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I set off from home yesterday morning at 6:55am, my car telling me it was -3. Tee time was 1 hour away, surely it'll warm up right?
Nope, it was -4 when I was standing on the tee at 7:50....must be mad.
Anyway, it was my first outing with my new SLDR driver and was gagging to play after having a couple of weeks off.
The first 13 holes were a nightmare, frosty frozen greens meant that putts were amazingly slow (which surprised us) but that pitches/chips etc just bounced and skipped their way through greens. It was a real challenge.
The good news was that the SLDR worked really well. I've never been massive off the tee but can normally bet on a 220-230 yard shot before it pitches and pretty much stops. My first drive with the SLDR - 253 yards :whoo:
Only real highlight of the round was a birdie 4 on the long par 5, unfortunately it was surrounded by a 9, three 7s and an 8 to leave me carding a 97 with 30 points off 18.
Our 17th is a long par 4 with a ditch at driving distance (approx. 255 yd carry), if you're long enough to get over it you'll be left with a 6-7 iron into the green or if you lay up short a 190-220 shot in.....so it pays to carry the ditch, if you can.
This hole was my main reason for looking to change drivers and get longer.....so my round had been building to this point, no pressure.....stand over the ball, relax the grip, don't collapse the wrists.....bang she starts sailing out, good height, nice flight, seems to hang in the air.....I start talking to the ball as it's in with a chance to clear the ditch, I really want this and then bang....we see some water splash into the air. We take the long walk up and there is my ball plugged into the upslope of the ditch, I was less than 20 cm from carrying the ditch....... nuts.
Roll on summer.
Nope, it was -4 when I was standing on the tee at 7:50....must be mad.
Anyway, it was my first outing with my new SLDR driver and was gagging to play after having a couple of weeks off.
The first 13 holes were a nightmare, frosty frozen greens meant that putts were amazingly slow (which surprised us) but that pitches/chips etc just bounced and skipped their way through greens. It was a real challenge.
The good news was that the SLDR worked really well. I've never been massive off the tee but can normally bet on a 220-230 yard shot before it pitches and pretty much stops. My first drive with the SLDR - 253 yards :whoo:
Only real highlight of the round was a birdie 4 on the long par 5, unfortunately it was surrounded by a 9, three 7s and an 8 to leave me carding a 97 with 30 points off 18.
Our 17th is a long par 4 with a ditch at driving distance (approx. 255 yd carry), if you're long enough to get over it you'll be left with a 6-7 iron into the green or if you lay up short a 190-220 shot in.....so it pays to carry the ditch, if you can.
This hole was my main reason for looking to change drivers and get longer.....so my round had been building to this point, no pressure.....stand over the ball, relax the grip, don't collapse the wrists.....bang she starts sailing out, good height, nice flight, seems to hang in the air.....I start talking to the ball as it's in with a chance to clear the ditch, I really want this and then bang....we see some water splash into the air. We take the long walk up and there is my ball plugged into the upslope of the ditch, I was less than 20 cm from carrying the ditch....... nuts.
Roll on summer.
