I have a complicated relationship with golf. I come from a golf-obsessed family, but as a child I was always the black sheep of the family because I lacked both the hand-eye coordination and patience required for golf.

So when Netflix's new eight-part sports documentary, Full Swing, debuted last month, I can't say I was particularly interested. Having been forced to attend countless Masters watch parties and taken to the driving range so many times that the mere sight of a golf course would make me break out in a cold sweat.

But last week, after a long flight and a long time on my hands, I decided to give it a full swing. And this week, upon hearing the news (opens in new tab) that a second season will be released in 2024, I am overjoyed as if I had just made a brilliant putt.

Clearly, the sports documentary has garnered enough interest to warrant a full-swing season two, but it peaked at #6 on Netflix's most-watched list and quickly disappeared from the list altogether. Netflix's epic F1 show "Drive to It's a shame, because it's a very engaging show that deserves as much attention as "Survive.

As mentioned, I don't have much time for golf itself. While I fully appreciate and respect what professional players do on the golf course, the sport is not for me. However, Full Swing grabbed my attention because it focuses on the person hitting the ball rather than the distance of the ball.

Several top pros are spotlighted, including Justin Thomas, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jordan Spieth, and Rory McCloy. (And it was the deep insights into their lives and personal motivations that drew me into the series.

It is fascinating to explore what makes each of these outstanding athletes tick, and the doc does a great job of presenting each athlete's story in a compelling way.

My favorite episode of the series focuses on Joel Dahmen, an American golfer from Clarkston, Washington. One of the first things he says is, "Somebody has to be the 70th best golfer in the world. That's fine with me."

Given that the rest of the series focuses on players who are determined to be the best in the world, I found this insight into the mindset of a player who is content to be much lower in the pro rankings very interesting. You don't see that very often in sports documentaries.

Don't worry if you're not familiar with golf. The series does an almost adequate job of covering the basic rules of the game and explaining how each tournament is structured. However, it does not do a very good job when it comes to putting the events in chronological order between episodes. This makes it a bit confusing when trying to follow the 2022 golf season that the program covers.

I'm not the only one who finds the full swing worth watching. The show's first season currently has an impressive score of 100% on the review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes (opens in new tab).

This number comes from a relatively small sample size of 10 reviews, but is still a strong indicator of its overall quality.

Richard Roper of the Chicago Sun-Times (open in new tab) called the documentary "a binge-worthy PGA Tour reality show that even causal fans will love," and Tony Paul of the Detroit News (open in new tab) called it "more casual sports fan, or even non-sports fans, will have no problem with the projects presented, as many of the stories tug at the heartstrings."

If you're looking for something new to watch over the weekend, I urge you to give "Full Swing" a try.

The biggest compliment is that I look forward to watching the next major golf tournament with my family. At the end of the year, when I look back at Netflix's entire 2023, I am confident that "Full Swing" will be among Netflix's best new shows.