Shot 49 today on the front nine. Hit 1 par and 3 bogeys. Driving was unspectacular, hitting both left and right, nothing in the fairway. Still, tied my best score on this track, due to short game practice kicking in. Had one chip that hit the flag, just missing birdie. One thing that wasn’t working [...]
Shot 55 on the front 9 of a local muni today. Was driving the ball well, long and accurate, finding all but one fairway (6/7 using driver). Putting was good as well, including a 10 foot 1-putt on the final hole (477 par 5) for a par. However, iron and wedge play were poor. Had [...]
Sometimes I need my chip shots to stop short after landing with very little roll-out. Had a hard time getting this to happen: better wedge, higher spin ball helped, but I was still impressed by the level of control that some people have (one-hop-and-stop). Here’s something that helps me: use the body. After impact, make [...]
Tried chipping with the 7 iron today. In the past I’ve mostly used a lofted wedge (sand or other 56 degree) for this, with reasonable results. Since some people swear by using a lower lofted iron, I gave it a go. I noticed that I could get more accurate results with the 7 iron than [...]
Just a note that I’m putting well today. Sank 6 out 6 putts from 4 foot range, my highest number ever. Took a few minutes to get into the groove. The feel is nice and relaxed in the shoulders, allowing the arms to swing on a pendulum, and not moving the head until the ball [...]
Shot 49 through nine holes today. OK, but could have been a lot better. Driving was great, being in the fairway or first cut of rough 8/9 times (6/7 with the driver). Only one shot went out of bounds right. Approach shots were OK; missed the green right with a couple, nailed the green to [...]
Shot a disappointing 55 on the back nine today. Previous nine holes were 50, 50 and 49. Warmup didn’t feel great, iron shots were off, but decided to go play anyway. On the course, my driver and putting were in good shape. This was somewhat expected, as i’ve been working hard on these two areas. [...]
Just a brief note that my putting accuracy is improving. In practice today, was able to hole 5/5 consecutive balls from 4 foot distance. This was a straight putt with little or no break. Previous best was 4/6. My new setup (eye alignment) seems to be helping. Also making a smooth pendulum stroke through the [...]
In my last round, the 3 hybrid was disappointing off the turf. Lost 3-4 strokes to mishits until I found a groove later in the round. Also when I did find a groove, the shots were long but mostly slightly right (straight). So practiced hitting this club today off the mat. I found that a [...]
