In Denmark, golf-season is appx from April to the start of October.
That, of course, means that from October to April, I sit on my couch WATCHING golf, getting fat and lazy, instead of playing.
It also means, that the season opening rounds in the beginning of april usually stink.
This season I expected it to be no different, although I
have been to the range a couple of times in february and march, trying to get to grips with the swing changes I worked on during the entire last season (changing an outside-in tendency to more of a inside-square-inside path).
It pretty much ruined my season last year, and I was only able to improve my handicap from 24.8 to 22.0.
One thing I have done as well over the winter, is swinging
clubs indoors. No balls, no mat (no hitting the ground) - just trying to groove the swing path into muscle memory and get a more relaxed and natural swing tempo.
Last wednesday I was out for the first round of the season. I shot net Par and was hitting the ball really well. Good solid contact on most shots. More important - no slicing the ball at all, not even with the driver.
So far so good.
Yesterday, I took to the course with a lot more confidence than last week. I knew that I was hitting the ball well, and despite the course being in the most difficult combination of loops (we have 3 9-hole loops that rotate to be the 18-hole course every week), I felt good about my game.
I shot a 93. That was net 5 under par, dropping my handicap to 20.0 in one fell swoop. Last year I dropped 7 notches. So far I've dropped 5 this season in 2 rounds of golf.
What a great start to the season!
Also - my new handicap means, that I will have to break 90 to further reduce my handicap. What great motivation.
I love this game!