flylear45
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Hey guys and gals. I'm new to the forum and got a chance to meet and play with some great guys from NE Ohio and Indiana yesterday.
I belong to a semi-rural golf course that hosts club events including a Ryder Cup every year, and was lucky enough to be selected as a (losing) Captain a few years ago.
I started last year playing to an 11 handicap but by the end of last year was able to drop that to 6.6, owing in part to the fact that I shot two of the best consecutive rounds of my life in the club championship in the handicap division, and won in a playoff after being two strokes back on the final day, shooting a PB of 69 on a par 70 and one over par gross for the tournament as an 8 handicap.
I then went on to play poorly in the Senior amateur events on my schedule and scored in the mid-80's due largely to poor putting and scoring iron play.
I want to start a thread to share my journey going forward.
I have set goals for myself to play in Senior golf tournaments this year and to place in the top 10. I want to drop my handicap into the 4-5 range so as to be a 1 man in the weekend game we play at Riverview.
My focus this winter was to work on my swing deficiencies with my coach to try to get my iron play up to a level of ball-striking that would allow me to compete within my area at my age. (I'm 57.)
I travelled to Austin to hook up with Matt Christian last month and took a lesson from him in person for the first time. Up till now all our work has been over Skype, email, and internet interaction. I began work with him the October prior to my handicap dropping and my club championship.
What I'm doing is going to sound really strange to a lot of you, and that's fine. I don't expect anyone else to agree or follow, but I do want to share my process in case it can help anyone else. I got a lot of PM's and thank you's on the site I came from thanking me for sharing, so I am working under the assumption that what I am going through can be of some help for others.
If nothing else, for the people who would like to try what I am trying to do but don't have the time, maybe they can get a vicarious view of what it's like as I struggle along. Because I do struggle. This isn't an easy game. That's exactly why I do it and why I want it so much.
For others, maybe I can help show that you don't have to be anything special to get decent at this game...... because I'm nothing special.
I do work hard, and I try to work smart, because I'm not getting younger or more athletic as my 60th birthday is the next 'big thing'.
Ok, then. As a background, here's the video that attracted me to Matt and his way of teaching. If you want a glossy production vid you will be disappointed. this is about the content not the production. This is what started me on the path from 11 to 6.6.
I belong to a semi-rural golf course that hosts club events including a Ryder Cup every year, and was lucky enough to be selected as a (losing) Captain a few years ago.
I started last year playing to an 11 handicap but by the end of last year was able to drop that to 6.6, owing in part to the fact that I shot two of the best consecutive rounds of my life in the club championship in the handicap division, and won in a playoff after being two strokes back on the final day, shooting a PB of 69 on a par 70 and one over par gross for the tournament as an 8 handicap.
I then went on to play poorly in the Senior amateur events on my schedule and scored in the mid-80's due largely to poor putting and scoring iron play.
I want to start a thread to share my journey going forward.
I have set goals for myself to play in Senior golf tournaments this year and to place in the top 10. I want to drop my handicap into the 4-5 range so as to be a 1 man in the weekend game we play at Riverview.
My focus this winter was to work on my swing deficiencies with my coach to try to get my iron play up to a level of ball-striking that would allow me to compete within my area at my age. (I'm 57.)
I travelled to Austin to hook up with Matt Christian last month and took a lesson from him in person for the first time. Up till now all our work has been over Skype, email, and internet interaction. I began work with him the October prior to my handicap dropping and my club championship.
What I'm doing is going to sound really strange to a lot of you, and that's fine. I don't expect anyone else to agree or follow, but I do want to share my process in case it can help anyone else. I got a lot of PM's and thank you's on the site I came from thanking me for sharing, so I am working under the assumption that what I am going through can be of some help for others.
If nothing else, for the people who would like to try what I am trying to do but don't have the time, maybe they can get a vicarious view of what it's like as I struggle along. Because I do struggle. This isn't an easy game. That's exactly why I do it and why I want it so much.
For others, maybe I can help show that you don't have to be anything special to get decent at this game...... because I'm nothing special.
I do work hard, and I try to work smart, because I'm not getting younger or more athletic as my 60th birthday is the next 'big thing'.
Ok, then. As a background, here's the video that attracted me to Matt and his way of teaching. If you want a glossy production vid you will be disappointed. this is about the content not the production. This is what started me on the path from 11 to 6.6.
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