Not long after my last post, My Brain Is The Real Hazard, I took my smooth swing project and my trusty 7 iron to the range. A little background on that 7… About a year ago, I took a lesson at the PGA Tour Superstore and brought my full set of clubs. I hit my irons…
I’ve been thinking a lot about my ‘practice good, swing bad’ dilemma. You know the one. I can take the most beautiful practice swings—textbook even. If I were being filmed for a slow-motion Nike commercial, that’s the version of my swing I’d want featured. But the moment there’s a golf ball in front of me?…
That’d be me! I even threw in three bogies for good measure. Played 18 with another couple from the neighborhood, rocking a towel tucked under my trail arm to stop me from coming over the top. Ridiculous? Yes. Effective? You betcha. I was cruising at double bogey until hole 6, when I made the mistake of…
Sunday we played 9 holes with the Beards, and don’t you know I again heard But you’ve got a great swing! 🤣. This time the swing showed up a little bit though. I shot a 54! Now, I know that doesn’t sound impressive. But double bogey is my goal. If I can shoot 54 consistently…
The next time someone tells me, “But you’ve got a great swing!” while I’m racking up a triple bogey, I might actually lose it. Like, full head-pop-off situation. It’s always said with such sincerity, as if my scorecard must be lying. Trust me, I’d love for my great swing to make friends with the ball,…
Some highlights (and lowlights) from the past two weeks: I started my journey to strengthen my core. My week 1 exercises quickly reminded me that I am, in fact, not in shape. What used to be my warm-up for Pilates now feels like a full-body assault. I jogged. (Well, technically, I speed-walked with a side of…
Last week in golf was a rollercoaster—some breakthroughs, some backslides, and the usual dose of frustration. There were wins, fails, and a few moments that made me question my life choices. But hey, that’s the game, right? I had range sessions that actually felt productive, picked up some key swing fixes, and even had a…
Yesterday, I played with the ladies’ 9-hole league. They’re always easygoing, and since most are newer golfers, I don’t get intimidated playing with them. I figured I’d keep score to see if I’ve made any progress. While I made more decent contact than usual (progress!), I still shot a 57—a lovely mix of short carries,…
Friday: Went to the practice range and could not hit the ball to save my life. Every single shot sliced 90 degrees right, and I was so frustrated I couldn’t even think about what I was doing wrong. After a couple dozen balls, I left. It was cold, and I never got into drilling anything because…
Figuring out how to rotate without a reverse spine angle is harder than it looks. I stumbled across “The Golf Swing Is EASY When You Turn Like This!” and it’s given me some food for thought.
While I was working on weight shift from my earlier post, I thought I’d look at my takeaway and experimenting with a fulcrum-style lift of my clubhead to see if that helped. I liked it. My little baby living room swings were starting to feel pretty good. For the first time, I noticed that my…
Cold, rainy days mean no driving range, so I’m stuck in my condo tinkering with my swing. Today’s mission? Weight shift and getting my arms down before impact. It’s a new / not so new concept for me so I was just slow-mo-ing a swing with my pitching wedge when I noticed something that I’ve…