers
Learning to Play Golf #2: Getting a Grip on a New Sport
Learning to Play Golf #3: Swinging through injuries and dismal weather
Learning to Play Golf #4: A falling leaf swing
Learning to Play Golf #5: The golf bug
Learning to Play Golf #6: Learning in the wrong direction
