RTJ Golf Trail - Oxmoor Valley River Course - Brimingham AL
Here is Reed's golf swing. I saw a lot of it over the past 4 days. In the end, he beat me by one stoke over 6 rounds.
Snapped on 04.18.05 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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RTJ Golf Trail - HIghlands - Huntsville, AL
This is the 5th hole on the Highlands course in Huntsville. We had a tremendous time playing with two locals who took great pleasure in warning us about all the venemous snakes that live in the brush where our errant shots ended.
Snapped on 04.17.05 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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RTJ Golf Trail - Silver Lake - Gadsden, AL
Here is the 9th hole at Silver Lakes course in Gadsden, AL. The drive needs to stay right to avoid the water and as you can see, the pin is tucked in on the left side of the water. This being a golf trip, I went for the pin only to hit the ball in the water and take a triple bogey.
Snapped on 04.16.05 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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RTJ Golf Trail - Oxmoor Valley - Birmingham, AL
Reed and I spent four days in Alabama playing 6 rounds at three RTJ Trail facilities. On Friday afternoon, we pulled into the Oxmoor Valley facility and played a round of golf on the Ridge Course from the orange tees. We had a difficult time making pars that day due to the length and difficulty of the course but had a delightful time with the two local golfers. Here we are in front of the entry sign.
Snapped on 04.15.05 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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Nationals Opening Night
31 years after the last pitch at RFK and 23 years after I moved to DC, baseball returned. Jacqui and I secured tickets to Opening Night and grabbed Ben and Larry. It was a night to remember, full of pomp and circumstance, and electricity. The stands were jammed pack and the fans were ready to celebrate. This is a peak into the Presidents Box. You can see Laura Bush and one of the Bush twins, as well as Jeb's family. W was already in the dugout ready to throw the first pitch.
Snapped on 04.14.05 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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The Signature 7th Hole at Dorado's East Course in Puerto Rico
On Sunday, I went over to the Hyatt Dorado and played an extremely enjoyable round of golf at their East Course. I was paired with 3 extremely nice golfers, the weather was beautiful and the course was in great shape. This is a picture of the signature, par 5, 7th hole, which plays right into the prevailing trade winds coming off the beach right behind the green. I had to lay up in front of the water and then hit my third shot just off the green. A chip and two putts later and I had a bogey.
Snapped on 01.16.05 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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The Signature 16th Hole at Rio Del Mar's Ocean Course in Puerto Rico
On Friday, I played the Ocean Course at the Westin Rio Del Mar. I had an early tee time and arranged for car service to ferry me to and from the course from San Juan. I played the round with Pete, who owns a golf course outside of Springfield, Massachusetts. Unfortunately, it had poured the night before and the course was absolutely drenched, making it difficult to hit a clean shot off of any surface.
This picture fairly depicts the signature 16th hole. The hole is laid out parallel to the beach and, as you can see if you pay attention to the palm trees, the trade winds constantly blow from left to right at over 20mph. The hole is over 200 yards (par 3) and I used my driver in light of the winds. Unfortunately, I sliced the ball, which with the prevailing winds, meant that my drive ended up about 50 yards to the right of the green (and about 10 yards short). I hit one of the palm trees standing between the ball and the hole and then chipped on. Two putts later I took a 5. Not very good. All in all, a very challenging hole on a nice course that was playing tough due to all of the standing water.
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2004 CSS "Mr. Chet Thompson" Classic
Today, CSS held its annual golf outing at Raspbery Falls Golf Club in Leesburg, VA. Bill MacLeod and Jeff Beckington stepped up to the first tee prepared for the beautiful blue sky and warm temperatures.
Snapped on 09.23.04 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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Gatekeeper
The 13th hole at Raspberry Falls was guarded by all sorts of hazards for golfers who hit short, right, or even right in the cup.
Snapped on 09.13.04 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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Congressional's Blue Course
Today, I had the tremendous opportunity to play the Blue Course at Congressional Country Club. Although it is an extremely tough course if you don't hit the ball 250 yards in the fairway off the tee, it was one of the most relaxing, enjoyable rounds of golf I have played. Here we (Mike, Reed, Christie and I) are on the fairway of the 17th signature hole. More pictures are here.
Snapped on 07.30.04 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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Golf at Norbeck with Phil and Larry
I played a delightful round of golf today with Phil and Larry as my guests at Norbeck. Here is a view of the signature par 3. I started the round with a par on the 1st and 2nd hold and then drove my ball within 4 feet of the hole for a birdie on 3. After scoring 10 for these 3 holes, I then went on to shoot an 87 over the next 15 and ended up with a 97.
Snapped on 07.18.04 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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The 15th Green at Norbeck Country Club
This is my favorite view of the golf course at Norbeck, looking back at the 15th green and adjoining pond from the 16th tee.
Snapped on 07.17.04 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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Golf Course Sign at Worthington Manor
Today, I played golf at a charitable event for Children's Hospital at Worthington Manor. We noted this sign at the tee for the 11th hold, which adjoins a few houses that were built after the golf course opened. Our team was on a roll, making birdies on 6 of the last 7 holes before an enormous lightning storm opened overhead.
Snapped on 04.15.04 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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Norbeck
May. The course is absolutely beautiful and impeccably maintained. A real pleasure to play. Each hole is different, challenging and fair (well, some members complain about the big tree in the middle of the Par 5 11th hole). I did not take any pictures of the course last year but will remedy that during 2004. I have to wait for the trees and flowers to blossom so here is the entry sign.
Snapped on 02.29.04 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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Westfield's Third Hole
We were a bit overzealous yesterday, playing Westfield's Golf Club on what turned out to be a cold (45 or so), windy (20 mph) Sunday in February. This course is one of the featured courses that comes with Microsoft's Golf game. This is the signature hole, a 165 yard par 3. I hit the drive over the green as the wind grabbed the ball and gave it a ride. It is a steep slope and it took me two chips to get back up on the dance floor. And then 3 putts for a miserable 6. Still, I shot a 45 and a 51 for a 96 - not bad considering the course and weather. By the time we were on the 15th hole, I stroked by chin and could not feel it. I will try and snap this same picture in the middle of the summer.
Snapped on 02.24.04 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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February Golf
We were a bit overzealous as Sandy, Christie and I played a round of golf on Sunday at Westfields Golf Club in Virignia. It was only 45 degrees and the wind has up at about 20 mph. Despite not being able to feel my chin by the time we got to the 15th hole, I shot a 45 and 51 for a 96. Sandy and Christie were good sports, even as I almost got into a fight with the foursome in front of us who insisted on waiting for the group ahead of them to clear the green before they took their second shot on a Par 5 (They were 450 yards from the hole at the time).
Snapped on 02.24.04 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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Benny
During my recent stay at El Conquistador in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Benny was incredibly nice. I was a single and he got me right into a foursome. A gentleman.
Snapped on 01.31.04 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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El Conquistador - Second Hole
A fairly typical hole at El Conquistador, the second hole features many slopes with the ball either above or below your feet on every shot.
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El Conquistador - Fifteenth Hole
Downhill from the tee, I ripped my drive about 275 yards to the left side of the fairway. I played the course twice and made par both times
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The Straits Course at Whistling Straits
I saved the best for last. The Straits Course at Whistling Straits is the home of the 2004 PGA Championship. Like the Irish course, you have to walk with a caddy when you play here. The course is set right on Lake Michigan, with 14 of the 18 holes bordering on the lake itself.
Jacqui volunteered to walk the course with me and when we checked in, we learned that we were paired with the same father and son I played with the day before and that I had the same caddy. Our 4th players was a true character; he was an older gentlemen named Warren with a much younger "lady friend." Throughout the day, Warren let us know that she would be waiting for him back at his room for an intimate evening...... and he was a true talker all day. Lots of fun.
For me, there were three memorable holes. The 6th hole, named Gremlin's Ear, is a short par 4, with a dogleg right that leads to a blind approach shot. A large dune blocks the approach from the right side of the fairway. The downhill short iron shot is difficult even when the target is in sight. A signature pot bunker guards the right side of the green. Anything left, right or long will leave a very difficult up and down, especially as everything slopes down and away from the green. The green is narrow, sloping, and difficult to read.
The 7th hole was the highlight of the entire 4 days of golfing. It is called "Shipwreck" and is the signature hold at the course. It is about 160 yards from the white tees and you have to carry that distance into a green that is carved right out of the side of Lake Michigan:
The course provides a video flyover of the hole using
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I managed to knock the drive right on the green and two putts later, I was in for my par. With Jacqui as my witness. When we finished the 9th hole, Jacqui said that while she was having fun, she would rather sit at the outside bar and knit and would look for me on the 18th green.
The other memorable hole was the finishing hole, called Dyeabolical. It is a 385 yard par four with a forced carry for the drive. I drove the ball nicely and put my second shot about 65 yards short of the green. From there, I hit my best shot of the day, leaving the ball about 5 feet from the pin. A chance to par the 18th. Alas, I missed the putt and took a 5. I was still mighty proud.
I ended up shooting a 104, which was 8 strokes lower than on the Irish course. I met Jacqui and we had lunch and a drink and went back to the hotel.
Snapped on 06.26.03 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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The Irish Course at Whistling Straits
On Wednesday, I had a morning tee time at The Irish Course at Whistling Straits. I was paired up with a very nice father and son team and at Whistling Straits, everyone walks with a caddie. My caddie was a terrific and it was like having a five hour golf lesson. I say five hours because the course is set up like an Irish links course and if you miss the fairway, it is hard to find your ball even with a caddy. As a result, the course is often backed up, as is the Straits course.
My caddie quickly got the sense of my high handicap and was urging me to hit with a three wood and then lay up on my second shot so that I could chip up near the hole. That way, the theor was, I would stay out of the long grass and have a reasonable chance to score well. He said that he thought the Irish course plays a bit tougher than the Straits course, because it is a bit narrow
We decided to play from the white tees to give ourselves a chance. I strod up to the first tee and this is what I saw:
The hole was only about 360 yards but undulating. I shot a 6 and was happy.
The 13th hole is called Blind Man's Bluff because you cannot see the green from the tee box. The hole only played about 150 yards long. In the photo below, the tee box is directly behind the large hill so you are looking at the hole from behind the green to the tee. One must hit the drive high over the bluff and then straight down onto a fairly large green. I missed the green to the left and took a 6.
All in all, I shot a 112 on the Irish. It was a beautiful day. My playing partners were as nice as can be and so was my caddy. As my Dad would say, "Good Living."
Snapped on 06.25.03 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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River Course at Blackwolf Run
On Monday, we left Columbus and flew to Milwaukee and drove to Kohler, Wisconsin, of bathroom fame. The trip took a bit longer than planned and I was late for my 2PM tee time at Black Wolf Run's River Course. The starter was terrific, however, and hooked me right up with a threesome of commodity traders who had driven up from Chicago for a day of golf. They had played the Meadows course in the morning and were about to tee off on the River Course.
The course was absolutely gorgeous and quite difficult. The first hole is 534 yard Par 5 that gets you warmed right up. The 8th holed, named Hell's Gate, is another difficult Par 5, downhill with a forced carry. I ended up shooting a 112 on the River Course at Blackwolf Run. Not particularly good but it was a beautiful day on a beautiful course.
Snapped on 06.23.03 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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Norbeck Country Club
Jacqui and I applied for and have now become members of Norbeck Country Club, which is on the Rockville-Olney border. The club is about 200 acres and is about to celebrate its 50th year. It has a beautiful and secluded golf course, which is maintiained impeccably, a pool, tennis complex, and clubhouse. Jacqui bought me several golf lessons from Clarke Sisson, the golf pro, for Valentine's Day. I went there for a lesson and was impressed by the pro staff and the fact that the facilities were maintained nicely but not "over the top." They had a membership drive this winter that was too enticing to let go and so we joined.
The golf course features hundreds and hundreds of established trees and fairly small, fast, and difficult greens. The middle tees are about 6400 yards and more than challenging for my game. The holes differ greatly with only one "trick" hole, the winding and sloping par 5 tenth hole.
Here is a picture of the 3rd hole, a par 3:
Due to the rainy Spring, today, my first day playing the course, was cart path only. I was a bit unhappy when I showed up at the first tee because they had no paired me up with anyone. However, they soon set me up with a long time member and I proceeded to shoot a 108. Pretty ugly score but I loved the course and am looking forward to my next round already.
I need to play 20 rounds to establish my official handicap so I can enter a tournament or two and meet some guys
Snapped on 05.17.03 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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The Meadows Course at Blackwolf Run
On Tuesday, I had an early tee time for the Meadows Course at Blackwolf Run. In fact, when I check in, I was the first foursome. To my disappointment, even though they were full for the day, the pro shop did not hook me up with any other golfers and so I was playing alone. I was pretty disappointed in that turn of events but I was determined to make the best of it. Since I was a single in front of a foursome with no one in front of me, I decided I would play two balls on each hole.
The 3rd hole is a nice 158 yard par 3 that I managed to par:
I hit a terrific drive through a narrow tee area on the 10th hole and then actually put two good shots together so that I was on the green in regulation on this hole:
The 15th hole is called "Mercy" because you have to hit the ball 196 yards over a ravine. Fortunatetly, it is a large green I knocked the ball right on the green and two putted for par.
All in all, I shot a 100 at the Meadows Course. I really liked playing there although there was a bit of a downpour that quickly passed around the 7th hole that morning.
Snapped on 04.24.03 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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Pine Valley
I had the opportunity to play a round of golf at the best track in the country -- Pine Valley.
One of my partners is a member there and he was gracious enough to invite me and Allen Greenberg to his club. We drove up through torrential rains (see yesterday's entry for more on that). Traffic was backed up through all of Delaware. We finally made it to the turn off and drove down an isolated street and through an unmarked gate and back into another era.
We walked into the main lodge and Mr. Scott was waiting for us there with drinks at the ready. He showed us to our rooms and then we enjoyed a surprisingly good dinner. The next morning it was another feast for breakfast and then time to start our round. As a high handicapper, I am not really allowed to play at Pine Valley. They prefer that no one with a handicap over 15 venture onto their course. I am nothing if not confident so we went to the range to warm up and then met our caddies at the first tee. My caddie was an incredibly nice fellow even when he lifted my bag and realized it was completely water soaked from yesterday's CSS tournament at Raspberry Falls.
Pine Valley is set up so that it is fair if you hit the ball long and straight. Most holes begin with a forced carry requiring one to drive the ball 180 yards to reach the fairway. While I will not repeat each of my 113 strokes over the 18 holes, I was pleased that I hit the first drive over the carry but disappointed to see that I was in a trap on the right with no second shot. I managed to carry all of the forced carries on my drives on 14 of the holes; my caddy found my ball on all but one occassion when my slice caused it to go far into the woods.
The highlight of my day was on the 10th hole, which is a short par 3. Here is a picture of the 10th hole at Pine Valley (courtesy of Chris John of Photographic Design, Inc.) from the tee. I managed to step up and knock the drive right onto the green. Two putts later, I had my par at Pine Valley.
As noted earlier, I shot a 113. I was actually quite happy with that score. Over lunch, we added up our scores, and when I announced mine, Mr. Scott looked around and said "Shhh. Lew, not so loud. We want to play at least nine more!"
We did play another 9. After a quick trip to the pro shop to pick up some souveniers with the famous logo (a bit nondescript), we drove back to DC.
I dropped Allen off at hotel and then went to visit my wife and in-laws at the Hechinger family home.
Snapped on 09.28.02 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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Stratton Golf - Day Three
I am over a week behind in my review of the Stratton Golf School. Here is the last part:
Day Three. We get to work on our new swings on the golf course. I wake up and don't hear the rain hitting our roof. Finally, a day with good weather! And then I look out the window and see that is snowing!! The moutain tops are all white and the ski runs look ready for action. I drink my coffee, swallow some advil, and drive to the golf course.
Not only is it snowing but it is very, very windy. Jeff shows up and we drive to the seventh green to practice our short game. Jeff has about 100 balls with him and we each hit about 35 chip shots from 30 yards out, practicing the fundamentals and trying to get a "feel" for the shot. Hard to do since it is very cold out and snowing.....We walk up to the green and practice putting the balls we hit up there a moment ago. Then, it's off to next tee and we proceed to play golf with Jeff for the next three hours or so. Jeff makes a point of trying to get us to remember our new swings with mixed success. Still, even with the snow and wind, it is a lot of fun to be on the course, soaked as it is, rather than on the driving ranges and other school stations.
As lunch approaches, we ask Jeff if we can stay at the course after lunch rather than return to the school for more stations. He is agreeable and we do that, playing 11 holes in the afternoon. Jeff plays with us this time, demonstrating the fundamentals. The weather warms up considerably and it was a very nice afternoon.
I have a work conference call starting at 4:30 PM so I drive home and take the call there. Jacqui and I have a nice dinner and we are ready to go home.
Snapped on 05.19.02 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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Stratton Golf - Day Two
Woke up and it was still raining. Hard.
School started at 9 am. Our first station was the long irons and I took a 5 and 6 iron with me, figuring that I never really hit the 4 iron too much on the course in any event. As we warm up, it stops raining and the sun makes a brief appearance. I take three layers of clothing off and start to hit the ball off the grass rather than the mat. It feels great and the ball is going long and straight. I try to focus on my downswing and follow through but don't really understand what Jeff is trying to teach me. He spends a fair amount of time with me but, in truth, I don't really get it. I tell him that maybe I should just be happy to have a better backswing. One thing I note is that a key to focus on is getting my weight on the inside of my right foot -- rather than the outside of my right foot -- during my back swing. That, in itself, makes a huge difference. They take more videotape of us swinging the long irons for later review.
After 90 minutes, we move onto the station for long putting and chipping from off the green. We practice long putts and have a few contests. I am doing much better at putting with the new grip. We then review the chipping basics from the day before and start to chip for longer distances. Jeff has us chipping up hill, down hill, on even lies and from good lies.One of the things I was trying to learn was how to save a stroke by chipping closer to the pin. We use a 6 iron and a pitching wedge for each type of shot so we can get a feel for the difference created by the two clubs. We spent a lot of time on that. Of course, it will take a lot of practice to get a feel as I was approaching the chip shot completely wrong.
After lunch (with Harry again -- and this time with Jeff), we review the videotapes. Jeff prepares a tape using split screens with the first and second day videos (wood and iron) and draws lines on the tape like football announcers use. He adds a voice over with individualized tips and prepares a 5 minute tape for each of us to bring home. Only my tape is 7.5 minutes reflecting the state of my game.
We then go out and hit woods. It starts to rain again, lightly. But we are having a good time and when I focus on the things I am supposed to work on, I can see the results.
After 45 minutes of that, it is back to the short gain. Only now it is really pouring out. It's time to learn the sand game and they have a few bunkers covered with canopies so we can hit buckets of balls while staying dry. Jeff shows us the basic techniques and we each go about practicing them by hitting dozens and dozens of different sand shots, trying to get a feel for moving the club through the sand before it hits the ball. It's a really good session as I really have had no idea what I was supposed to do before.
We then move on to the final station for the day, which is pitching. Pretty much a review of the prior day's lesson. I start getting bored so I use the session as an opportunity to hit full pitching wedge shots and lob wedge shots rather than the 30 yard shots they want us to practice. That felt great.
The golf course is closed once again due to the huge downpours in the afternoon so I go home to Jacqui and we have dinner and call it an early night. But there is lovely view from the living room.
Snapped on 05.18.02 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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Stratton Mountain Golf School - Day One
I am just back from attending a 3 day session at Stratton Golf School in Vermont. While the weather did not cooperate -- pouring rain, temperature in the 30s, and even some snow on Wednesday morning -- I had a grand time. The golf pros did a nice job of identifying numerous fundamental flaws in just about every aspect of my game without overwhelming me. Here is the rundown of the 3 days:
Day One
About 40 golfers arrive for the 3 day session. We all meet at the registration center at the school. My initial thoughts were surprise that 2/3 of the students were women. The golf pro makes some jokes about the fact that it is pouring rain and only about 38 degrees outside and introduces the golf pros. They have 13 instructors assigned to small groups of 3-4 golfers, split up by handicap. They also have 3 roving instructors (although I only saw one of them actually "rove" around the groups over the next several days). I am placed in a group with a retired physician named Harry who has been to the school on two prior occassions (....hmm... is that a good sign or a bad sign), and two guys (Frank and Rich) from Mechanicsville, NY in the fuel oil business. Our instructor, Jeff, is from Wisconsin and is in his 5th summer at the school. He also teaches golf in the winter in Boca Raton, Florida.
By 9 am, we are on our way to our first station -- woods. Jeff has up warm up for 10 minutes and then they shoot video of our "before" swing for later analysis. On my video, I drive the ball about 30 yards on the ground.....
After the video, Jeff stands behind me as I drive the ball. I hit 6 shots in a row around 200 yards down the middle and am feeling great about my swing. Then Jeff starts to talk. First, he wants me to lift my hands a few inches so that the wood is more upright on the ground and the "loft" of the club a bit higher. Then, he wants me to open up my stance by moving my right leg about 2 to 3 inches further to the right so
that my weight is more on my back foot than my front foot. Then he wants me to work on my back swing by fully extending my left arm so that the club is further away from my body and extending higher over my head. Then he tries to get me to make sure my weight is on the inside of my right foot when by swing is fully "back." Lots to think about.
I try to do as much as I can to adjust my swing per his instruction but I don't reallly understand what he is saying as I've never really thought about the mechanics of my golf swing. He starts to physically move me thru the backswing and gives me a drill holding my golf club at my waist with my thumbs tucked into my pants pockets and asks me to move back and forth along that plane so that I can feel how he wants my hips to rotate. I try my hardest to make the adjustments and the ball goes around 250 yards but on a straight line 40 yards to the left of center. It seems that once I make some adjustments to my swing, other things I've done to "compensate" for my fundamental flaws get exposed. Lots to work on.
90 minutes later, we move on to the next station, which is putting and chipping. The putting green is not covered so they've set up an indoors putting station. The first thing Jeff does is change my putting grip so that I don't use my wrists. He then gets me to putt using my arms and shoulders. I can see the difference right away. After 45 minutes of doing this, we go outside, under a huge canopy, to practice chipping from off the green to the pin. Again, Jeff starts with the setup. I soon see that I've been chipping wrong and make the changes he suggests. Open stance, feet close together, weight on left foot, no wrist action. The ball pops up and runs down the green. I've got no feel for distance but that is a matter of practice. A good session.
We break for lunch, which is at a restaurant 2 miles away. Jacqui has the car so I catch a ride with Harry. We compare notes over lunch and have a good time.
After lunch, we stay inside and watch the video of our swing. I am bored immediately. Until I see my swing on the video and actually see what Jeff was noting during the morning. Turns out to be a very helpful session. 45 minutes later, we go outside to work on long irons. I take a 4 and 5 iron with me. One of the roving instructors, Rich, spends about 30 mintues with me working on my backswing on an individual basis. I start hitting my irons beautifully.
We then go to the station they have set up for 30 yard pitch shots. They stress technique and setup. Of course, I've been using the wrong setup to date. I try what they want but I've got no feel for distance. And I was not happy with the loft of my pitches. A frustrating session.
End of day one. Off to the golf course to practice what I've learned. Just before I leave to go there, I learn that the golf course is closed, however, due to the massive amount of rainfall over the past 48 hours... almost 3 inches.
I drive home to Jacqui. Actually, I drive to the home of one of my partners who has a family vaction house about 15 minutes from the school in Londenderry, Vermont. It is a really comfortable home in a beautiful setting
Jacqui made some sausage and lentil soup with some rolls. We watch some TV and go to bed early. Surprisingly, I don't feel too sore although some Advil helps.
Snapped on 05.17.02 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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February Golf
Any time you can play golf in the DC area in the last week of February, you are having a great day and today was no exception. I enjoyed playing with Mike Kershow and his friend Sam, and Gary Tepper even if I could not hit off the tees. It is time to take a series of lessons. For the record, I shot a 56 and 55 for a 111 at Raspberry Falls, VA.
To get there, Gary and I took White's Ferry over the Potomac River to Leesburg. Due to the drought, the Potomac is quite low and we could see the bottom of the river all the way across. The sky was blue and the water was calm and the view from the ferry was fabulous
Snapped on 02.24.02 || More Golf Photos || Comments
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