algar5
Challenge Tour Pro
My Apoligies in advance if this sounds very self indulgent.
After 2 years + of gradually becoming more and more disillusioned with the game, my handicap rising from 6 to 8 and being one bad round from 9 at long last it finally clicked. I have undertaken a block set of lessons and this morning when my normal Sunday fourball was setting off I was on the practice ground for my latest lesson. Having worked on bits and pieces and not seeing a huge difference on the course today following my lesson I found my love of golf again.
I caught up with the other three on the fourth tee and proceeded to play the remaining 15 holes in level par. Not only was I striking the ball far better and further but I was hitting my irons straight with a touch of draw and the pull hook was gone. By the time I stood on 12th hole I already had 2 birdies. 12th is a temporary Par 3 owing to course redevelopment of 150 yards sharply uphill and striking a 6 iron the ball looked to be going straight at the pin. Playing partners joked that it could be in but as the bottom of the pin wasn't visible I didn't think much of it. Then a couple of minutes later I am repairing a pitch mark 4ft short and think I have skipped through the back. I give a cursory look in the hole and the ball was sitting at the bottom of the cup is my ball. Do golf days get any better !
After firing one out of bounds at the next I finished with a birdie at the last to crown my best golfing days for years.
Sorry for going on but I have truly been down in the dumps for so long.
After 2 years + of gradually becoming more and more disillusioned with the game, my handicap rising from 6 to 8 and being one bad round from 9 at long last it finally clicked. I have undertaken a block set of lessons and this morning when my normal Sunday fourball was setting off I was on the practice ground for my latest lesson. Having worked on bits and pieces and not seeing a huge difference on the course today following my lesson I found my love of golf again.
I caught up with the other three on the fourth tee and proceeded to play the remaining 15 holes in level par. Not only was I striking the ball far better and further but I was hitting my irons straight with a touch of draw and the pull hook was gone. By the time I stood on 12th hole I already had 2 birdies. 12th is a temporary Par 3 owing to course redevelopment of 150 yards sharply uphill and striking a 6 iron the ball looked to be going straight at the pin. Playing partners joked that it could be in but as the bottom of the pin wasn't visible I didn't think much of it. Then a couple of minutes later I am repairing a pitch mark 4ft short and think I have skipped through the back. I give a cursory look in the hole and the ball was sitting at the bottom of the cup is my ball. Do golf days get any better !
After firing one out of bounds at the next I finished with a birdie at the last to crown my best golfing days for years.
Sorry for going on but I have truly been down in the dumps for so long.
