Ah, yes, I’m on the shelf again. Things have gotten quiet around here lately because I haven’t been doing much of anything. When I arrived in Texas, I took upon the monumental task of rebuilding my swing with the help of a local pro. Things were slowly, but steadily turning around. I was spending a lot of time at the driving range. Probably too much, really, as I’ve hardly even set foot on a course this year (I started the process of moving here at the tail end of winter in New Jersey). Around five weeks ago, I tweaked something in my hand or wrist at the gym during a workout. Whatever I did, I wasn’t even aware of it at the time. It started to ache ever so slightly after I was finished and on my way home. It hurts kind of at the back of my hand where my thumb starts to meet up with my wrist. I’m sort of a “play through the pain” guy, so naturally, I found that I could still
Lesson Notes
Since I arrived in Texas, I found a local golf pro that I’ve been working with fairly regularly. I’ve been getting lessons nearly weekly since early May. I’ve been making some fairly significant swing changes and have been working extremely hard on that. I’ve seen momentary flashes of where I’m going and I like it, but it’s a lot to digest and a lot to change so it’s slow going. Because of that, I started taking notes at the conclusion of each lesson so that I can help myself to remember what we talked about and to review before each range session so that I have an idea of what I want to work on. I thought it might be useful if I shared my lesson notes with you, both so you can see what I’m working on, but also because you might find that taking notes after your own lessons has benefit as time goes on. A few times now, I’ve reviewed my notes and have realized I actually forgot key pieces of teaching.
Progress Update: May 17, 2011
What better way to spend the spring than to rebuild my swing? Ahhhh. Maybe I should rewind a little and fill in some of the details. I’m finally pretty much settled in after my move to Fort Worth, Texas. I last updated you all back in March, and I told you that moving was going to be hectic, and it was. I actually haven’t stepped onto a golf course since I left New Jersey. Mostly that’s because, as I mentioned, I was trying to change some things in my swing and it all went south. After I got here, I was spending a lot of time on the range trying to iron it all out and struggled, so I took some time and hooked up with a new golf pro here. I’ve had two lessons so far, and I really like where we’re going. Up front, I let him know that I’m not looking for Band-aids for my swing, so we set about making some fundamental changes. In actuality, there’s nothing earth-shattering. In fact, some
Progress Update: March 6, 2011
Even though I’m still on the tail end of winter, there’s suddenly a lot to talk about again. Let’s get right into it. First off, as you may know, I had bariatric surgery for weight loss last year. In the 6 months since then, I’ve lost 82 lbs. and I’m still going. I’m feeling better, and most importantly, I’m swinging better. That was a big decision moving forward for me and so far it’s really paying off. There’s been another big decision that came up lately. Namely, I took a job within my company in Fort Worth, Texas. I start work down there around five weeks from now, in mid-April. There are several reasons why I’m doing this, but one of the big factors is to put myself in a situation where I can play more golf during the year. I’m trading hotter summers for much more mild winters. That should eliminate the long winter layoffs that I deal with living in New Jersey. Not to mention, there are lots of golf opportunities there, including a
Video Analysis – November 28, 2010
What a whirlwind few weeks. After burning the midnight oil at the day job for a while, I decided to pack up and head for Myrtle Beach. It was a fun time and I’ll have more on that this week. I’ve been scarce around here for a few weeks, but everything should be getting back to normal now. I’m not sure why I haven’t done this sooner, but this morning, I decided to lug my video camera to the driving range and get some video. I wanted to break down the current state of my swing a little so you all can kind of see the things that I’m doing that I try to communicate in text, but that are much easier to digest visually. I took the video, broke it down, and created this 9-minute or so analysis. I already can’t stand looking at it because I want to fix those things I pointed out, and I know it’s going to be Saturday before I can get back to the driving range (maybe Friday,
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