Dept. of Optimistic Denial
The Drive
Outdoor golf in a real sunrise. Indoor golf in a dim, low-ceilinged bay. It's basically the same.
Editor's note: the editor has not yet bought the launch monitor. He is also lying to himself.
Working script
- P. 1
Sunrise over a real fairway. Clown stretches at the first tee, club leaning in, breath visible in the cool air.
- P. 2
Mid-swing. The ball arcs into a wide blue sky. Two birds. A distant pin.
- P. 3
Walking the fairway with the bag, music note from a thought bubble. Pure contentment.
- P. 4
Cut to a different clown, alone in a dim bay. "Just a Game" mug. Basket of golf balls in shadow. Texting: "It's basically the same."