Hey guys, sorry about the lack of posting lately, but it might continue for a little while. I had to have a minor procedure over the holidays which turned into a disaster and I was on the couch for about 2 weeks. Today was my first day back with Chuck in over a month. Unfortunately
How Slow Can You Go?
That was the question my playing partner and I were asking last Saturday. It was a marginal golf day here in Maryland: 42 or 43 degrees with a Northwest wind of about 6 to 10 knots…enough to remind you that you were living. There couldn’t have been more than 20 people on the course.
Recovery From Layoff
Hey guys I think I am on the right track to recovering from my week layoff over thanksgiving. It’s amazing how long it takes to get some things back. My short game is still rusty, but getting better. My swing is starting to come back. Chuck set up a hitting bay in his garage where
After Thanksgiving
I have now learned the hard way that taking off anymore than one or two days is definitely not a good idea for me. I took off 6 days over Thanksgiving break and went back to Virginia to spend time with family. After living in Florida, I about froze to death. The last few days
18 Holes Today
Today Chuck and I played 18 holes at Windermere. I am fortunately making somewhat of a switch from a good range player and a terrible on course player, to a terrible range player and a good on course player. I need to become good at both for confidence reasons, but right now I would rather be
Past Week of Work
Hey guys, sorry it’s been a while since I have posted on here. I’ve been really busy working hard at both my golf game and fitness. In a few days I am going to send Chuck a write up of some of the workouts I do so that he can post them on the homepage
A Reminder
Today was one of those unique opportunities. It’s a week of vacation. (Don’t you just love “Use or Lose?”) And, it was a bit of a “Throw-away” day. There were no hard-and-fast plans. Tommorrow we’re going to a very nice tract. It’s a super golf course. So today was a home day. Just an opportunity to
Tournament Results
Day One: Day one was the best ball format. We got to use 90 percent of our handicap, and I was put down as an 8 handicap so I got to use 7 strokes, Chuck of course had to add one stroke to his score on the easiest hole being a +1. I was surprised
Upcoming Tournament
This weekend Chuck and I will be playing together in the Member-Member Tournament at Windermere Country Club. It’s a two day tournament in which the first day is best ball and the second day is a cumulative score between the both of us. If I shoot 80 and Chuck shoots 70, then we get a 150
One Tight Tee Ball
My regular foursome plays one course that has a particularly tough par-5. Most 5-pars have some room for error. Not this one. It’s only 543 yards, but, it’s a three-shot hole. Three good shots, that is. The last time we were there, this hole kicked us all. In the odd way that golf
Today’s Lesson
I have to gloat a little bit. Chuck and I had a chipping lesson today, and we worked on adding more flow and release to my chipping. I have always chipped a little stiff armed that produces little to no spin. We worked on adding a little more speed to essentially produce more spin. The
Assessment Day
As Chuck put it in his blog post, yesterday was my Assessment day of the past month of work. We had the 18 hole chipping contest first. I’ve been somewhat uncomfortable over my chips lately. I am putting almost zero spin on the ball so it’s tough sometimes to control how far they roll out,
P.A.T. Number 1
For those PGA guys out there, you’ll know that P.A.T. stands for Player Ability Test, or Player Assessment Test. It’s part of the final step to passing the grade as a PGA professional and is basically a way for the PGA to measure one’s golfing ability through a round or two of golf. Today, I
The Iceman Retuneth
(With apologies to Eugene O’Neill) There are messages that arrive from time to time that demand attention. Today came one of them: URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 317 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006 …FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Swinging On Plane
I unfortunately had to take another few days off from practice this past week to go back to Virginia and meet with a surgeon to fix some health issues. I came back and was very rusty, shooting a 4 over par 9 hole score for my school tournament last wednesday. My lesson with Chuck on
