robert.redmile
Assistant Pro
Really feel like I'm making progress!
Went off at 6:45 am today and played the best I ever have - we couldn't play one of the par 3s as it was ladies captain day, so played 17, and had taken 87 when we had to come off. Including one hole where I got a 9! (Could have been so much better!!)
Stapleford was 41 points with one hole to play.
Very happy with that, and hit it pretty well (apart from the 9 which was caused by an errant drive behind some trees, which I then tried to play through, hit one, got an unplayable lie, dropped, smacked my next into a bunker, next short of green, 3 putts. )
Very pleased though that I then parred the next, which was SI2.
I'd say my game is in the following shape.
Putting - light years ahead of where it was 2 weeks ago. The change to cack handed has changed my life. I now enjoy putting.
Chipping, pitching - have started to use the Dave Pelz method off my bank ankle off the green - its foolproof, and very hard to hit a real bad one.
Using the tips from one of the golf mags this month (can't remember which one, sorry) where you play it back, hands forward, and play it as a "mini draw". Very effective and if u play it crisply, the results can be very impressive.
I love the short game, and get excited around the greens now, as I think I cam make stuff happen!
Irons - short irons, are "ok" - I'm still world class on the range, and third class on the course and hit bad ones regularly, when I find it hard to hit a bad one in practice.
Have to play more off the grass, to build confidence.
Long irons - hit and miss. Hit some beauties, but also some daisy cutters that go 20 yards.
Driving - again its the range vs course thing. I can draw it beautifully at the range, at the course everything goes right - its more of a fade now, than a slice, but still very frustrating that I cannot translate what I do in the week, to the weekend!
All in all, feel great about the last week - take the 9 out of today, and I've played pretty well, and would have hit my expected mid eighties - still think I've got a chance to achieve my goal, whilst I accept totally its a long way off.
feel completely re energised, cannot wait to practice hard this week, and the clocks going forward also gives me so much more opportunity.
If I had to bet my life, I would say I will get to 12, and come up short- but that doesn't mean I won't be wearing my heart out to get below 10....
I used to be a bookmaker, and would bet as follows on my goal.
yes - 3-1
no - 2-9
cheers all, Rob
Went off at 6:45 am today and played the best I ever have - we couldn't play one of the par 3s as it was ladies captain day, so played 17, and had taken 87 when we had to come off. Including one hole where I got a 9! (Could have been so much better!!)
Stapleford was 41 points with one hole to play.
Very happy with that, and hit it pretty well (apart from the 9 which was caused by an errant drive behind some trees, which I then tried to play through, hit one, got an unplayable lie, dropped, smacked my next into a bunker, next short of green, 3 putts. )
Very pleased though that I then parred the next, which was SI2.
I'd say my game is in the following shape.
Putting - light years ahead of where it was 2 weeks ago. The change to cack handed has changed my life. I now enjoy putting.
Chipping, pitching - have started to use the Dave Pelz method off my bank ankle off the green - its foolproof, and very hard to hit a real bad one.
Using the tips from one of the golf mags this month (can't remember which one, sorry) where you play it back, hands forward, and play it as a "mini draw". Very effective and if u play it crisply, the results can be very impressive.
I love the short game, and get excited around the greens now, as I think I cam make stuff happen!
Irons - short irons, are "ok" - I'm still world class on the range, and third class on the course and hit bad ones regularly, when I find it hard to hit a bad one in practice.
Have to play more off the grass, to build confidence.
Long irons - hit and miss. Hit some beauties, but also some daisy cutters that go 20 yards.
Driving - again its the range vs course thing. I can draw it beautifully at the range, at the course everything goes right - its more of a fade now, than a slice, but still very frustrating that I cannot translate what I do in the week, to the weekend!
All in all, feel great about the last week - take the 9 out of today, and I've played pretty well, and would have hit my expected mid eighties - still think I've got a chance to achieve my goal, whilst I accept totally its a long way off.
feel completely re energised, cannot wait to practice hard this week, and the clocks going forward also gives me so much more opportunity.
If I had to bet my life, I would say I will get to 12, and come up short- but that doesn't mean I won't be wearing my heart out to get below 10....
I used to be a bookmaker, and would bet as follows on my goal.
yes - 3-1
no - 2-9
cheers all, Rob
