- Sep 23, 2004
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so if you've seen the equipment threads you know that i picked up some new irons a couple of weeks ago (adams idea hybrids). i also took my very fist lesson that very same day. well, after two weeks on the practice range i decided to take my new clubs and revised swing out onto the course yesterday.
i went into the day beaming with confidence. i truly felt that i had dialed in the changes the pro made to my swing. you see i use to struggle with my long irons and i depended a great deal on my driver and fairway woods to get the job done. i was excited because between the swing changes and the new hybrid long irons (which are freaking incredible btw) i knew that i was in for a great day. as it turns out, the changes that dialed in my irons killed my driver. worse yet, i refused to admit it on the front nine.
i decided to leave my driver (and ego) in my bag for the back nine and boy am i glad i did! while the damage was done early on, i did manage to save my round for the most part. in the process i found that this game is not that hard when you're sitting in the middle of the fairway off the tee. i discovered that i could consistently pop my new 3i-wood out about 180-190yds.
i also gained a ton of confidence beyond the 150yd marker. it use to be a crap shoot going for the pin beyond that range but not anymore, the new hybrid 3 and 4 irons allow me to really think i can get to the green when i'm sitting anywhere between 170 and 190. picking up those clubs and seeing a beautiful ball flight does wonders for ones confidence!
another confidence builder is looking down on a new odyssey white hot putter (#7). i two putted all day (that's the goal for bogey golfers, right?)with the exception of two 3 putts that were cancelled out by two 1 putts. honestly, i think i'm better off missing the greens sometimes because chipping and 1 putting is a lot easier than trying to lag a long arse putt close.
in the end, the day was a huge success. while i still hit my fair share of bad shots, my good shots were really good and, more importantly, are a lot more frequent. i know that i'm definitely headed in the right direction! i almost felt like a real golfer!
ps. Bravo, i now finally get why you preach lessons so strongly! i plan on lesson #2 being middle of next month.
i went into the day beaming with confidence. i truly felt that i had dialed in the changes the pro made to my swing. you see i use to struggle with my long irons and i depended a great deal on my driver and fairway woods to get the job done. i was excited because between the swing changes and the new hybrid long irons (which are freaking incredible btw) i knew that i was in for a great day. as it turns out, the changes that dialed in my irons killed my driver. worse yet, i refused to admit it on the front nine.
i decided to leave my driver (and ego) in my bag for the back nine and boy am i glad i did! while the damage was done early on, i did manage to save my round for the most part. in the process i found that this game is not that hard when you're sitting in the middle of the fairway off the tee. i discovered that i could consistently pop my new 3i-wood out about 180-190yds.
i also gained a ton of confidence beyond the 150yd marker. it use to be a crap shoot going for the pin beyond that range but not anymore, the new hybrid 3 and 4 irons allow me to really think i can get to the green when i'm sitting anywhere between 170 and 190. picking up those clubs and seeing a beautiful ball flight does wonders for ones confidence!
another confidence builder is looking down on a new odyssey white hot putter (#7). i two putted all day (that's the goal for bogey golfers, right?)with the exception of two 3 putts that were cancelled out by two 1 putts. honestly, i think i'm better off missing the greens sometimes because chipping and 1 putting is a lot easier than trying to lag a long arse putt close.
in the end, the day was a huge success. while i still hit my fair share of bad shots, my good shots were really good and, more importantly, are a lot more frequent. i know that i'm definitely headed in the right direction! i almost felt like a real golfer!
ps. Bravo, i now finally get why you preach lessons so strongly! i plan on lesson #2 being middle of next month.
Canada
