Founder here: 450 Million Golf fans and only 60 Million play the sport ... why?Validating a niche SaaS problem offline ... The gap between golf interest and playing on a course.

CO - Founder here. I’ve been spending time at golf ranges talking to people who like golf but don’t yet feel ready for the course.
The same themes keep coming up: cost, not knowing enough, and feeling like they do not have the skill to belong yet.
That’s the gap we’re exploring now; not swing improvement, but readiness.
We’re trying to understand whether there is room for a source of truth for golf readiness: one place that makes the next step feel clear instead of overwhelming.
I’m interested in how other SaaS founders validated an emotional problem before building.