Training Log Archive: SF_Golfing

Mission Valley - Should have taken the drop/OOB and saved time and over a dozen balls... PS weekend my swing went to total crap. Lost my hip switch and just slicing every single drive. Irons ok but no pop and no consistency. Short game still there but frustrated that i was so off track...not sure what was going on but nice to be out.

before game getting frustrated by some dick yelling at his kids then rushed on course by people behind/front. Finally played hole 10 2x and let the train go by and just enjoyed being out there.

Strawberry Fields. Early morning 8 ball putt. Long shots. TGIF. Beautiful out early!

Sinking some 20-30ft putts but more importantly really getting a feel and follow through on longer putts now.

Lesson 2/5 w/ Daniel at Rancho.

Worked on mirror and not cocking wrist in movement and back & arm drop on setup.

Combined w/ John helping me w/ bending front knee, head down/still and hips snap I have my L foot off weight after now but need to get more rotation (R shoulder back - see chest in mirror) and note my R hand controlling face of club head when back and driving forward, L hand drives after swing. This takes load off R shoulder and excessive wrist cock witch is why these are so sore and I have same/more power w/ what feel like no work.

Small bucket before / bucket during/after - then yellow balls before Paula

San Jose - small bucket just using P and 8 again. Change from Daniel but really the hip snap from John was a massive help. No effort at all and much, much more consistent. Now hitting the 8 iron just about as far as I use to hit my driver or 3 wood but landing 90% within a 10 meter circle. Trust the swing. Long way to go but savoring the process...fun!

http://youtu.be/bfBVnyfORIs


--note after a month or so steep angle(finish), not full swing and but rhythm and keeping head still

Hit a small bucket as WU before 9 hole at Newport Beach - front 9

Horrible slice on all clubs and longer the worse off...how did it change so fast and bad? Tried to do a few things to adjust and lost confidence and questioning to even play. Just did it anyways to enjoy and think I was overreaching and maybe R hand grip after watching Tom Watson video. 2nd knuckle...? Still sliced on driver playing but accounted for it.

Front 9 @ Newport Beach Course

Not as bad as WU bucket. Par on hole 2 & 3 and nothing over 6 shots. 37/29 on best ball but lost a few on drive for 2nd ball. Made a couple very surprising long putts. Played two balls from hole 3 onward and between a couple groups so kinda rushed/stressed but tried to relax and learn from it. Lots of walking/time on feet today. Tired by hole 9. Noticed swig bottom forward on most practice and hits and maybe not enough weight on rear foot. Made correction about hole 7 but for sure 9 and dialed in again. Good night out.

Putt session after hole 9. Almost wanted to add a couple more holes but glad I got in a putt session. So nice out and full moon!

Practiced a few longer putts as I still had a few putt short and noticed I am not following through as much so I soft putt on a lot of longer shots. Just hit long and tried to get w/in 2-3' circle for 2nd tap in. Sunk a few 35'+ putts! Getting a feel for longer rhythm.

San Jose - just so happened to have a nice 18 hole right next to my hotel and on the way from the office. Stopped by and they had some lefty clubs so I put them to use... Front knee bend, hip driven glory. Easy swings and probably the "best" consistency, distance and accuracy yet. Get up, stand up.

Got 56, 3 wood and hybrids today. yeeea... full setup ready to rock. Hit a few rounds at RD when I picked them up and new grips on the new clubs and irons and I like.

Rancho w/ Monique - 21 sleeves at 5+ rounds of chip up. 56 & 60 over bunkers and a couple onto the green. Closest grouping yet and closer to hole.

Then driving range splitting a bucket and impromptu lesson from John. Keeping head still and front knee in, no rock/sway but rotate weight on rear foot then hips pull around to front foot for rear toe off. Having trouble getting my rear foot off and weight onto my front foot but because I am leaning back and swaying back/forth. So easy when done right

no need to rush the back swing either. Remember that little girl

Roger Dunns - 6-7 irons - SM on the way out w/ 6 different and ended up getting a Callaway Razr X and then LB on the way home and got down to getting TM RBZ w/ bigger grips. Thats it.

Back sore and right wrist(not in a good way) sore. Shin feels good and swig is getting there.

First time using the monitors and checking distance w/ clubs, etc. Good learning today.