When a Plan Comes Together

As faithful readers will remember, the gist of the new goals is to keep the old noggin behind the ball.  Start it there and keep it there. 

With minimal exception I was able to do that today.  Woods, irons were all on the program and chipping in to do their best.

Of course there is always a fly in ointment and the putter, usually a friendly chappy, was a bit cold at times.  I hit it close enough to have made 5 birdies without much work and dare I bring up the three 3 putts?  Well, in the interest of an honest account, I must.

I've not added up the score, but it was pretty good.  I did manage a couple of birdies in spite of the short stick.  Played most of the holes with goodly purpose and forethought.

Let me take you back to the long 6th.  It's 500 yards and there are trees left and out of bounds.  To your right there is a yawning trap that never sleeps and if you hit it right and avoid the trap, there are trees to block an efficient advance.

One of the interesting parts to this hole is that there are bunkers left and right at 100 yards.  The gap between then is about 20 yards wide and there is some banking and such around the bunkers.

I decided to eschew the driver off the tee.  My four woods is reliable and I was center fairway and about 280 to the green. 

I like to get around the 100 yard distance for an approach shot and 180 yards is a bit awkward for me.  The 5 iron tends to about 170 on a good day and the hybrid is been dashing off about 200.  I hit the hybrid without putting too much behind it.  Off it races and the ball slips into that 20 yards gap between the traps. 

When I get up to it, it's managed to roll out to about 80 yards in.  The pin is back left, top tier of the green and there are fearsome bunkers short and left.

Well, 80 is most of a sandwedge.  I keep the old pill on the left side of my head and give it a wack.  High and to the point it goes.  Hits on line and runs out to two feet.  I tap in for 4. 

I was quite pleased with my approach and club selection all around on this hole. 

That was pretty much how it went all day.  Solid shots, even some drivers working.  Off to a nice lunch at the Costco.

The only thing to spoil it was that on the first tee Allen mentioned that the back of my pants had split open!