Under the Weather

Well nothing can slow me down faster than a head cold and a honeymoon in Kauai right around the corner. I haven't made it out to the course since last Friday. Now I'm hoping to at least play once before I go to Kauai. I'm a little bummed I haven't had the chance to go to the course and videotape my swing. I'm really excited about the changes. =D

A Little Behind with the Blog

This week has just passed me by. I've only posted once and have been on the course 4 times, so this could be a long post.

Wednesday - I played with Keith and it wasn't very good. I've never lost so many balls while keeping them in play. The putter was not cooperating at all. It's amazing how one round it's there, and the next it's not even close. After I got home I went on the Hank Haney forum and did some research about my swing troubles. I came across a post that I think might help with the swing.

Thursday - I spent about an hour on the range making some changes to the swing. Things seem to be a little better, just trying to get used to the feeling of the changes.

Friday - I was only able to practice for 30 minutes and it was the best practice session I've had since starting this blog!! I was hitting little baby draws and contact was really good. I'm so excited! =D I'm going to play on Sunday and give the new swing a go at the 70's. I'm going to go to the range tomorrow and videotape the swing. When I post the swing tomorrow I will point out the swing changes compared to the last video I posted.

Back in Action

I'm now a happily married man!

My first day back at the course wasn't to bad. The first six holes I was +4 with a 50 foot birdie bomb! Then I got sloppy. Hopefully it was just a little rust. I'm trying to get swing just right before I goto Kauai for the honeymoon. I'll be posting a some video of my swing later this week.

New Ball Marker

I knew my wedding ring would come in handy on the golf course! =)

A Round with Dan & Jake

My round today with Dan and Jake was fun! We played at Santa Anita golf course in Arcadia. Man was it HOT today! I shot an 82 with 30 putts. I had a 38 on the front and 44 on the back. There's just something about the back nine that trips me up from shooting in the 70's. The putter was ON today! Good thing I decided to bring it. The clubs I used worked well. A little more offset than I'm used to. The driver was a little sporatic. I'm now officially in the family since I won. I defintely look forward to playing with Dan again.

We'll this is it, my last blog as a free man. Good thing I know the warden! =)

I so happy to be marrying my best friend on Saturday! I love you Danelle!

golf course!

e borrowing some clubs from Dan but I did bring my putter. I couldn't fit my clubs in the car because of all the wedding stuff. :( and :) Well off to the

Today is my last round of golf before I get married on Saturday. I'm playing with my future father-in-law Dan and Danelle's sister boyfriend Jake. I'll b

Golf Game a No Show

I had another bad round yesterday. Everything was good until the 5th hole and on. I was +2, then I bogeyed the next 7 holes follow by a double bogey, then bogeyed the next 4 followed with another double, and to finish it off, bogeyed the 18th. I'm too frustrated to write anymore! I think it will be nice to have a break from golf. Maybe this wedding is a blessing in disguise. =)

Any Direction but Straight

Yesterday's round with Keith was brutal. I had 3 pars, 1 triple bogey and the rest were bogeys. The ball went everywhere but straight during the round, but I hit the ball really solid at least. I don't understand how that can happen. Keith noticed that I'm having trouble getting to my left side on the downswing. In Hank's book he talks about hip bump to get to the left side, so I'm going to try and work on that today at the range. Looks like it's going to be hard to get to single digits for my handicap. With only 7 days left before the big day I need to shoot something low on Sunday. I feel like the swing is getting close but next week I'm not going to play or practice much with the wedding on Saturday. Good thing I'm marrying the most amazing woman in the world! So I guess I can manage to take a break from golf to get married. =)

Getting There

I played with Doug this afternoon for about 10 holes. I was plus 5 for the 10 holes, and had a par attempt on every hole. The ball was always in play which was good. I still have about a 2-5 yard fade for most shots. After playing with Doug I went back to the range and was trying to straighten out the ball flight. I did okay on the range, even got a couple of them to draw and hook. For the most part the ball flight was straight. The drill I was given to try from the forum did help, just need to practice them. Side note: Craig came came over to tell me about his 74 today after playing his round. What a showoff! =) I guess I'm going to have to do the same with my 79 tomorrow!!

Tomorrow I'm playing 18 with Keith.

Working on the New Swing

I was back at it with Hank today at the range and things are slowly coming together. I'm already hitting it more solid, but still have a 2-5 yard fade. After hitting balls on the range I decided to try it out on the course. I got to play with Granville today. I've played with him before, he's a really good player. It's funny because he had heard about the blog and asked me about it this morning. I played okay, first par came on the 4th hole. After that: par, bogey with an ob off the tee, bogey, par, and par. I felt good about the last 6 holes. I really like the new putter grip too! I only played 9 holes with Granville and went back to the range to hit about 20 more balls, working on shortening my swing. I'm going to do the same thing tomorrow and hit the range and play 9. I plan on playing with Keith on Friday and trying out the new swing for 18 holes.

I posted my swing on Hank Haney's forum and one of the instructors commented on some things to work on. I looking forward to working on them tomorrow.

Video of Swing

The swing is a little long I know. At about the 6 second mark is where I want the swing to end. I hit an 8 iron with a 2-3 yard fade with solid contact. I'm looking forward to getting back out there on the range and seeing what I can do with this swing.

Lots of Changes Ahead

Well after my match with Ron yesterday, I decided to go to Golf Galaxy and look around. During my visit I bought a few items to help me with my game. One of the things I bought was Hank Haney's Essentials of the Swing. I'm going back to Hank's swing theories after my golf game crumbled against Ron. I now have Hank's book, dvd, and he also has a website with tips for more help with the swing. The other little item I got from Golf Galaxy was a new grip for my putter. It's a Super Stroke Slim. I've tried them in the store and really like how it fits in my hand.

I went home and started reading the book right away so I could start practicing on it today. I have video of the old swing versus the new swing to post today! Will post later tonight.

Ron and Me

Here's a picture of me and Ron during our match.

Match with Ron

I picked a good day to have a bad round against Ron, but I still had a chance on the last hole to tie. I couldn't get anything going today. I didn't have my first par till the 11th hole and didn't make a putt over 3 feet till the 14th hole. I hit two balls O.B. early in the round, which led to triple bogies on each hole. I guess it's just one of those rounds when I need to let go and focus on the big picture ahead.


Ron-92
Brent-93


My match with Doug on the 9th has been postponed since Doug's back still isn't feeling great. We're going to play sometime after the wedding.

Ron is up 4 after 9

Heading to the first w/ Ron. Game on!

Another Good Round

My round yesterday with Keith was good. I shot an 85, with 41 on the front and 44 on the backside. I had 6 birdie attempts in the round, but only made one of them. I've now made a birdie in 5 straight rounds and the birdie chances keep improving each rounds. The putter just keeps failing me late in the round. Maybe a little time on the putting green will do the trick. I'm going to need every stroke to beat Ron on Monday.

I went to the range today to work on some drills. After working on the swing I decided to play the first four holes. Needless to say they didn't go so well. So I'll be heading back to the range tomorrow to work things out before the big match on Monday.

Don't forget to vote on the new poll, which ends on Monday.

Almost

I really thought this was the day for breaking 80. I just had a feeling it was going to happen today. I shot 39 on the front with a birdie on 4. The back was going good till the 15th hole. After an incredible sand save on 14, I was feeling like breaking 80 was possible. The putter was on today till the last five holes, and those last five holes were when I needed the putter the most. So the 15th hole was where the party started to end on breaking 80. I bombed the drive right down the fairway and had 75 yards left, only to hit my approach shot 60 yards and leave myself a 40 foot putt which I putted off the green. I ended up getting a bogey and never recovered after that. I had bogies the rest of the way into the club house. I finished up with a 44 on the back. Final score was 83 with 29 putts. Keith said that my game has gotten much better in the last past 3 weeks. I guess all that practicing is paying off.

Handicap update: My handicap has dropped to 10.7 from 11.4! Sweet