Miscellaneous

Nov
18
2009

So, Now What?

Sorry I’ve been so scarce around here lately.  I’ve been extremely unhappy with the way the golf season wound down for me and I needed some time to mentally move on.  To be honest, I haven’t hit a shot since my disaster in mid-October.

Sometimes it’s best just to leave it alone for a while when things don’t go well.  Otherwise strong commitment can degrade into unbearable burden.  When golf stops being fun, then something’s wrong.  Well, I took a month-long [...]

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Oct
28
2009

Progress Update: October 27, 2009

Oh boy, I went and did it.  It’s the end of the season here and I put myself in a very bad position.

The days are getting pretty short now, so most of my work is accomplished on the weekend, though I have tried to make arrangements here and there to play a round or hit the driving range during the week.

As you may recall from my previous update, I was a little torn about trying to make one last surge [...]

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Oct
05
2009

Progress Update: October 5, 2009

As the season winds down, I’m faced with a painful decision: either devote myself to reaching my goal of single-digit handicap by the end of the season, or continue to make big changes that will pay long-term dividends in exchange for short-term difficulty.

The golf season in this area comes to a close at the end of October.  I will continue playing throughout the fall and winter whenever possible, but scores can only be entered for handicap purposes until the end [...]

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Sep
01
2009

My Best Learning Experience Yet

I played in my club championship on Sunday. Without a doubt, it was my best learning experience with respect to playing golf (as opposed to just learning how to swing the club or to hit shots).

Believe it or not, I’ve never played in a competitive tournament like that, and I’ve played a LOT of golf in my life.  I’ve played in evening men’s leagues and scramble tournaments, but nothing where it was a true competition, 100% by the book, [...]

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Aug
18
2009

Progress Update: August 18, 2009

The dog days of summer are here.  I was grinding away with the pain in my hip/leg area since my last update but fortunately, it seems like it might be very nearly gone.  Over the last week or two, I’ve been able to play and practice more and haven’t really been troubled at all.

I did lose a little of my golf stamina because last week I hit a lot of range balls in the morning and when I tried to [...]

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  • Allotting Practice Time
  • I’ve had a poll running in the sidebar for a while asking what part of your golf game you spend the most time practicing. As of this writing, there are 75 responses that break down as:

    Short Irons – 32%
    Mid Irons – 17%
    Putting – 16%
    Pitching – 12%
    No Practice – 7%
    Long Irons – 5%
    Driving – 5%
    Chipping – 4%
    Trouble Shots – 1%
    Sand Play – 0%

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