Hitting it pure(ish).

[sean_miller]

What does hitting the ball pure even mean? I hit a handful of solid shots on Sunday - a couple of iron shots were possibly even "pured". I wonder what "puring" an iron shot really means. Did I pure the iron or the ball? Are there layers of material within the ball just waiting to be loaded with potential energy that are only tapped into once in a blue moon? Also isn't it user dependent? Maybe my pured iron shot only compresses the ball like a better player's average shot - maybe vise versa?!?


I played an interesting round at The Nursery on Sunday. The course isn't very long (in theory), and the overview on their website makes about 1/2 the holes seem like birdie opportunities. It didn't work out that way in reality. There are a few holes that seem backwards - with the ideal shot being a longer approach than tee shot. One par 4 plays way longer than the closing par 5 and 2 of the par 5s require a full fairway wood to get near the 150 for your 3rd - out of character with the sub-300 yard dogleg just played. My next trip there will be a little better - or maybe worse - my putting was much better.

The highlights:
1.) routine 2-putt par 4
2.) 5 iron through the fairway into the trees, flubbed pitch into an unplayable lie, drop behind the trees, 6-iron over the trees, up and down for bogey 6
3.) up and down (tap-in) for par 3
4.) TOPPED drive almost into the hazard, removed a hazard stake in my line, 5-iron to 150yds but still in the rough, flew the green into a shrub chopped a 4 iron onto the green, missed the putt, double bogey 6
5.) 3-iron pushed into the looong grass, flew green with a 56, 3 from there for a bogey 5
6.) high 3-iron into headwind just over the green, just missed getting up and down, bogey 4
7.) Stupid hole - 5-wood over the trees, pured 3-iron just right of the green, 3 from there, bogey 5
8.) 6 iron, wedge to ~ 20 feet. par 4
9.) smooth 3-wood (long!), pured 5-wood to ~ 70 yards, @#$#$% 3 putts. Oh well, bogey 6
Out in 42 .

10.) 3-iron up in the wind - right of the green, pitched to ~ 12 feet, drainage!. Par 3
11). Solid 3-wood to water's edge, nice low boring 5-wood to 155, punched a 7-iron to the front apron, par 5
12.) almost OB (from the "right" angle blimp it may have been but I don't think so - hit and move on), par 4
13.) waaay right - blockage - flubbage from a hardpan lie. Another pitch onto the green and 2 putts. Double bogey 5
14.) Nice smooth 5-iron that should have either been a 6 iron or on a different line - wet. Dropped. 5-wood to 195, 4-iron to pin high right (bailed out - trees and water left). Upand down for bogey 6.
15.) Switched to a Wilson Eco core (had been playing a Srixon Trispeed). 3 wood to middle of fairway (and short of the water - woot!). Knockdown 7 from 158 to 10 feet. Sadness - Par 4
16.) Great drive, 56 through green, should have chipped from apron - ball hopped on me. 2-putt Bogey 5.
17.) Punched a 6-iron against the wind - just left of the green from 158. Almost holed the chip (lipped out). Par 3.
18.) Hit a solid 3-wood to 225. Feeling good I pulled a 3-iron, pin high right edge - up and down. Finally a Birdie 4.

In with a 39 .


This was much tougher course in the wind than the slope rating (only 120) indicated. I learned a few things and if my ball striking and putting are decent next time out, I should be able to shave 2-3 strokes off pretty easily. Really looking forward to a break in the weather - Saturday looks good. The best part is it doesn't clash with Mother's day.

[enis750]

pure to me feels like nothing...make sense? ! haha!
you know, when you hit the ball so prefectly, it feels like you hit a marshmallow and get the "buttery" feeling...I guess...... :)
I miss that feeling consistently

I hear ya on the break in the weather....its really starting to pi$$ me off already
I just get in a good practice groove and it rains or snows for a week

[sean_miller]

That describes a couple long irons and 5-woods from Sunday. I almost cringe when it happens with the MP-11s. It usually means ending up 20+ yards long, but luckily they were into a headwind.