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LowPost42 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-26-2006, 03:58 PM

Handicap - C: I went from a 29 to a 24 this year. I expected to be better than I am (I did shoot 94 once...) but could never seem to get the game together at the same time to drop it into the 'teens.

Driving - C: From the end of last year (long and straight) to playing the fade/pull all year. It's an indian thing... I've tried a bunch of arrows. I may have to move to an offset driver if I don't get my swing fixed.

Irons - B: Please keep in mind I'm a 24 capper. I've hit my irons much, much better than I ever have. I'm left with an interesting dilemma, though. When I make 'best contact', I push-fade the ball. Otherwise, I hit a straight ball with OK contact. Again, swing work over the winter is needing to pay off.

Chipping/Pitching - B/D-: Chipping is a solid B (got some feel this year), but Pitching was about a D-, as I didn't start feeling it until the end of the year. And compared to last year, it's brutal. Granted, I spent zero time working on it this year. (A trip to Romania and moving in the middle of August is my excuse. That, and 3 kids under 5).

Putting - A: This has always been my strength (relative to my game). I've dropped 2 ppr this year. Although, I think I'll have to put more work into green reading to get that number down. That, or chipping/pitching marks need to come up.

All around improvement - A: I know, it seems incongruous with the rest of the report; but when I consider that I hadn't broken 100 last year, was averaging 38+ PPR, couldn't consistently hit my irons, was taking a TON of penalties off the tee (and often, off the rest of the course, too), I've come a long way in my mind. The highlight was winning my flight at Club Champ (where I shot my 94 on the first day [then backed it up with a 100 x( ]
I've got a long way to go - I'm working on a shorter backswing and a better hip turn (I slide a touch too much), as I've seen some great strikes with that swing. Although I'm also on a quest to lose weight (and gut), so I'm sure that will mess with my swing, too. The less gut I have to manouver around, the more orthodox my swing will become, I figure.