Well it's been exactly 2 weeks since I arrived and only a good week that I have been working through an effective practice routine day to day. Over the weekend the weather wasn't all that great; windy and somewhat cold which made it even tougher to execute my shots. Feeling like I had done a lot of work I gave my body a rest on Sunday and worked through a few visualization techniques hoping to bring a positive week ... scores to prove. Today I made it to the club at 9 am and worked through a progression of short game drills, worked on being quiet through my swing on the range and followed that with another good putting drill before teeing up around 12 pm. I guess the rest, along with solid practice has me on the right track because today I was finally able to finish a round under par. Here is a look at how I did it at Cypresswood Tradition Course.
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 3 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 72
Score 3 3 3 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 71
Grn Y Y Y NW Y Y Y N Y Y Y N N Y Y N N Y2 11
Putts 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 28
Today's weather was close to 70F partly cloudy, wind was prominent around 25 mph throughout the day. I felt that I was beginning to strike the ball solidly and on line which was great. My driver was hit well accept for the 4th hole where a pulled it left and was forced to hit a draw into a strong wind coming from left ... pushing my ball into the water. Either way, I feel like I was rolling the ball better on the greens and playing well with the grain. More importantly my shots around the green were far better than I have seen to date. Even my misses seemed to be within a reasonable range where I would have a fair enough chance of making a save (which did happen on 10, 13 & 16).
So ... there is some proof. The practice is working and I'm feeling confident in the fact that I am hitting better and better shots. Perhaps by next week I'll be well under par.
Don't hold your breath.
Sorry for scorecard it's the best I could do.
JS
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Jacob,
ReplyDeleteI see that you know how to pat yourself on the back for good work done - Keep it up! "What we see on the screen of our imagination is a preview of your game's coming attractions."
Talk to you soon.
Jim
Sounds good to hear the progress man. As long as you're putting the time in your confidence will soar. Confidence is the main ingredient to success.
ReplyDeleteTom