Putting good, full swing, bad!
I had a few minutes today, so I went to the Golden Bear Golf Center and hit a few balls and putted. The day was warm and sunny, but that dreaded sign was up: “Mats Only”.
I really hate hitting off mats.
I got a small bucket and proceeded to stink up the place. I really couldn’t get any club going today, until the end. I started off pretty well, hitting a pitching wedge at the red flagged green, and a 7-iron at the blue-flagged green. My tempo was just off today, I guess. I only finally got it going again once I had about 5 balls left and my driver out. I concentrated on taking a wide, full turn and, finally, hit a decent couple of shots down the fairway, nice little draws.
After I ran out of balls, I went to the putting green and ran my speed drill. I had a good drill going and hit some pretty long putts in the 18-24 ft range. My speed from long distance wasn’t perfect, but better than usual. My new putting grip and style has improved my putting quite a bit.
Ran out of time and wasn’t able to visit the short game area.