Quickie Practice
This afternoon, after work, I had an hour in which to practice, so I went to the Golden Bear Golf Center. Heavy rain had fallen the previous evening, so it was mats only. I hate mats, so I hit only a small bucket of balls. I worked mainly on the longer clubs tonight. I used the four step Jim Flick drill to work on removing the reverse pivot. I’m still having a heck of a time getting that reverse pivot out of my swing; everytime I let my guard down, it comes right back, sending the ball on a long looping hook. I am seeing progress, but it is taking longer to show progress than I expected. I did manage to hit some good shots tonight, and some stinkers, and my misses tended to be pushes.
Next, I went to the putting green and worked on long putts. I hit several balls from 18, 24, 30 and 36 ft, and am happy to report that I hit at least one putt at each distance. I spent the remaining time chipping with the 8-iron from the rough around the putting green and saw significant improvement in my chipping.
I was very pleased with my putting and chipping tonight, and less pleased with my full swing, but I’m still seeing progress in getting the reverse pivot out of my swing.