not to worry your not alone. every time its nice enough to get out and hit the par three or the front nine, the ground is frozen solid. I cant put a tee in the ground to save my life. or half the ground is covered in snow and you lose a lot of balls even if they were hit perfect. I was down the street on a short par three saw my ball bounce on ice (on the green) and disappeared. it was a perfect shot and could not find it had to take a drop and ruined my day knowing it was on the green and had to take a drop anyway. when the ground is frozen this solid taking a divot is not even an option so trying to hit a good thin shoot does not alway work like it does in your head. but its good practice. By the way im in colorado