
Progress Update: December 14, 2008
Posted by Double Eagle in My Progress, Practice Tips
I really have a disdain for cold weather golf anymore. It’s hard to make any real improvement when I can’t get on the course or the driving range with any regularity. The conditions are more difficult to play in. The cold keeps my muscles stiff.
Nonetheless, I was able to get out for nine holes today for the first time in weeks. I wouldn’t say I played well, but I did better than I expected. I’d say my ball striking was much better than I figured it would be, but naturally everything was just a little off. I wasn’t holing any putts and my short game was imprecise.
I have to keep reminding myself that the weather and course conditions play a part in all that. In 44-degree weather, I need to remind myself to club up. When I hit a short drive, I need to remind myself that the fairways are saturated and there’s a 1 or 2 club wind in my face. The greens are fairly bumpy during this time of year.
I’m still confident that when I’m able to practice with regularity and get in the repetitions that I need, I’ll be making serious progress. I made a number of swing discoveries (most with the help of my pro) this year that will help me make real improvement in the coming months.
I’m still having good success with choking down on my driver. I hit one poor drive (the first of the day), and after that, the rest of my drives were respectable and I felt like I was really in control.
One thing I need to be doing is making better use of the winter (and what’s left of the fall) in terms of working out. I’ve been keeping extraordinarily busy and workout time is suffering. I need to start organizing my time a little better and make workouts a priority. This is another downside to winter. It’s so easy to slip out of the frame of mind of what I’m trying to accomplish, especially when late-fall and winter weather make golf seem so far away.
I’m hoping for some mild weather this winter, but maybe it’s time to think about relocating to a place with more winter golfing opportunities. To be truthful, I’ve already been thinking about it, so saying it’s time to start thinking about it isn’t really accurate. I don’t know what the future holds, so stay tuned.





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