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Blog archives for November, 2010


Archive for November, 2010

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Played 9 holes of the chipping game on the practice green today.  One ball from various distances and lies off the green, with 4ft or less from the hole being par, chip-in = birdie, > 4ft being bogey. After 9 holes,was 4 over.  Did not have any chip-ins, though came close once or twice.   I [...]

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Played 9 holes worth of the putting game today.  Dropped the ball at 8 to 20 feet, then 2 strokes in = par, 3 strokes bogey, etc.  Ended at even par for the first time!  (Last time was 4 over for 9 holes, i.e. four 3-putts or four wasted strokes for 9 holes). Actually had one [...]

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

In my last round, I lost 4-5 strokes due to poor full-swing wedge shots.  Was hitting fat, getting under the ball, and losing 10-20 yds and missing the green as a result. I worked this out today on the range, and was hammering my sand wedge and pitching wedge: don’t think I’ve ever hit these [...]

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

Played nine holes today and struck the ball very solidly, maybe the best I’ve ever done on the course.  PW through 4 hybrid, tee to fairway to rough, every full swing shot connected well and was long and high.  Most shots were straight, some had a slight fade.  Hit 70% of fairways. Also putted fairly [...]