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Went out to play in the wind again today. A little better than last time but not by much. Last time out in the wind I shot a 97. Today was a 94.
1 par, 2 birdies, 8 bogies, 4 doubles, 3 triples, 36 putts (again). Birdies went up, pars went down, bogies went up, doubles went down, triples went up. 2 shots OB on my nemesis hole (no local rule here for the distance drop ). I finally got one in play hitting 5 from the box and hit a great approach shot and 1 putt for the 7 .
I bought a weight kit for my driver last week and it showed up on Thursday. I had my driver cut down 1" when I bought it from CPO but they didn't add a heavier weight in there to balance out the loss of swing weight. I've been playing the original 8g weight in there for quite a while and I just figured that I would figure it out and play it a little lighter. Well, that hasn't been working. I swapped the 8g weight this morning to a 21g weight and it's made a world of difference. I can actually feel the clubhead in my swing, now. I don't feel that I need to manipulate the clubhead as much anymore and I'm seeing some positive results. I'm still having trouble breaking some old habits from playing with the lighter clubhead but when I trust it and just release I got some very good results today. I wouldn't say the driver swing is "set" but after one round I'm extremely encouraged.
Shot of the day was a 7i to a 171 yard par 3. The ball hit about a yard short of the green, bounced up, hit the pin and bounced back about two feet. It would have been my luck to get my first HIO without a witness. View attachment 8931916
Oh well, hoping for better next week.
I find this a constant battle. With my new swing/stance, it's getting a bit better, but it's definitely a constant bugaboo. And it only takes a leeeeeetle adjustment most of the time. Of which, I overdo and screw things up worse, lol.Played a totally forgettable 9 yesterday. I hit most of my drives really low - no more than 10 feet off the ground. Last hole I figured maybe I have the ball too far back in my stance. Finally hit a decent drive, but ended up with an awesome 58. I need to get back into shape and regain more flexibility
Amazing what a little tweak can accomplish! Now, either throw away the wrench for the weights, or super glue them in there and forget about them.Went out to play in the wind again today. A little better than last time but not by much. Last time out in the wind I shot a 97. Today was a 94.
1 par, 2 birdies, 8 bogies, 4 doubles, 3 triples, 36 putts (again). Birdies went up, pars went down, bogies went up, doubles went down, triples went up. 2 shots OB on my nemesis hole (no local rule here for the distance drop ). I finally got one in play hitting 5 from the box and hit a great approach shot and 1 putt for the 7 .
I bought a weight kit for my driver last week and it showed up on Thursday. I had my driver cut down 1" when I bought it from CPO but they didn't add a heavier weight in there to balance out the loss of swing weight. I've been playing the original 8g weight in there for quite a while and I just figured that I would figure it out and play it a little lighter. Well, that hasn't been working. I swapped the 8g weight this morning to a 21g weight and it's made a world of difference. I can actually feel the clubhead in my swing, now. I don't feel that I need to manipulate the clubhead as much anymore and I'm seeing some positive results. I'm still having trouble breaking some old habits from playing with the lighter clubhead but when I trust it and just release I got some very good results today. I wouldn't say the driver swing is "set" but after one round I'm extremely encouraged.
Shot of the day was a 7i to a 171 yard par 3. The ball hit about a yard short of the green, bounced up, hit the pin and bounced back about two feet. It would have been my luck to get my first HIO without a witness. View attachment 8931916
Oh well, hoping for better next week.
Were you playing like Old Man Pat from the Golfmates channel?Played 18 yesterday - in the current weather conditions, seems like we've been spoilt by our local linksy course - it's drainage is bordering on the sorcerous, and it's greens are right up there with the best I've ever played.
Unfortunately we didn't play there yesterday. Welcome to Bogsville, population: Us. Scored pretty well considering...shot 43+46=89 (par 73), so hit my hcap. Not my greatest ball striking day, not my worst, but definitely one of my better course and weather management days. Playing sensibly and to the prevailing conditions saved my rump more than once, so managing my expectations and being realistic really showed its value.
Indeed - "Red light, Yellow light, Green light"Were you playing like Old Man Pat from the Golfmates channel?
Little swing update. As I try to get more hip rotation into the swing, I notice I'm becoming more active with the lower body. (think Bobby Jones) Seems to be doing OK, and my lower back hurts a lot less. I had read an article somewhere about how the guys who had lots of leg movement were still playing into their seventies, where people who use the more modern swing are having back issues at 30. Seems to make sense.
I was really hoping that the weather during this self-quarantine period was going to be nice, because I was planning to self quarantine on the golf course playing & practicing. Forecast doesn't look amenable to this goal.Man, I miss playing. Winter can kiss my butt.
Thus, the hidden hand of the Illuminati/Trilateralists/Committe of 300 is made known.I was really hoping that the weather during this self-quarantine period was going to be nice, because I was planning to self quarantine on the golf course playing & practicing. Forecast doesn't look amenable to this goal.
I'm blaming the deep state. And Putin. Or Hilary.