Day 534 - 2026-03-19 Mini-big day before a Very-big day. Had a little break between a GEARS session (eh?) and a HS golfer from OH! So, got some swings in working with headphones in.

Day 214 3-19 Flow drill and arm reconnecting on downswing. Also focusing on arching wrist, I can tell a big difference on camera, when I dont focus on it.

Trying out the Swing Coach App. So far I like it. After using it a bit, I was thinking like 1-2 steep for the backswing and like 3-4 shallow for the downswing would be good practice numbers. Erik mentioned to me, something around 3 shallow in the downswing. That jives.  On the course I would prefer like 1 steep and 1 shallow. Or 2 steep and 2 shallow. I can shallow it a bit better with a slight steep backswing. I can easily get a 4 shallow backswing without trying 🤮. I had the right knee towards the ball tracking on. I did see an AMG video on the right knee and how it can stall turn. I was like, I do that. Not the best logic to bring that into your swing practice, but 🤷‍♂️🤣 Anyways, I think helps the left knee stuff a bit. I was trying to roll my right thigh towards the target and feel a stretch in the front of my right thigh/hip. More right  hip through impact. Video looks good.  I am exaggerating the downswing a bit here, but I like the lower body movement here.  Takeaway: 2 steep Half Back: 2 steep Half Down: 4 steep      

That wine list is wild. The d'Yquem is only about $600 a bottle (at a liquor store you're lucky enough to find it in). The rest are 2-3 times that much. 

I held off posting to this because I wasn't sure what my home course for 2026 was going to be.  There are two courses, which I'll call A and B, that could be candidates.  My friend who is able to get me tee times at A is moving in a few months to where I won't be able to play A anywhere near as often.  That's too bad, both because my friend is moving away and also because I like the course (it's pretty much the only well-maintained and reasonably-priced course in a short drive from me, plus hanging out with my friend).  B is much further, I used to live near there, and while I kept club membership, I haven't played in club events and it's hard to get a tee time, plus it's an hour drive away.  I'm going to get back into club events soon so maybe that re-becomes my home course in more than just name.  I'll track my BB for those two courses separately as well, and if one becomes the clear home course, I'll make it the home course (and remove it from the away composite). In any case, I've had far more birdies (5, but one hole repeated) this year in 5 rounds than I anticipated, especially since I don't fire at flags.  These are, so far: * February 15, Navy GC, birdied holes 2 and 5.  What a fun opening that day was:  par birdie triple par birdie.   Both birdies were the result of a forward pin where I was aiming well past it, a habit I picked up from Erik + Mike's notes from a recent Newport Cup, and hit the shot poorly, leading to it coming up short... right at the pin.   * March 15, same course, hole 9, a par-3.  Pin was right in the middle of the green, I hit at the middle of the green, and wouldn't you know it?  I sank a 6' putt for birdie. * March 16, same course;  birdied hole 5 again and managed to also birdie hole 18 (also a forward pin, also aimed a little past it, also didn't catch it perfect and ended up with a 6' birdie putt that I made).  That was a great day, 11 GIR including 9 in a row (holes 4 through 12 inclusive, plus hitting the greenside fringe in regulation on 13).