equipment – Alternate Golf

Waiting Game

I haven’t hit an actual golf ball since my last post a couple of weeks ago, aside from a little bit of putting on the carpet. In some ways this time period is emblematic of the (first world) struggles in my golfing life – dealing with injuries, and not getting to the course very much.Continue reading “Waiting Game”

2024 Goals / Plans

I once again find myself at the start of a new calendar year, with plans to make this the year that I finally start blogging regularly. After several failed attempts with this and other blog ideas, I’m less than confident that it will finally happen, but it’s worth a shot. I hope to write somethingContinue reading “2024 Goals / Plans”

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”

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”

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”

Handicap Thoughts

I have very mixed feelings about golf handicaps. I love that golf has a system to allow for golfers of a wide range of abilities to compete on a fairly level playing field. I also like having an objective measurement of how my game is progressing or regressing. However, there are some things that IContinue reading “Handicap Thoughts”

First (semi-official) Alternate Round

I played my first “official” alternate round of golf on Friday, February 26, 2021. I use the quotation marks because although I played 18 holes, a portion of the course was closed because there was still snow on the ground. I ended up playing the first six holes, followed by two loops of the lastContinue reading “First (semi-official) Alternate Round”

A look back at 2016

Years ago I made a failed attempt at starting a golf blog – hopefully I’ll do a better job with Alternate Golf. Before killing off my old site, I thought it might be a good idea to copy over the two (yes, two) posts about golf that I actually made. This was the lengthy introductoryContinue reading “A look back at 2016”