Golf, golf, and more golf.

Saturday, May 07/16

So since a week ago Friday I've played 4 complete rounds of golf and on Thursday had my best round of the year managing a 91 at Glen Mar that included 2 balls hit out of bounds and 3 shots hit fat due to some takeaway issues.

Today was my first round of the year with my friend B and we both played pretty well for the most part but the couple of lapses cost us dearly as he managed a 94 to my 95.

The best part is when something does go wrong I can review the tells outlined by my instructor Jason and almost always get things back on track.

What do I mean by these tells?

When I push the ball to the right, also known as a slice, it means I've not come all the way around with my hips on my swing and left my right side open at impact, meaning I've not allowed the club head to make a complete transition and when it reaches the ball it's still open or facing slight right of target and that determines the ball flight direction.

When I hit a shot far left it means my grip has gotten too strong and my right hand has slid to the back of the shaft promoting a closed club face and a rather nasty hook.  My hook used to be so bad I'd hit a ball 150 yards out from the tee and 50 yards to the left of my initial target.

When I hit the ball fat it normally means I've shifted my body slightly to the right during my takeaway so that the point of impact shifts to a few inches behind the ball and results in the clunker or fat hit that has no power and has been known to hurt my hands and wrist like hell at times.

Topping the ball usually means I've worked the ball too far forward in my stance and the club has already begin an upward arc by the time it gets to the ball and just grazes it as it whips past.

Lots of issues but luckily all can be fixed and don't cause me any where near the frustration they used too in the past.

The one thing I'm struggling with his reading the greens so I'm thinking of doing the putting clinic at Kevin Haime to work on this part of my game.  I think I three putted at least 4 times today and that is unacceptable.

The one draw back to today's round was being asked how things are going with C and remembering that I haven't seen B since the breakup. Pretty sure this is the last time I'm going  to have talk about the whole thing.

Funny enough B said pretty much the same thing my friend from work A said when we talked about it at lunch on Wednesday. The issue I described wasn't anywhere near enough for someone to end a year long relationship and there has to be more to it or something else was going on with C.

I'm confident I didn't leave anything out and don't want to consider what else could have been going on as anything that comes to mind doesn't bode well for my ego and leaves me feeling slightly sullied.

So the long summer of golf has begun and will continue as I continue to chase my dream of the sub 90 round and loving my new clubs....a special reminder of what I once had in my life.

My name is Marcus and my heart is mending and my golf game coming around. Some people might say I have a slight addiction to golf and my response to that is go big or go home :)