Long practice
This morning i went to the Golden Bear Golf Center to practice. The weather was warm with a breeze from the west.
As usual, I started off alternating 9-, 7- and 5-iron shots to warm up and get my swing in tempo. I started off very well today, hitting the ball straight but a little shorter than usual. Next up, I added in the longer clubs, and spent a lot of balls hitting the hybrid, 3-metal and driver. I hit these clubs pretty good today, few hooks, but did manage a few slices with the driver.
The last drill was pin hunting, where I hit the proper club for the distance at a pin on the range. The practice didn’t go very well today; I guess I had worn myself out. I did hit the longer clubs better than the short ones; I tended to hook the shorter clubs, which I hadn’t done all day.
Next up, I hit a few balls, poorly, out of the sand and then went to the putting green and did a full drill for ball speed. I worked very hard on getting the right speed for the entire practice, but had some difficulty once the distance got beyond about 18 ft. My last drill was chipping with the pitching wedge, which I did mostly pretty well today, except for the occasional bladed shot.
Not one of my better practices, but at least the long clubs continue to improve. I need to figure out how to correct for hooks more quickly and spend less time hitting bad hooks.