Are they here to stay?

Of course, I'm talking about the 80's. That's the golf score, not the decade. For the first time in my life I've been shooting in the 80's very regularly. In fact, if I was to shoot 90 my next time out I'd be quite disappointed.

My game is improving, which is good -- in previous years I was regularly shooting around 95. But for some reason I still can't seem to have a round without at least a couple 7's and 8's on the card. When I was shooting 95, I always said that I would love to be able to get into the 80's on a regular basis, and that would make me happy. Well, I'm there now, and I'm not happy. That's not to say I'm pissed off about it, but maybe I should say that I'm not satisfied, instead of "happy." I know I could shave off a few more strokes here and there... where the 87 becomes an 83, and then the 83 becomes a 79. My brother-in-law, whose ability is about the same as mine, recently shot a 74 -- and it's not as though he was dropping them in from the fairway or sinking 60-foot putts every hole. So I know that the low scores are there for the taking. Maybe a little more luck, maybe a little (or a lot) more practice.