Every golf course has holes that are easy and others that challenge even the best golf game. Playing many rounds of golf over the years, par 3s have always been a bug bear to my game. If I birdie one or two per round, then I knew great things were going to happen. My goal is to shot par at worst, but that did not always work out. As time progressed, I realized my strategy on par 3s needed to change and surprisingly, it worked!
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Valuable Practice On My Short Game
I finally had time to hit the practice green and work on my short game. After about 15 minutes of chipping, I spent another 20 putting various distances and very few breaks. I was working on my setup, foot position, and aim points. After about 5 minutes of freelancing I decided to set up one of go-to putting drills. It works on my aim and distance control and forces me to focus on two important aspects of putting at the same time. Two very important aspects of putting the improves my making distance from six foot or less!
Continue readingHaving A Mediocre Round Of Golf
Walking off the course yesterday from my round I felt like I did not play my best game. I shot a strong score, but felt I left many strokes on the course. I was overjoyed with my game, nor was I overly disappointed. My emotions were in the middle of the road and it left me satisfied I played, but that is about it. I am not sure what I could have did differently to change my emotional state when playing. I seemed to be on cruise control when playing; not ideal for playing my best golf.
Continue readingVarying Distances With Our Irons Is A Challenge
As an amateur golfer who loves to work on his game, I find it a challenge to when my balls travel varying distances. There are days when I am crushing the ball where what would normally be a 7 iron, for example, I am hitting a comfortable 8 iron. That is a change of 10 to 15 yards for reasons unknown. I cannot explain why my ball is travelling farther, but it is and I need to embrace that change even for a day. After the round, I try to figure out why I was hitting my ball better on that day than others. Guess what, I do not have the slightest idea why!
Continue readingMy New Golf Stance Is Working
A month ago I mentioned that I was going to change my stance a bit in order to hit my ball a farther with the same control. I figured (after reading and watching a great deal information) that my stance was a too wide with my irons and too square with my driver. So, I decided to make the effort to change my stance slightly to see what happens. Well, I am happy to report that it is working out very well and I feel more confident than before…..with a few minor challenges.
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The Grateful Golfer 