Just got the howdidido e-mail for Sundays montly medal comp.
1st in Div 2 - YAY, by 3 shots :-)
Tied for overall top spot with two others, as it's just done on net score with no count back. So should get a good hall of Order of Merit points as well.
Well chuffed given my recent form.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
Results not in yet. But .....
They have published my revised Handicap.
12.1 :-)
But for some reason the comp results are not showing yet and the handicap graph still shows my old 13.5 handicap.
Odd. But hay 12.1, first cut of the year. I'm happy with that.
Now the real hard work starts.
12.1 :-)
But for some reason the comp results are not showing yet and the handicap graph still shows my old 13.5 handicap.
Odd. But hay 12.1, first cut of the year. I'm happy with that.
Now the real hard work starts.
The suspense is killing me
Results for yesterdays comp is still not posted to howdidido yet.
Not so much interested if I won or not, more interested to see what kind of cut in handicap I'm in for.
Could be as low as 11.7 if CSS was 72 !! that's a big step towards single figures.
Who'd have thought that after the way this year has gone so far.
But still a way to go as that will make me a cat 2 golfer and only entitled to 0.2 cuts per stroke under my handicap.
By my reckoning I'll have to shoot a couple of 5-6 under rounds to get to a 9.4 handicap. So that's a couple of 76-77 type rounds during a comp, or a 3-4 sub 80 rounds. That's going to be tough, doable, but a stretch.
I think I'd be happy to get under 10, even if I don't get to a single figure playing handicap.
Not so much interested if I won or not, more interested to see what kind of cut in handicap I'm in for.
Could be as low as 11.7 if CSS was 72 !! that's a big step towards single figures.
Who'd have thought that after the way this year has gone so far.
But still a way to go as that will make me a cat 2 golfer and only entitled to 0.2 cuts per stroke under my handicap.
By my reckoning I'll have to shoot a couple of 5-6 under rounds to get to a 9.4 handicap. So that's a couple of 76-77 type rounds during a comp, or a 3-4 sub 80 rounds. That's going to be tough, doable, but a stretch.
I think I'd be happy to get under 10, even if I don't get to a single figure playing handicap.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
A good Day
So after the 102 on Friday, the lesson with Bryan and a bit of practice on Saturday morning I headed out for this mornings comp. Feeling absolutely shattered after a BBQ at my place yesterday night.
Hit some balls on the range beforehand, badly. Had a few practice putts and chips. Again not great.
Then off we go.
First drive, right down the middle. Arrow straight 7i to 15ft. Left the putt 4ft short, but got the next down.
2nd, 3w, up the left hand side of the fairway. Dodgy 5i squirted right off a hanging lie. 56 degree just cleared the front bunker then sink a 15ft putt for par.
3rd, aimed at left side of the par 3 green as it's wet front and right. Arrow straight 6i to the left side of the green. 2 putts and another par.
par, par, par start. Never done that before.
Played ok rest of the front 9. Birdy on 7. But a mare on 9. Par 3, took 7. Walked off with 42 feeling a bit dejected. All that good work and still ended up shooting to my handicap.
Steady start to the back. Bogeyed 10, 11 and 12. Sprayed my drive at 13 right but hit a nice 6i into the green. Sunk another 15ft for birdy.
Should have birdied the par 5 14 but missed a short 5ft putt. But had a tap in par. Nailed a lovely drive with a bit of draw up the right hand side and it came back nicely but just rolled off the fairway slightly on the left. Had 210 to go and nailed my 3h a bit too good and put it just through the back of the green. nice little pitch and run with the PW to leave the 5 footer.
Parred 15 and 16. No mean feat I can tell you.
Then 17. OMG. Hit the worst shot of the day, possibly the year. Long par 3 (215 yards), took a 4i. Hit a fat snap hook into the back of the bench next to the yellow tees in front of us ( White tees are elevated by about 10-15 feet from the yellows) and it comes back 10ft finishing probably no more than 30ft in front of me in deep rough. Oops. I had to laugh.
Hit a good 5i out the rough but found the front left bunker. Got it out ok, but took 2 putts to get down for a 5.
Regulation 18. Nice drive up the right. Thought I hit the perfect 7i into the green but it just landed and stopped dead 30ft from the hole. I was expecting it to release right up to the hole. Couple of putts and another par for a 40 shot back 9.
82, nett 68, 3 shots under my handicap. Best I've shot in a long time.
So I'm expecting a bit of a cut. 1.5 shots down to 12 I think. (5x.3 if CSS is 71 and as the 9th get's rounded down to a nett double bogey).
Still waiting for the results to get posted on howdidido but should be in with a shout of the win even though i know my m8 John shot a nett 68, but he's ineligible for the win as it's only his second comp.
So not a bad end to the week after all.
Hit some balls on the range beforehand, badly. Had a few practice putts and chips. Again not great.
Then off we go.
First drive, right down the middle. Arrow straight 7i to 15ft. Left the putt 4ft short, but got the next down.
2nd, 3w, up the left hand side of the fairway. Dodgy 5i squirted right off a hanging lie. 56 degree just cleared the front bunker then sink a 15ft putt for par.
3rd, aimed at left side of the par 3 green as it's wet front and right. Arrow straight 6i to the left side of the green. 2 putts and another par.
par, par, par start. Never done that before.
Played ok rest of the front 9. Birdy on 7. But a mare on 9. Par 3, took 7. Walked off with 42 feeling a bit dejected. All that good work and still ended up shooting to my handicap.
Steady start to the back. Bogeyed 10, 11 and 12. Sprayed my drive at 13 right but hit a nice 6i into the green. Sunk another 15ft for birdy.
Should have birdied the par 5 14 but missed a short 5ft putt. But had a tap in par. Nailed a lovely drive with a bit of draw up the right hand side and it came back nicely but just rolled off the fairway slightly on the left. Had 210 to go and nailed my 3h a bit too good and put it just through the back of the green. nice little pitch and run with the PW to leave the 5 footer.
Parred 15 and 16. No mean feat I can tell you.
Then 17. OMG. Hit the worst shot of the day, possibly the year. Long par 3 (215 yards), took a 4i. Hit a fat snap hook into the back of the bench next to the yellow tees in front of us ( White tees are elevated by about 10-15 feet from the yellows) and it comes back 10ft finishing probably no more than 30ft in front of me in deep rough. Oops. I had to laugh.
Hit a good 5i out the rough but found the front left bunker. Got it out ok, but took 2 putts to get down for a 5.
Regulation 18. Nice drive up the right. Thought I hit the perfect 7i into the green but it just landed and stopped dead 30ft from the hole. I was expecting it to release right up to the hole. Couple of putts and another par for a 40 shot back 9.
82, nett 68, 3 shots under my handicap. Best I've shot in a long time.
So I'm expecting a bit of a cut. 1.5 shots down to 12 I think. (5x.3 if CSS is 71 and as the 9th get's rounded down to a nett double bogey).
Still waiting for the results to get posted on howdidido but should be in with a shout of the win even though i know my m8 John shot a nett 68, but he's ineligible for the win as it's only his second comp.
So not a bad end to the week after all.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
2nd July Iron DL
ok first of a couple of vids after the lesson yesterday.
Hit the ball ok at the range but I can see some big issues.
1. Look where my belt buckle is pointing in the back swing ! I've turned my whole body back 90, not my shoulders.
2. Loosing the club at the top a bit. That's an old problem I need to work on. I've always had that and can't get rid.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Had to go see Bryan
I've tried to seem him for the past couple of weeks as I felt my game was in real trouble but just couldn't find a slot where we were both free. Finally got to see him today.
Explained what had been going on and he said if it happens again, just speak to him and not one of the range guys and he'll make room in his diary to see me. Which is really good of him.
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So what did he say ?
My setup is all still good. Just need my right foot a bit squarer to the target line.
The main problem is I'm trying to take the club back too far and cocking my wrists too much, which then means I've got too much going on in my down swing to get the club-head back to where it needs to be.
So he's just got me swinging back until I feel resistance and stopping everything there. No forced rotation, stop my arms. Then simply drive my right shoulder through.
So Turn and Turn. Simple.
The way Bryan has described it is that as I have a muscular upper body (To much Weight Training) I'm not flexible enough to get the club into a traditional position. I need to use my upper body power to generate club head speed and not my arms and hands.
So it's about a 3/4 backswing, trying to keep a solid left wrist and then drive my right shoulder through.
Hit some really nice 7i's. The swing feels so simple and basic there is little that can go wrong. I just need to try to keep my arms and hands out of the swing.
He's advised me to watch some Ross McGowan swing videos as that's what he wants me to swing like.
He got me hitting some drivers, but had a real hard time getting my left wrist to stop bowing. He got out a wrist support to help me get the feeling, then got me ripping my drives as hard as I could just with body rotation. Man did they scream off the face.
But as soon as he took the wrist support off I really had trouble with the wrist again. Not bad enough to cause really terrible shots, they were all pretty good by recent standards, just could be prone to problems if I don't get a stronger left wrist.
Something to work on.
Not sure I'll play tomorrow. Might just go practice for a bit, then see how I get on in the comp on Sunday.
I'll take the camera and see if I can get some goo swing vids.
It's been a While
Since my last post.
So what's been going on.
Went to the US for a couple of weeks. Vegas then Scottsdale and got to play some golf in Scottsdale. First time I've played abroad.
Perfect weather, perfect conditions and a courses were in fantastic conditions. I played 3 times. All at Talking Stick. Played the south course once and the north course twice.
Actually shot a 79. Which was pleasing with hire clubs.
Also when I got back I went to watch the BMW Championship at Wentworth. What a fantastic day. Again another first. First time I'd been to a professional event.
Just had the best time. Got to see all the top players. Donald, Westwood, Mcalroy, Kaymer etc.
Plus I had fantastic 18th grandstand seats, so got to see the finish.
What a day.
So, hows my golf been going ?
Still struggling I'm afraid to say. Apart from the 79 while I was in the US it's been pretty poor. Never really looking like shooting under my handicap. Had a few good 9 holes rounds, shot a 38 (3 over par) a few weeks back.
But apart from that it's been really inconsistent.
I've had all this week off as well so played a bit. And lets just say I wish I hadn't.
Played twice Monday, We didn't really play twice. Played 9 holes at Letchworth and walked off as I was playing so badly. Then went to play at Chesfield later in the day. Walked off after 9 again.
Played Whitehills on Wednesday with a couple of m8's. Started ok'ish, middle of the round was just dire, then played some good stuff for the final 3rd, including a tap in birdy on the par 5 12th.
Decided to play again this morning and had an absolute mare. Started steady enough but a couple of silly greenside mistakes cost me pars. Then it just went downhill from there. Sprayed the ball all over the place.
I played the full 18 to try to find something in my game but ended up shooting a horrific 102. argh. That just hurts typing it.
But tbh, the way I've been playing recently a 100+ score has been coming for a while.
Comp this weekend. Medal on Sunday. My goal. To avoid another +.1. Tall order me thinks.
So what's been going on.
Went to the US for a couple of weeks. Vegas then Scottsdale and got to play some golf in Scottsdale. First time I've played abroad.
Perfect weather, perfect conditions and a courses were in fantastic conditions. I played 3 times. All at Talking Stick. Played the south course once and the north course twice.
Actually shot a 79. Which was pleasing with hire clubs.
Also when I got back I went to watch the BMW Championship at Wentworth. What a fantastic day. Again another first. First time I'd been to a professional event.
Just had the best time. Got to see all the top players. Donald, Westwood, Mcalroy, Kaymer etc.
Plus I had fantastic 18th grandstand seats, so got to see the finish.
What a day.
So, hows my golf been going ?
Still struggling I'm afraid to say. Apart from the 79 while I was in the US it's been pretty poor. Never really looking like shooting under my handicap. Had a few good 9 holes rounds, shot a 38 (3 over par) a few weeks back.
But apart from that it's been really inconsistent.
I've had all this week off as well so played a bit. And lets just say I wish I hadn't.
Played twice Monday, We didn't really play twice. Played 9 holes at Letchworth and walked off as I was playing so badly. Then went to play at Chesfield later in the day. Walked off after 9 again.
Played Whitehills on Wednesday with a couple of m8's. Started ok'ish, middle of the round was just dire, then played some good stuff for the final 3rd, including a tap in birdy on the par 5 12th.
Decided to play again this morning and had an absolute mare. Started steady enough but a couple of silly greenside mistakes cost me pars. Then it just went downhill from there. Sprayed the ball all over the place.
I played the full 18 to try to find something in my game but ended up shooting a horrific 102. argh. That just hurts typing it.
But tbh, the way I've been playing recently a 100+ score has been coming for a while.
Comp this weekend. Medal on Sunday. My goal. To avoid another +.1. Tall order me thinks.
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