Long attempts
Last night, I hit some balls at the Golden Bear Golf Center after dinner. The weather was very hot, with a 1-2 club breeze from the south, directly in my face. As usual, I started out warming up with the 7-iron, then added the pitching wedge, 9-iron and 5-iron to the mix. I didn’t hit the ball as well tonight as last Sunday, tending hit the ball fat. I didn’t have much issue with direction, though.
Next up, I got out the driver, 3-metal and hybrid. Finally, these clubs are starting to emerge from their slumber since my shoulder injury. I did the ball pretty well with the driver, though inconsistent in direction. Even hit a few monster slices, which I haven’t done in a long time. Mostly though, the ball didn’t have much side spin, and didn’t get up as high as it usually flies, so distance was well short. Still, at least I can see improvement back to where I was.
I spent a few minutes in the bunker, hitting short sand shots on the up-slope, and doing pretty well. Out of 10 shots, only one failed to get out of the bunker, and several were close to the pin I aimed at. I used the Pelz-style shot, open to the target, ball forward, club face open 45 degrees.
Finally, I spent some time on the putting green. I was rolling the ball very well from inside 30 ft, making several long ones. Outside 30 ft, I didn’t really get the ball as close to the hole as I would prefer. Some work still to be done there.
All in all, a decent practice, though not one of my best. At least the long clubs are starting to get back into shape.