Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Making some progress 3/14/17

I've been out a couple of times since the last post.

I hit the long ball quite well today and was pleased.  I only played 9.  Two bogies and one birdie for a total of one over.  The ninth hole at Las Po requires a very good tee shot, which I didn't provide, and I needed to pitch out.  I wasn't able to sink a 15 footer from past the pin and took bogey.

What was interesting about the 9th was the approach shot.  I had 115 to the pin and choked up on a 9 iron, which I've calibrated at 120 carry.  So I was expecting less than 120, but I swung very well, and fairly softly, cleared a tree, hit past the pin, and then spun it back a bit.  It was one of those creamy, solid strikes that one covets.  Could it be possible that a slower swing can provide a full speed club head?  Nah!

I was doing a good job staying near plane on many swings and had a lot of birdie chances.  It was a very easy 9 holes without much drama.

My putting has been creeping into my areas of interest.  I was trying to ensure that I kept the putter face at impact to match that at setup.  I used to just swing it and trust, but this was more controlled and I hit a lot of good putts.

 


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