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Today's practice round was a tale of 2 nines. One nine I played 10 over and the other nine I played 3 over. 10 over nine included a birdie on a Par 3. I just couldn't get off the tee box.

By the end of the nightmare Nine I finally figured out what I was doing wrong on the tee. I was rushing. I didn't take my time setting up or during my swing.

Realized it after I hit two great tee shots down the middle. A driver that went 280 yards and a 3 iron that went down the middle at exactly where I was aiming. Everything went smooth from there on. The only hiccup in the round was on the 12th.

For some unimaginable reason the 12th hole gives me the hardest time. And its one of the easiest! Someday I'll just play the holes that gives me the most trouble. Tomorrow I have a match against a pretty good player. We'll see if today's results will bear fruit for tomorrow's match. a

practice round before Sunday's outing

Today was an awesome day. That's about the only thing that went well today. I had a pretty respectable practice round. Played from the gold tees to change it up. Not a big difference in club selections besides the Par 3s.

Starting to hit my 3-Wood more consistent and my wedges were really good today. Stuck several approaches within 10ft. Felt really good about my ball striking and my approach shots. Hit a lot of greens today more often than the previous outings. One main concern today was putting.

Not the putting strokes or the speed of the putts more concern about reading the breaks. 8 Putts that were missed above the hole. Have never had so many putts missed above the hole. Leaving myself about a foot or so for a tap in majority of the time. 4 putts for birdie missed that way. It was a frustrating day on the greens. Off the tees I was above my normal game.

Hit a lot of good tee shots compared to the last couple of days. I was able to shape most of my 3W tee shot and I improved on my long irons. Tee off with my 3Iron on 2 holes straight down the middle. Felt really good. Figured out why I was having a hard time hitting my long irons. I was standing too close making me either slice the shot or hit it fat. I stepped back for about 8 inches away from the ball from where I was addressed and it fixed the issue. This also worked when hitting shots from the fairways and rough. Tough part is keeping my head down through the shots until my follow thru.

I hit my short irons and wedges on target today. On target meaning within 10-15 feet of where I was aiming. Closest approach was inside 4 feet, too bad I missed the birdie putt. That was at about 80 yards, using my SW. Almost put that wedge away to get a 60* but now I'm rethinking it. I use it for the majority of my chips and pitch shots near the green. Chipping was satisfactory.

Chipping has been a concern. I usually stay back about half an hour to work on my chipping and my putting. Today was no exception. I'm putting the ball where I want it to land but not getting the right release or the right check up. I feel like its very inconsistent.  But again the results were average. Most chips are within 10ft. My standards are low so that's acceptable. Would prefer the chips to go within 5ft or less though. That's something I will work on after every round at home.

For a practice round, I was pleased with the results. There was no bet on the line and no trash talking so I kind of rushed. By rush I mean it took our threesome 3 and half hours to play 18 holes. Even another threesome let us through, that's how fast we were playing. Anyways, hopefully today's practice round bear fruit for Sunday's outing. Hopefully it will result in a first place instead of  a tie for second again. A tie doesn't get you a free lunch and a beer, or a sleeve of ProV1s.

strange monday!

Today's round was interesting. I had some great shots and some shots that would've made the Not Top 10 list. Overall I think I've made progress in the game. Shot an 84. 7 over in the front and in the back.

The front didn't start out good at all. First tee shot went long in the fairway bunker. I've been having trouble hitting out of the fairway bunkers recently. For some reason I can't hit the ball without digging deep into the bunker. And then to make matters worst, I bogey putt lipped out. My par putt on the second hole also lipped out. It was a par 3 and I three putted. That's how the first 4 holes started out.

My ball striking was good today. My driver gave me a big surprise on the 8th hole when my tee shot was pushed way right, almost landing in the 18th fairway, only to be plugged on an uphill slope lie. Got away with a bogey. Finished the 9th with a par, so it started bad and ended good. Seem like the joke of the day.

The 10th hole was cruel to me again today. My drive found the left rough again for the 4th time in a row. It was plugged in a divot or something I couldn't get the club on the ball, only enough to advance it about 60 yards. Either way I was laying up. Then my second shot almost found water but still same result. A double bogey. I didn't do better the next hole. The 11th is my nemesis. Another poor shot with my 3-iron, way right, finding the woods. Tried to hack it out only to get into more shrubs and shit. Hacked that out to find the green-side bunker. Easy bunker shot that turned into a triple bogey. Totally picked my head up and dug up more sand than ball.

After those 2 starting holes that put me 5-over for the back 9, I turned it around. Went on to par 12th, 13th, 14th, 3-putted 15th Par 3 for bogey, bogey the difficult Par 5 16th, and par the last 2 holes. Overall I was disappointed in my round. 2 or 3 mistakes that I could've avoided to probably break 80 again today.

Tomorrow I'll probably only have time for 9 holes, so I'll try to play the back 9. If I can reduce the mistakes on 10, 11, and 16, I should be able to break 40 on the back. Hopefully I can at least give it a scare and go for a really low round Thursday or Friday.

Its a wet one!

Went out and played 9 holes today. Conditions were not perfect. Where do I start?

Let's start with the weather. It was cloudy and muggy. It wasn't that cold but it was really really wet. By wet I mean everything was wet. I felt like I should've had one of those fly fishing pants on. I guess waterproof golf shoes were a great investment!

The greens today were horrible. Well had to complain all 18 holes were being worked on. I guess they were being aerated and oh boy was it tough putting. The balls were skipping like it was no body's business .

Overall considering the conditions I played pretty well. Shot 4 over on the front 9. Back 9 was closed due to aeration. My approach shots were goo today. A lot better than the last time out. I was able to get off the tee and hit respectable drives with my 3-iron. It was good to hit the ball flush and hear it take off and the sound of a good divot.

Back from a long break

Finally back from a long break from playing at Nonesuch. I played a couple of rounds at the South Portland Municipal Golf Course. Today was a good day overall. Felt great contact and feel for the new swing change.

Front nine was more pleasant than I asked for. I had 3 lip-outs that cost me 2 birdies and a par.  Finish front nine with a tap in par after another lip-out for birdie. My new swing, apparently, is not so forgiving with the long irons. Had a lot of trouble with direction and aiming with the long irons. A lot of movement from left to right. It doesn't feel like a slice at impact, more of a power fade. I don't think its a slice because I'm getting the distance just not the direction of flight. It's something I will work on to figure out before a big match. A big match is looming ahead on Sunday if I don't work. Hopefully I don't work.

The back nine was a different story. I started out really solid. Par 5, 10th hole, I had a ridiculous drive thanks to the wind behind me. I was about 175 yards away for my second shot. Went for it with the 7-Iron figuring the wind will help the ball out, I just came up about 10 yards shy of the green. Chipped within 5 feet and made the putt. Made it look easy until I bogeyed the next hole after a bad tee shot.

The first double bogey I had was the start of a big problem. I went birdie, bogey, par, double, double, par, double, bogey, and bogey to finish off the back nine. Each bad hole started out with a bad tee shot. My recovery and scrambling was decent today. I didn't struggle with anything else besides my tee shots. Putting was really good. I hit the hole almost on every putt. I told myself not to leave anything short. I knew I was playing good, I really didn't want to ruin an opportunity break 80 after shooting 39 on the front nine.

front nine- 39
back nine- 44
total - 83

Not bad after almost 2 weeks off from the game. I don't think I can go another 2 weeks without it. It really messes up my timing and rhythm. Well until next time. Have a good day!

I'll do recap of the Zurich Classic sometime later tonight. It's still going on right now. Watching Luke Donald try to reclaim the #1 spot in the world from some ass named Rory.

Luke Donald threaten by Rory Who? for Number 1?

Apparently Rory McIlroy will jump back to #1 player in the world if Luke Donald doesn't finish inside the top 8 in the RBC Heritage this week. That's a good thing since Luke bounce back from a 75 in round 1.

I noticed Luke Donald bogeyed the Par 5, 15th Hole both rounds. Golf is the one of the hardest sport there is to master. People often say, you never really master or perfect the game of golf, it's a continuous learning experience. Whether you're the current world number one or a 20-Handicap, making mistakes is just a part of the learning experience. If you've said you don't make mistakes, then you're doing something wrong.

I didn't get to catch up on any of the tournament action today, only read that Colt Knost had a better day than yesterday. When its going well its really going well. I fell like that a lot of time on the golf course. It also works the other way around. I've had rounds where everything is going well. Hitting solid approaches, hitting good drives, even making putts that I was for sure a 2-putt. But then again I've had rounds where I didn't hit any fairways or any greens. And one of those rounds where it seems like there's a cover on the hole and the ball can't seem to find the bottom of the cup. But like I said on the last post, when its your week, its your week. Hopefully Knost can go all the way.

Colt Knost is a good story in the making.  He doesn't play in many weekends but when he does, he makes them count. He did tie for 3rd in the Mayakoba Golf Classic, his career best finish. Let's cheer for this guy. He was the 2007 US Amateur Champion. He does know how to win. Lets see if he can finish off this great run and get a W.

Have a good weekend. I'll be playing at Green Meadows in Hudson, NH on Sunday. Hopefully I'll play one of my better golf this weekend. Somewhere between 78-85 I'll be happy. Anything over 85 means I have not been practicing hard enough.

Hit em' long and Straight!