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Old 06-18-2007, 12:26 PM
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Re: LowPost42 Journal

Wow! What a round! The score was horrible (47-50 something [possibly 60]), but lots learned. I was hitting the ball well (but directionally challenged).

Things learned:

An intermediary target is mandatory. Otherwise, you set up willy-nilly. Sure, you think you're 'train tracked', but you just setup to get 'train wrecked'. Most noticeable on putting, as my pace was more or less fantastic (nothing more than a couple feet coming back, save one downhiller I completely misjudged).

I suspect that my ball position crept further and further back as I started leaving shots out to the right. I almost need a 2" stick that sits off my left heel to give me an idea of where my position is.

When spraying your driver all over the place, the answer is to not 'swing through it'. The answer is to bench the driver. Being wild off the tee just killed me. I had no reason (more or less) to NOT hit 5 wood off every tee. Once I started that (save for late in the round) I was hitting fairways (or pretty close) most of the time.

Finally, I need some f*#&ing bunker practice. I suspect the answer is new wedges (too much bounce coupled with too wide a sole). I had some thin-soled wedges that were just fantastic... but then I sold them (I didn't know what I had). It's either that, or find 'the' magic amount of face opening to find the 'right' amount of bounce.
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