A quickie practice
I went and hit a few balls after dinner tonight at Golden Bear Golf Center. Though the temperature was above 90F, it was still a comfortable evening in which to hit golf balls. There was a soft breeze from the south, about 1 club.
After stretching, I got out the 7-iron and hit a few balls. I wasn’t striking the ball very well, so I got out the pitching wedge and hit a few, striking the ball very nicely. I alternated irons for a while, striking the ball pretty good, and then got out the driver. I had removed the lead tape I had placed on the club. I set up as usual, ball forward, closed stance, club slightly open. Tonight, I was able to hit the sweet spot pretty consistently, but I hit mostly pushes or fades, with an occasional slice thrown in. It was almost a relief to hit a slice, as my usual fault is a hook. Distance was pretty good, considering that I was hitting into a 1 club wind.
Next up, I started to hit some long irons. My main fault is still a hook, and I hit some hard hooks tonight. I never really got the longer irons to work tonight, or the hybrid or 3-metal either. I ran through the irons and wedges, hitting most of them well except for the 4- and 3-irons. With the last few balls, I bombed some drives, pretty well struck, except for one moon ball that launched like a sand wedge and stopped with a single bounce. At least it was straight… 😉