Snacks and Ball Position

I've been frustrated with the lack of distance with my long irons.  So who do you turn to?  YouTube of course.

There are some bloggers in the UK I enjoy and think they know what they are talking about.  Basically the idea is that the longer irons, say 5 and up, should be played up a bit in position and whacked with almost an upward swing.  Well, it's supposed to feel that way.

I tried this today and was most happy with the results.  Yes, I over hit a green or two, but by the gracious lord shots were up in the air and happy with their destinations.

I was also working on driver ball position and staying behind the shot.  Another way to think of that is that the left shoulder should be at the ball at impact.  I did hit one poor drive today, but managed to chip out and get it up and down from 145 yards for a simple par.  Otherwise I was down the fairway about 225 on average.  On the course I play, that is long enough.

I shot a smooth one over 73 and am quite pleased with it. 

One of the other points the psychologist mentioned was that most golfers don't eat enough as they play.  He thinks they go into starvation mode a couple of times a round.  When that happens the mind shuts down before the body does and it's easy to do stupid things.

I went through more granola bars that normal today and spaced them out.  I did feel very good all day with no real flat periods.

It does take away some of the excitement of the post round hot dog, but I can live with that.

It's been hot the last couple of days, but I was impervious to most of the heat.  It's an easy game when it's all going well.  :-)