96
That's right... I broke 100! Yippeeee!
It was tough and I really had to be on top of my game. I thought I lost my chance on the 17th hole when I triple bogied the hole. But luckily I did well on the previous holes, that I gave myself a cushion.
In addition to breaking 100, I had my first birdie. My first birdie was on hole #10. The easiest handicapped hole on the course. To the middle of the green it was about 100 yards, and the pin was slightly more towards the back of the green. I took out my 6i, teed it up about 1/2" an inch and hit the ball. The ball landed before the pin, released and rolled a few feet behind the pin. On the green, I had a slightly downhill putt with a slight break to the left side of the cup. Not an easy putt. So I aimed to the right side of the cup, hit it and voila! I had my first birdie! I squealed with joy and retired the ball so that I have my first birdie ball.
So now that I know I can break 100, now I have a goal to break 95. Small steps folks small steps.
Stringing bogeys is a good feeling. I've strung 4 bogeys together, but to do 7 bogeys in a row? Amazing! Then I had 4 more on the back 9. Playing bogey golf actually helped me. I didn't really focus on par, but rather on personal par. I like playing personal par better since I have trouble reaching the green (I really need to get more distance off of every club).
My short game was decent. I've been working on it all week..er 1 day. I spent 4 hours at the range on Friday. I've changed my set up. Now I stand closer to the ball so that I can hit down on the ball. I was always sweeping, so the ball wouldn't get up. My putting wasn't bad. I mostly two putted. I also used a new putting stroke, so that helped me. I still have to work on my distance control, but this new stroke is a lot better. The shaft is inline with my forearms and I have a toe hang.
Hole 17... Wow. My worst hole ever. The pin was tucked into the back left corner of the green. Normally, I would use my 7i for a front pin, 6i for a middle pin and 9 wood for a back pin placement. So I chose my 9 wood and teed it up. I aimed straight for the pin, but it ended up going into the left bunker. Boo. After I hit, Anthony told me that there is a tendency for the ball to go left when it is teed up and hit with the wood. Boo. I wish I knew that because I would have aimed right! So I ended up in the bunker with an awkward lie. The ball was in the bunker, but I couldn't stand in it. So I tried my best and aimed for the pin (dumb move there) and I catch too much ball and hit it into the 18th hole tee box. Grr. So now, I am about 20 yards away from the green. I try to hit a pitch shot, but I babied the shot and it ends up in the grass. Anthony scolds me for getting "cute" with the shot. I deserved it too because I wasn't aggressive through the swing. So I go and hit my ball out of the grass on the side of the bunker and two putt for triple bogey. Fun Fun. I was so afraid that I lost it there. But I didn't let that bother me and told myself that I had to just bogey the next hole and I would be fine. Umm yea, I double bogey the last hole because I got caught in the bunker and had to hit back out onto the fairway to get out. But I did break 100. =) So the lesson from this hole, be aggressive throughout the entire shot. Don't get "cute."
I need to find a ball that I can play with. During the first 10 holes, I played with a pink Pinnacle ball. I seriously hate the way the ball looks, but damn I can hit this ball. My shots go a lot farther, so I may have to buy some of these. Dammit. I looked on Lostgolfballs.com and they have a 100 bucket for about $30. Too bad they don't have the white ones. I think I would be sold on those. hehe. Anyways, this ball flies for me, but it rolls. I had a few lucky breaks where it bounced off the side of the hill and stayed in the fairway.
I think on the 15th or 16th tee, Anthony told me how Rickie Fowler's routine lasts 30 seconds. His 30 second routine includes the time he grabs his club to when he hits the ball. Fast, huh? Before he grabs his club, he knows what he is going to doSo I started to speed up my routine. My previous routine involved taking the club, practice swing, aim and hit and that could last for about 1min, maybe more. Not good. I found that I did a lot better when I would pick my club, stand behind the ball, pick out my target, take my practice swing, align myself properly and hit. Sooo much better. So now I have to really work on that.
I have my mini goal of breaking 95, while my ultimate goal is breaking 90. That is basically bogey golf. All I have to do is bogey every hole. That's tough because double bogeys, and some triple bogeys are gonna slip into there. I know I can do it. I hear it's short game will help me to break 90, so I need to really improve on my short game.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
I broke 100!!
Yep, I scored a 99 at Santa Teresa! Except I didn't play all of my tees. I played the par 3s on the forward tees. Whipping out driver on a par 3 is ridiculous! I guess technically I didn't break it, but hehe I know what I have to do to break 100 now.
Limit the 3 putts
Drive the ball well
Yep that is what I have to do.
Playing Summitpointe this weekend. I know I can break 100 there. I just need to practice. I haven't gone to the range all week.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Chipping
I need to learn how to chip because I have no fucking clue what I am doing. I thought I was doing it right, but nope I wasn't. ARGGG
WHO in this world thinks GOLF IS EASY!
Because it's not.
and that is how I feel.
hopefully I can break 100 tomorrow. I have two tee boxes to choose from. one tee box plays about 4000 something yards, BUT it's slope is 99. WTF. I know it's still a challenge, to make par blah blah blah, but the slope is too low. The next closest tee box plays over 6000 yards. WHO DOES THAT?! Maybe I am expecting too much from a golf course after playing Cinnabar. Cinnabar had forward tees that were challenging. I'm starting to understand what makes a course woman friendly. I guess I could try to break 100 from the forward tees, but that wouldn't really count as breaking 100. I have until tomorrow morning to decide.
WHO in this world thinks GOLF IS EASY!
Because it's not.
and that is how I feel.
hopefully I can break 100 tomorrow. I have two tee boxes to choose from. one tee box plays about 4000 something yards, BUT it's slope is 99. WTF. I know it's still a challenge, to make par blah blah blah, but the slope is too low. The next closest tee box plays over 6000 yards. WHO DOES THAT?! Maybe I am expecting too much from a golf course after playing Cinnabar. Cinnabar had forward tees that were challenging. I'm starting to understand what makes a course woman friendly. I guess I could try to break 100 from the forward tees, but that wouldn't really count as breaking 100. I have until tomorrow morning to decide.
I like nonsense....
"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking lif through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities."
- Dr. Seuss
In high school we had to pick a senior quote to put below our picture. I picked this quote because I like Dr. Seuss. Looking back, I thought it was a fun and silly quote. Not too sure if it fit my personality though. I was a serious student although I liked to laugh at silly little things. Hmm maybe it did fit my personality then? I dunno. But ya, that was my quote. There's a few more quotes I like, but I think I will save them for another day.
- Dr. Seuss
In high school we had to pick a senior quote to put below our picture. I picked this quote because I like Dr. Seuss. Looking back, I thought it was a fun and silly quote. Not too sure if it fit my personality though. I was a serious student although I liked to laugh at silly little things. Hmm maybe it did fit my personality then? I dunno. But ya, that was my quote. There's a few more quotes I like, but I think I will save them for another day.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Driving Range 3.1.10
Yay! I am very happy with my swing.
Oh driver.... I was hitting it well and I had a consistent miss. On my good drives, I was able to hit it about 150 yards (carry), which meant I could probably hit it a few yards farther! *leaps for joy* I am more comfortable with my set up. I didn't really have to fight placing the club on the ground. I actually forgot about fighting the urge and focused more on my shoulder turn and set up. I am still figuring out how far I should be from the ball and where to place it. Right now I have it where I am about half an inch away from the edge of the cross (located on the mat). This is about right since I am slowly hitting it near the center and not heeling the driver. I am still figuring out where to place the ball. Right now I am experimenting on having it where my armpit is. After these changes, my ball flight is a lot higher, but it's going farther. No more 70 yard driver shots. yay!
I practiced hitting my irons using the hit the tee drill, except I couldn't hit the tee. However, I was able to drive through the ball. Which is the point of the drill, so I guess I learned from it. I can now hit my 7i and it had a beautiful ball flight. It was nice and high and it went about 110-120 yards. I could even replicate it several times!
Here are my distances by the end of the night:
6i- 125 yards, kida low ball flight
7i- 115 yards, nice high ball flight
8i- 100 yards, high ball flight
9i- 88 yards
PW- 80 yards
AW- 70 yards, very high ball flight, slight hook
SW- 65 yards
I am getting closer to my goal of hitting my irons higher. That's what I was working on, and now I need to work on gaining distance and getting equal gaps between the clubs. I need to be aggressive in my downswing. I kinda lost it while focusing on eliminating the sway. It's slowly coming back and that's a good thing. I learned that I can't rush the backswing. I gotta have a nice, easy and controlled shortened takeback and then I can swing aggressively on the downswing. I also tweaked my ball positioning. I could never do because my sway would cause my the club to bottom out at the wrong place. I have to put my wedges a little behind middle, 8 and 9 middle, 7 and 6 slightly in front of middle and my woods a ball ahead of middle.
At the end of the range session, I practiced my pitches. I showed Anthony how I thought a pitch should be hit and he said I don't accelerate my hands through the ball. So I had to practice accelerating through the ball and rolling through my ankles. After a few tries, I got and then he showed me how to use my tempo to control the distance of the ball. He also showed me how to get the ball to land softly by slowing down my tempo.
Overall, today was a very good range session. I am scared that my next session won't be as good because that is what usually happens. But I gotta work on my consistency and forget about that pattern. I learned how to experiment a little to figure out what works. Tempo is important and I really want to get back into the bunkers to work on my tempo.
Oh driver.... I was hitting it well and I had a consistent miss. On my good drives, I was able to hit it about 150 yards (carry), which meant I could probably hit it a few yards farther! *leaps for joy* I am more comfortable with my set up. I didn't really have to fight placing the club on the ground. I actually forgot about fighting the urge and focused more on my shoulder turn and set up. I am still figuring out how far I should be from the ball and where to place it. Right now I have it where I am about half an inch away from the edge of the cross (located on the mat). This is about right since I am slowly hitting it near the center and not heeling the driver. I am still figuring out where to place the ball. Right now I am experimenting on having it where my armpit is. After these changes, my ball flight is a lot higher, but it's going farther. No more 70 yard driver shots. yay!
I practiced hitting my irons using the hit the tee drill, except I couldn't hit the tee. However, I was able to drive through the ball. Which is the point of the drill, so I guess I learned from it. I can now hit my 7i and it had a beautiful ball flight. It was nice and high and it went about 110-120 yards. I could even replicate it several times!
Here are my distances by the end of the night:
6i- 125 yards, kida low ball flight
7i- 115 yards, nice high ball flight
8i- 100 yards, high ball flight
9i- 88 yards
PW- 80 yards
AW- 70 yards, very high ball flight, slight hook
SW- 65 yards
I am getting closer to my goal of hitting my irons higher. That's what I was working on, and now I need to work on gaining distance and getting equal gaps between the clubs. I need to be aggressive in my downswing. I kinda lost it while focusing on eliminating the sway. It's slowly coming back and that's a good thing. I learned that I can't rush the backswing. I gotta have a nice, easy and controlled shortened takeback and then I can swing aggressively on the downswing. I also tweaked my ball positioning. I could never do because my sway would cause my the club to bottom out at the wrong place. I have to put my wedges a little behind middle, 8 and 9 middle, 7 and 6 slightly in front of middle and my woods a ball ahead of middle.
At the end of the range session, I practiced my pitches. I showed Anthony how I thought a pitch should be hit and he said I don't accelerate my hands through the ball. So I had to practice accelerating through the ball and rolling through my ankles. After a few tries, I got and then he showed me how to use my tempo to control the distance of the ball. He also showed me how to get the ball to land softly by slowing down my tempo.
Overall, today was a very good range session. I am scared that my next session won't be as good because that is what usually happens. But I gotta work on my consistency and forget about that pattern. I learned how to experiment a little to figure out what works. Tempo is important and I really want to get back into the bunkers to work on my tempo.
Handicap - 3.1.10
28.6
It went down! hehe. I feel silly. I learned that a handicap is supposed to predict how well I will score 20% of the time. Boo. Which means 80% of the time I will score worse. Dang!
It went down! hehe. I feel silly. I learned that a handicap is supposed to predict how well I will score 20% of the time. Boo. Which means 80% of the time I will score worse. Dang!
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