The trip to Southern Pines was a success. The golf often wasn’t very good, but I did manage to play all four rounds this year. No significant injury issues, and no stomach issues. I did torque my left wrist on the first day, likely due in part to having strained it a couple of weeksContinue reading “Post-Trip”
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Pre-Trip
Early tomorrow morning I’ll be hitting to road on my annual 4-day golf trip. We will play four rounds of golf on some pretty decent courses, and I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve been going on a Fall trip with this group of guys for about 10 years now. I missed the trip twoContinue reading “Pre-Trip”
Panic Resolved
I managed to squeeze in a round yesterday for the first time since the semi-panic inducing 90. Declarations are a dangerous thing in golf, but I think it’s safe to say that the time that I have put in working on my partial wedges is paying off. I’m officially ready to declare the panic over.Continue reading “Panic Resolved”
Panic
I followed up my 78 (11.5 differential) from a few weeks ago with a 91 (23.1 differential). The round started off well enough, with acceptable bogeys on the first couple of holes. I then tripled the third hole, a pretty straightforward par 4. I topped my righty drive, topped a lefty hybrid, thinned a rightyContinue reading “Panic”
Fourteen
A couple of days after my “Sub 15” solo round, I snuck in another 18 after work and shot an 83, for a differential of 16.3. I was then able to play with the member group a few days later, and shot a 78, for a differential of 11.5. That dropped my index to aContinue reading “Fourteen”
Sub 15
Due to an unexpected visit from some out-of-town family, I wasn’t able to play this past weekend. I was chomping at the bit to finally get out on the course after the storm, especially since I felt like I had made some sort of breakthrough with my left-handed setup. I knew that I just neededContinue reading “Sub 15”
July Breakthrough – First Followup
The storm from a few weeks ago was much more damaging than I realized. Even though the course is just a few miles from my house, apparently my end of town was spared almost all of the damage. My understanding is that something like 200 trees went down on the course, including one that compromisedContinue reading “July Breakthrough – First Followup”
First July “Breakthrough”
When I first starting playing lefty, I spent a lot of time in front of the mirror, working on things like my grip and setup. My basic premise was that the fundamentals of my right-handed grip and setup were solid, so mirroring these over to the left side would be the best way to getContinue reading “First July “Breakthrough””
Constraints
I expect that one of the common themes of this blog, aside from inconsistent posting intervals, will end up being constraints one one sort or another. Virtually every recreational golfer acknowledges that one of the things holding them back from reaching their potential is the limited amount of time they have to practice and play.Continue reading “Constraints”
Too Much of a Good Thing
A couple of weekends ago I played both Saturday and Sunday. It was the tail end of my kids’ spring breaks, and I wanted to get in as much golf as possible. I played really well on Saturday, shooting an 82 for my second lowest differential (15.4) since starting to play alternate golf. I wasn’tContinue reading “Too Much of a Good Thing”
Alternate Golf 