Golf - Putting Lousy

Today I went out and played 5 holes with Mary, John, and Andrew. The first hole i hit a great first two shots, then John said not to hit the cart signs so I was extra careful and guess what, I hit the cart sign, after that I had some lousy chips but I 2 putted. The next hole I hit pretty lousy. the 3rd hole i had another great first 2 shots and I almost was on the green in 3 except I was a yard shy and landed in the sand I wasted 5 shots trying to get out and my putting was lousy. the fourth hole I hit a good drive and a couple good shots but I three putted it. The last hole I hit an awful drive and after my seventh shot I just gave up. No pars, some great drives and 1 good putt. Tomorrow's the last day.

Golf - 60 Degree and Pitching Wedge

I made excellent progress with my 60 degree and pitching wedge, I made some big improvements in the consistency of my swing which increased my average distance and accuracy. I spent a whole bucket on my 9 iron but I only got a little improvement, I kept hitting to the right. Then I started with the seven, which also showed good improvement like the wedges. However, as I was swinging, I could feel the skin on my left hand stretching to form blisters, I did get three. After a few more swings, the biggest one popped. It hurt. So I got a band-aid and switched to putting. Then a second one popped so I had to get another band-aid. The third blister formed where I already have a callus from previous golf blisters so it wasn't as bad. I continued to put until five thirty when my mom came, I never saw the coach after I started with the 60 degree wedge... My putting also got much more accurate, so it was a pretty successful last practice except I didn't get to use my 5 iron.

Golf - Putting Improvement

I have seen improvement in my game these past two days. The day before yesterday, I practiced a lot of putting and created a new little game to help the team improve accuracy. Every one starts from a different corner of the green, but on the ruff. Each person takes turns hitting their ball onto a strategic place on the green, most likely a spot where its easy for them to aim from. Then they all take turns again trying to hit each others golf balls, once yours is hit or if you roll off the green your out. The goal is to be the last one left. By having everyone aim for targets smaller than holes I saw a big improvement in accuracy, especially in myself, I won twice. Yesterday the JV team went out onto the course immediately behind the varsity game. Every hole I had an excellent tee off, but the rest of my game was just okay. I found that I was having a distance problem with my iron game, I was either hitting too under the ball or topping or I hit it perfect, but I would like it to have gone farther. Next practice, I will make sure to practice that part of my game even more.

Golf Match Against PJP2

Yesterday I won my match against Pope John Paul and got a 7 in on the last hole. My tee-shots showed dramatic improvement every hole and on the last one I made a two putt. The other day the coach just told me to keep my head down and since then I've been hitting much better. I also learned that every time my club touches the sand it's a stroke, but there is otherwise no other penalty for the sand. I've gone from 8 to 7 on the ladder and I'm one stroke closer to a par. Now I really just need to work on my aim and lining my feet up with the target.