I just ordered a new driver. It’ll be my second driver from G.R.I.P.. I loved the first one so much I had to try out one with a lower loft and a stiff shaft, so I ordered the 9 degree with stiff graphite shaft. They had a special for $100 that also comes with a [...]
Tag Archives: My Golf
Putter Fitting and Lesson
January 11, 2008 – 7:10 pm
Checking into King Par Academy and GolfTEC (through GolfSmith) for a putter fitting and putting lessons. Has anyone used either one of them before? Any other suggestions around mid-Michigan?
Reviewing 2007 Golf Goals
December 16, 2007 – 12:30 pm
As 2007 comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to review golf goals from 2007. They were:
Keep my 9 hole scores starting with a 3 or 4. I don’t want to reach the half-century mark again this year.
Break 80.
Get a hole in one. (When isn’t this a goal for a golfer?)
Break 40 more consistently.
Keep [...]
My 2007 Golf Season
December 13, 2007 – 10:28 pm
In 2007 I golfed more than any other year. In fact, I played nearly twice as many holes as I ever have in a single year. I logged 140 nine hole scores compared to 88 in 2006. Out of 140 scores, 12 were in the 30s and 11 in the 50s. Both are improvements from [...]
Slow Down
June 25, 2007 – 2:12 pm
After having some problems off the tee recently, things have turned around in the last week or so. I didn’t realize what I had changed until one of my league partners told me I looked more fluid and controlled in my swing. It turns out I was swinging nice and easy instead of trying to [...]
To The Left
June 6, 2007 – 8:52 am
Somewhere in the past week or two I’ve started to hit everything off the tee to the left when I use a driver or fairway woods. Pulls, hooks, and duck hooks. It ain’t pretty. Ugly!
When I can’t hit decent drives, golf just isn’t fun and it gets awful frustrating having to make up for a [...]
Memorial Weekend Golf
May 29, 2007 – 9:29 am
I played a lot of golf over the weekend with friends.
Friday @ Bay Valley — 48-47
Saturday @ Black Bear Golf Club — 45-45
Sunday @ Swan Valley Golf Course — 45-45
Sunday @ Crooked Creek Golf Course — 42-43
Had a lot of fun and overall I’m pretty happy with the way I played, especially since I had [...]
I Hit A Brick Wall
May 25, 2007 – 12:31 am
My golf game was finally starting to come around the past couple of weeks. I shot 43 last Thursday, 48-43 Friday, 39-45 Saturday, and 42 on Tuesday. Then today…a whopping 56 which equals my first 9 holes of the year out in Phoenix back in February. I took three penalty strokes, missed three 3 foot [...]
Blame it on the Wind
May 3, 2007 – 10:57 pm
Today was my first day golfing at Bay City Country Club for the SVSU golf league. The temperature wasn’t much higher than 60, especially with a steady 2 club wind. When you start off with a 10 on the first hole you know the end result isn’t going to come out how you want. Add [...]
Rollercoaster of Golf
May 1, 2007 – 11:43 am
Last week for the first week of Tuesday league I shot a 43 with two double bogeys in the last 3 holes. Saturday I shot 50-43, Sunday 51-46, and yesterday 46. I can’t seem to get comfortable in my swing. Out in Phoenix in February and early on here in Michigan I was swinging freely [...]
Eliminate the Big Numbers
April 24, 2007 – 8:56 am
One of the weaknesses in my game right now is the dreaded “big number.” I’ll end up taking an 8 on a hole and lately it seems to end up being the last hole of the day pretty often. On Friday I shot 46-42 with an 8 on hole #18 at Swan Valley. Saturday I [...]
Charting Golf
April 18, 2007 – 10:17 am
I’ve been keeping track of every round of golf I play since 2000. I’m a little weird like that. Does anyone else do this? I don’t keep track of putts, birdies, sand saves, or anything extravagant like that. Date, course, and score are what I save into a little spread sheet which is has a [...]
Whiffs
April 18, 2007 – 9:18 am
It didn’t take long to fail at one of my goals for the 2007 golf season. Yesterday I went to Valley View Farm Golf Course. After 5pm right now they have all you can golf with cart for $15. It’s supposed to be $30 for a two-some, but the guy let me get away with [...]
Never Again
April 16, 2007 – 8:31 am
On Saturday we played 18 holes at Sandy Ridge. Nine holes would have been plenty. The weather forecast was calling for a high just over 50. It never went above 42 and with the wind chill it had to feel about 35 or colder. I shot a 41 on the front 9 finishing double bogey [...]
Shooting in the High 60s
April 1, 2007 – 10:57 pm
60 degrees. It actually was supposed to get up to 70 today, but I’m not sure if it did. Played 9 holes at Beech Hollow with Tom and lost by a stroke. He’s on his high horse because I usually beat him by 5-10 strokes for 9 holes and now he’s beat me two days [...]
460cc Drivers
April 1, 2007 – 9:50 am
I’ve been playing a Makser AS440 for the past couple of years and it’s the only driver I’ve ever hit consistently straight. My friend Tom recently bought one of the new Ping Raptures and now instead of out driving him by 30-40 yards, he is sticking right with me or bombing it longer. I’d really [...]
Warming Up
March 31, 2007 – 9:03 am
So far in 2007, Michigan has has an unusually warm spring. We’ve already had a couple of 70 degree days and set a few temperature records along the way. In the Saginaw area, our snow has been gone for weeks. It’s actually been a pretty slow week as far as rain is concerned for this [...]
My Golf Season Might Be Over
October 4, 2006 – 2:05 pm
The 2006 golf season might be over for me. I’d like to get out for a couple of more rounds, but I get so busy at this time of year and the days get shorter. It was the best summer of golf in my life. I shot nearly 2 strokes better per 9 holes than [...]
A Summer of Golf
September 17, 2006 – 7:48 pm
Wow, has it really been over a month since my last post here? I’ve got in a ton of golf over that time and had some great rounds I should have written about. On August 15th I shot under par for 9 holes for the first time in my life with a 1-under 34. The [...]
Plugging Greens
July 26, 2006 – 11:01 pm
It rained for a good 3 or 4 hours in the Saginaw area, so the plans I had to play 9 holes with a few friends were canceled. While sitting at home after dinner I realized the sun came out and it cleared up. Sidewalks and driveways were starting to dry out. So I jumped [...]
