Bit of a busy week this week so didn’t hit a lot of my goals. My ball striking went to crap as well so was trying to find a swing thought to hold it together but no luck.

Week one is in the books and I’m pretty happy with the amount I’ve been able to put into practice and the progress so far. It’s been a great week with my first hole out in my life (9 iron from ~158 yards) and my first career under par round (-1). Too bad our course right now is under construction and it was only for 15 holes, but still.. I haven’t hit the ball that well since the year of the accident.

As for my goals, I didn’t hit the gym or do as much over speed training as I was aiming to but I’m pretty happy otherwise.

Other notes from this week:
– strokes gained has come down in everything except for putting which doesn’t make sense to me but what do I know …my math suck
– I’ve gotten up and down 12 of 15 this stat block but have been 0 for 3 on sand saves =(

Hopped on the Trackman Combine with one of the pros at my club and found out that I’ve been hitting 2* down on my driver again! UGH. It’s a bad habit I fall into from time to time and explains why my driver has gone from a strength early this year to terrible in the last three months. One good drive (if I time my release) for every 5 bad flares to the right. I worked a bit on hitting up and extending my left side through impact and my driving is almost back to normal =)

Was going through my YT uploads and found this swing from the summer 2016, the first year I decided to take golf seriously and about 4 months before this…

Golf goals instantly postponed =|

My back is finally close to 100% and now that I can play and practice normally, I’ve taken the plunge and joined a private club. Thankfully I have an understanding wife, no kids (yet) and time to practice so I’ve decided to create this blog and track my progress.

Big Picture Goals:

• Get my handicap to 0-2 by May 31, 2020
• Win my Club C in 2020
• Place top 10 in one other tournament next year

Current Swing/Status:

• Handicap 9.8 (and trending the wrong way this year)
• Greenside up-and-down rate 65% (13/20 since I started keeping stats)
• Sand save rate 27% (3/11)

Specific Goals:

• Keep track of strokes gained and adjust practice accordingly
• Greenside up-and-down rate > 65%
• Sand saves > 40%
• Figure out why my driver has become so inconsistent over the last 6 months

How to Reach my Goals:

• Play/practice 25-30 hours/week
  • 3 – 4 “rounds”
  • Swing work – find a long-term coach
  • Short game work
  • Putting at home – work on consistent start lines
  • Over speed training 2-3 days
  • 30-80 yard wedge games

Unfortunately, my club just started renovations on a new practice facility so holes 8 to 10 are shut down and we have no range and short game area til next May. Hitting in a little netted area and the practice green will have to suffice.

Lawrence