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2017 Newport Cup Matches at Talamore Resort (Pinehurst, NC)
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By Double Mocha Man ·
I would like to get my handicap back down to 2.5. Anything better would be gravy for this year. A severe elbow injury and a stupid torn meniscus have kept me from playing as well as I'd like over the last two-and-a-half years. About a month ago, during a fitting session, it was interestingly revealed that I am very consistent where I hit the ball on the face of the club. It's between a dime and a nickel sized area. Closer to a nickel. And it's about a quarter inch toward the toe. Every. Single. Time. So I concluded if I can be that consistent I may as well hit the ball in the center of the clubface. All kinds of magical good things happen when I do that. Longer shots, crisper shots, straighter shots, more consistent trajectory and fewer clunkers. And the ball off the face feels so solid and pure. No secret sauce here. No particular swing changes, physically. Every once in awhile a mental swing change can work. So what I'm doing, and have been doing the last month, is striving, in my tiny brain, to strike the ball in the center of the face by consciously moving the clubhead further from me on the downswing. It dangerously puts me in range of hosel rockets (Vinsking) if I move the club out over the ball too much. But I don't care. It also promotes more of an inside-out swing. In over 2000 shots, equally divided between the range and the course, I hit only one "s" shot, and that was on the range. The "click" I'm now getting off my irons is life-affirming. The solid "crack" off the driver has me looking up to a shot I approve of. Politically one would say, "I'm DoubleMochaMan and I approve of this drive." So, this is it. Nothing else. No plans to do anything else. When this fully clicks in by February or March I will only work on refining it. Getting the nickel down to a dime, center clubface. -
By Sammydreep ·
That one really had me scratching after a poor start. Hardest one so far. Wordle 219 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 -
By Bob M ·
Day 92 (01/23/22) - Did Low Point control drill with my 58* wedge; chip shots first, followed by backswing to A3. Started with "miss the towel" then added a "ball", which, as I was in my living room, was a crumpled up piece of paper. -
By sjduffers ·
@iacas, should we (perhaps you, or can anyone do it?) reset the Away Courses tab in this year spreadsheet? It currently has last year's data. Thanks! -
By dennyjones ·
Erik lesson gave me two priority pieces I'm working on. I need to keep my right arm straighter and make a better turn. That is a ongoing process that I'll work on throughout the year. I'm taking video occasionally and do mirror work to see improvement. This really isn't quantifiable except thru better ball striking. I hope to improve my putting. This past year for 21 of the last 24 rounds I kept strokes gained putting compared to a scratch golfer. I ended the year at 0.2 strokes gain putting but feel like I need to work on my distance control. I really can't measure distance control but hope to increase my strokes gained putting to 0.5. I've got other macro measurable goals like reducing blow up holes and hitting more target scores (Par + CH) but believe my priority pieces right now will help improve those goals. My biggest goal is to take my short game that I've worked many hours on in the simulator this winter to the course. Last year I was unsatisfied that I couldn't get up and down. Many times I ended up with a double bogey after a nGIR. Much improvement needed but a game plan is in place.
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