9 holes 6/11

[chilly]

Got out for a quick 9 on the back of my home course with a neighbor. Goal was to help him get around, he's new to the game, and try to work on my short irons. Also, pro shop had a Superfast TP so I grabbed it to demo for the round.

First hole, hit a pretty good drive that set me up well, hit an 8iron a little short of the hole and got up and down. Figured that was a good omen and decided to play the nine straight up with no extra balls or whatnot. Driver worked well but the 46" length is definitely too long, I only hit one ball on the screws all day.

Irons were sharp, hit 5 greens which is high for me, and misses were just misjudged club that came up a bit short. Finally feeling comfortable with longer backswing. Short game was pretty good, got up and down when the shot wasn't too tough, and didn't make any major mistakes with tough lies or shortsided pins. Putting was solid, had 16putts. Distance control was much better leaving easy tap ins.

So, came to #18 just two over, a great round for me. Didn't know the exact score but knew it was pretty good. Hole is a short slight dogleg right from elevated tee, with water WAY right. My "miss" is a fade, so I usually just start it left and let the fade work, good drives will have me inside 100yds. Decided to try to hammer one to get it to 80yds or so and give a birdie opportunity...and as I should have known, turned into a full blown slice and put it in the water. Tough shot from where I had to drop, ended with a double bogey and a 39. Very solid score for me, but disappointing.

Lesson learned, even if the hole sets up for a miss, swinging hard is just a dumb move.