Welcome Back

10/13/10

It's been a while but, I'm back. I know all twelve of my followers have missed me! This has been my first full season of golf. I've learned a lot about the game of golf and my game as well. I've played nearly 50 rounds this year. I could have bought a car with the money I've spent on golf. I've changed my swing a few times with varying degrees of success. As of this post, I'm not using my driver. Somewhere during the improvement of my iron play, I forgot how to hit the driver. So instead I use my 3 wood. I lose 30-40 yards on average but I'm usually in the fairway. I don't got to the range as much, but I play enough to recognize my faults. Hopefully I'll make it to the range soon, so that I can get my driver back on the road. I stillplay with the same guys. Usually Joey or Kevin. Sometimes Jimmy. Different people come out with us when they can.

My game is better. My score doesn't always agree, but I can tell big differences. When I started playing I had no concept of how the club face should contact the ball. Now I have a feel for the interaction of the club face and ball. Golf is a feel game. Everyonehas a different swing, but the point is the same. Square the club face at impact. So I make consistent contact and my iron distances are true. Not long but true. I basically hit my 7 iron 150-155 yards. I take off or add 10 yards for each club shorter or longer. I use my hybrid for 20o yard shots. I'm still learning how to play from the rough and fairway bunkers, but I can think my way around the course better to avoid big numbers. I've learned to close the club face , so I hit a draw more times than a fade. I can feel which shot I've hit immediately upon impact. I constantly think about my posture and backswing. I've always liked practicing sports, and golf is no different. Every round is practice unless a friendly wager has been made. So, sometimes I try things that I might not if I were in a real competition. I have more respect for the courses I play and the rules of the game. I spend less time looking for balls in the woods because I hit less balls in the woods. I still manage to lose quite a few though. Golf has been good. I appreciate each day and each round. Whether it's raining or 100 degrees, I love to be out on the course taking it all in. The last month and a half have been great for golf in North Carolina. Temperatures in the 70's and 80's and not much rain.

I hope to keep playing frequently, and to improve more rapidly now that I have a basic concept of the game. My goal is to travel and play all around the country(maybe the world), following the weather! We'll see how that goes.I hope to share my golf experiences with anyone interested, and I have ideas to allow others to share as well. Until next time, hit em good!