Back from Glasto!!

Well what an amazing few days I had at Glastonbury. It was the most incredible thing I have ever done, literally, a once in a lifetime experience for reasons both good and bad! I wont dwell on the negatives, they were centred around toilets and queuing constantly.
The biggest positive was the music, but in a much bigger sense than I ever imagined. I saw people I like and I was introduced to people I didn't know. Regina Spektor was absolutely phenomenal!! What a talented lady, not to mention very gorgeous too. I think I might be in love haha!! There's something about talented musicians that does it for me. Maybe because it's something I aspire to be.
Other great performances were Paolo Nutini, Bat For Lashes, Bjorn Again (an Abba tribute band that were surprisingly good) and Newton Faulkner. Nutini and Faulkner were incredible. Paolo's voice and Newton's guitar playing were amazing and it was just a pleasure to witness. This has definitely spurred me on to improve my own musical skills. I'd give anything to have a decent enough singing voice to seriously persue music. I feel that with time and work (which I haven't properly had) that I could be a good keyboard/pianist!!
So, to conclude Glasto - well I can't conclude it really except to say that the music really made an impression on me that I will never forget! I have forgotten the downsides already and am wishing I was still there. But, all good things come to an end and I think I may have to go again someday!!

Anyways, I came back and went to the range last night. It was a pretty good session actually. I was striking it well and hitting it quite long. I have to keep reminding myself to bet more over the ball at address but when this is good, I hit it it pretty well. I have gotten far more comfortable with my downswing too and seem to have figured out how to do this properly. One thing I looked at was my tendency to get my clubface closed at impact which has been really irritating me! I decided to heat 4 or 5 balls with a grip that felt really weak and low and behold started to hit slices. So, I worked back from there and ended up with a grip that still felt quite weak but was hitting the ball straight as an arrow!! This was the main thing. I'm happy with this as I've always thought that grip was a personal thing anyway and this may well be the right one for me.
Anyways, lots of golf coming up for me!! I'm gonna practise tonight, then play 36 holes tomorrow. Then, I will play thursday afternoon too and then both days over the weekend before my tournament at Pyrford next monday!!! It's all preparation really for this event. I know my chances of qualifying are very slim, but I just want to post a reasonable score. It's the mental side of competitive golf that has been the hardest for me. I think I might play extremely conservatively on the day from the tee and hit away from any trouble. One of my best bits of advice, and very basic, is from my dad. It is: "if you hit the fairway, you are in the hole".
So here will be my three aims for the round:

1/ No unnecessary risks - if I make a bad swing, so be it, but at least do it trying to hit the right shot!!

2/ Do not bring a double bogey into play. This essentially means playing percentages and identifying when I am in trouble!!! If I don't make a double bogey then I think i'll be fine.

3/ 18 circles. This refers to a mental tip from Karl Morris. It essentially means that I must pick 2 or 3 components of a preshot routine and produce them on every shot on a hole to win a circle. This will illustrate that I have given my utmost attention to every shot.

Anyways, that will do for todays blog and will update again soon!!!