Practiced chipping and pitching with a variety of clubs today: sand wedge, pitching wedge, 8 iron and 4 hybrid. My problem has been 50 yds and in. I tend to always hit sand wedge, which often comes up short, hit fat, or bladed. Practiced with 8 iron today, what a revelation! So much easier to [...]
Practiced on the grass range today…and the value of hitting of grass versus mats became immediately apparent. Hit the first couple of shots with my 4 hybrid, these started left and stayed straight left. See the front part of the accumulated divot pattern in the photo. This made realize that I was making my common [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
In my last round, I three-putted a couple times in nine holes. The issue was my distance control. Had been practicing putting to an elevated tier, but during the round sent it well past the hole (6-10) feet in two such situations. Need to relax, breathe, light grip, rotate shoulders while visualizing the target. This [...]
Flubbed two (2) short chips in a row in a recent round. This was after putting two (2) balls in the same lake… In retrospect I was distracted, and during setup forgot to put most of my weight on my left leg…Just need to remember this and my chipping will be fine. Hit the practice [...]
Played the putting game today on the practice green. Dropped 1 ball eighteen times, in various positions around various holes. Putt length varied from 6 feet to 30 feet, uphills and downhills, etc. One putt = -1, two putt = 0, etc. After 18 holes, was -3! My lowest score ever for this game. Warm-up [...]
For me, ball-striking consistency comes down to two (2) things: 1) Turning, not swaying 2) Setup Today at the range I was making near-perfect turns but still hitting fat and thin. Checking out my grip (i.e. setup), I found that I was gripping the club a little too short (choked down about an inch). This [...]
My ball striking has been improving a lot lately on the range. This is a result of focusing on smooth tempo, and turning not swaying. For fades, I finish with my hands high, creating a steeper swing and deeper divot. For draws, I finish with hands lower for a shallower swing. Just these 2-3 swing [...]
Had a surreal experience on the range today. As you know, I’ve not been hitting driver due to its inconsistency for me, and planned to revisit it when my ballstriking improved. Well, my ballstriking has improved. So I brought out the driver and hit some balls, after several minutes of hitting 4 Hybrid and 5 Wood [...]
