Those who go along get along.
A bad putter is like a bad apple in a barrel. First, it turns your chipping game sour. Then it begins to eat into your irons and finally it just cleans the head off your driver.
Good golfing temperament falls between taking it with a grin or shrug and throwing a fit.
Practice your swing until it becomes a habit of mind and muscle.
That little white ball is always staring back at you, daring you to make a mistake.
The only reason I ever played in the first place was so I could afford to hunt and fish.