BostonBrew

My daily driver is a 2003 Subaru Forester XS. Very reliable and comfortable car. But my true passion (I'm a bit of a car-nut as well as a golf-nut) is a 930 generation Porsche 911 SC. I'm constantly scanning the classifieds and AutoTrader for one that meets my criteria. Will likely keep the Subaru for bad weather and as a reliable back-up in case the 930 has some issues (which it inevitably will). 2003 Forester (stock photo) And my Forever Car, Porsche 911 SC (930)

If you watch the whole interview, they ask him several questions about the red carpet and Ms. Vonn. Almost to the point where it was annoying. I want to hear Tiger talk about golf and the course. I couldn't care less what the man does once he leaves the course.

Another obstacle for your goal of playing college golf is one out of your control. Many school teams don't have walk-ons or "tryouts" anymore. They put so much time and money into recruiting that they don't need to. So just a heads up on that end.

When I worked at a golf course many years ago, myself and another kid I worked with would play 9 all the time. The difficult part was choosing which 9. We both played solid golf and could finish 9 with a cart in less than 90 minutes. Great for after-work-golf if you have other things to do. A lot of times, if the course was dead, we'd close the pro shop and cart barn up in the evening, and go play the front 9 before it got too dark to see. Also worth mentioning that the handicap system accepts 9 hole scores as well.

Well played, sir. Well played. Hahaha

Looking forward to watching this. Sadly I'll be driving through Kansas or Missouri when Sunday's round finishes. Makes me want to buy satellite radio just so I can listen to it. I grabbed Tiger, Adam Scott, Luke Donald, and Jim Furyk for my fantasy picks. Figured the accuracy of Furyk and Donald would be key (although hearing your weather report makes me worry about Donald's distance) and Tiger and Scott are just playing great golf.

Dedicating myself to getting to scratch. I know I have the game and talent, just a matter of putting in the time and practice. Moving back to Virginia (from Colorado) at the end of the week and as soon as I lock in a full-time job, I plan on picking up a course membership so I can get serious about my game again.

1. Dialing in my distance control with the wedges from 100 yards and in. 2. Tempo, tempo, tempo. Seems like I'm always trying slow down my transition and downswing. Tick-Tock is my usual swing thought. 3. Pre-shot routine. I've never really had one. I stand behind the ball, pick my spot for alignment, but once I set up to the ball, it's almost different every time. Might waggle, might not. Might look at the target, might not. Might adjust grip, might not. So on and so on. So at the range, I've been trying to get into the habit of making the same routine before every shot. (Did it with free-throws in basketball, no clue why I never thought to develop one for my golf swing)

University of Northern Colorado... I'd say go Bears, but I never watched any of their games.

In the past, I was definitely guilty of using my best yardage as a marker for my club selection. That one time I hit a downwind, downhill striped 7 iron 170 was exactly that, a one time deal. Realistically, the 7 is a 145-155 yard club for me and I'm OK with that. I now make smoother and more consistent swings and hit a lot more GIRs.

If I'm alone, stop keeping score and make it a practice session. Go through my fundamentals checklist: balance, weight shift, shoulder turn, grip, tempo. It has to be one of those. Figure it out and focus on solid contact. If I'm playing with others, I do my best to make light of the situation. Everyone has had those days and if you're playing with friends, they'll understand. In my opinion, you have to keep in mind that it's just a game. I don't slam the chess board and quit every time I make a poor move. Same goes for golf. Plus everyone hates that guy who gets irrationally mad when he isn't playing well. Ruins it for the rest of us.

Just quickly scanned through the thread and watched your videos. Looks like you're making solid progress. In my opinion, and I'm no expert, it looks to me that you're still not getting the weight shift correct. I'm seeing your lead knee dropping towards your toe in your backswing, which causes the weight to stay on the left side and your head to drop. I'll quote a piece from Ben Hogan's Five Lessons (best book on the fundamentals of the golf swing in my opinion): "When the hips enter the swing, as they are turned they pull the left leg in. The left knee breaks in to the right..." Your left knee should move towards your right knee, not towards your toes. And for me, a lesson I was taught, if I stop at the top of my backswing and can't pick my left foot up, I haven't properly coiled and shifted my weight on to my right side. So two things I think you should work on. Break the left knee inwards instead of down during the backswing, and get your weight on to your right side during the backswing as well.

Low 70s and sunny today in Northern Colorado and the golf course was fairly empty. Saturday had a group waiting on every tee box it seemed, but for some reason today not many came out. Overall though, I'd say play is fairly consistent with previous years.

Yeah, there have been a few instances where I've been grouped with a threesome that has "that guy." Just the other day, was grouped with a random threesome, and I started off par, par, birdie. Sure enough, on the 4th tee box, my usual miss returned and I hit that big high fade (more like a mini-slice). The guy wearing his matching adidas+Taylormade outift, who had started off double, double, pick-up, piped up and told me I had dropped my knee. I'm not even sure what that means, but I simply acknowledged him, made a few practice swings (trying to look like I had picked my knee back up) and kept playing. Eventually he got so frustrated with his own poor play, and distracted with his cell phone, that he kept quiet. I just try to be nice about their attempt to help me and let it go. I typically know what I did wrong when I make a bad swing, and if their observation is consistent with one of my faults, I'll keep it in mind. But I refuse to let "that guy" ruin my round.