I've been working on myself a bit, and that includes getting some new hobbies. Two that interested me were golf lessons at the local course and flying lessons. Both have pros and cons, I'd like to see it from a TRP standpoint:

Golf

Pros:

  • Actually a sport colleges recruit for

  • Good for networking in the future

  • Something I can play my entire life

  • Lots of popular guys at my school play it, and in general it's a social sport, so good for meeting people

Cons:

  • From when I've played it before, it isn't terrible, but isn't the most fun game I've played before.

  • I have great power but not good at precision, so not sure how good I could be realistically, even with lessons

  • Probably would take a longish time to get good enough to play with guys from school and not embarrass myself. Even longer to get good enough to realistically get recruited.

Flying lessons

Pros:

  • Adrenaline rush. I've always lived planes and taking off, and the view of the world under you. It's a great feeling.

  • Want to go into aerospace in the future, being a pilot may help with that

  • Has more of a unique cool factor than golf.

  • Can take girls flying on dates, or just fly with some friends

Cons:

  • Very solitary. I can invite people I know, but I won't be meeting that many new people just up there flying.

  • Really expensive

Which one is better?