Better Wednesday....

Hey! Well it's been an ok day today. I played 2 rounds as I usually do on a Wednesday, one round at Hollingbury and then one at East Sussex National. I was eager to see how things would go and to be fair on a day in which I had a triple and a double and 3 3-putts in the afternoon, +9 was pretty encouraging really. All my damage was done on the greens, except for 2 bad holes.

At Hollingbury in the morning I shot 74. I started with my customary fashion by losing a ball on hole 1. I could go on till I'm blue in the face about that hole. All I can say is that I have played that hole 22 times this year and average 5.09. As sad as it sounds, I almost think of it as a par 6 as it gives me so much mental torture. After that, to be fair I made two costly swings and a duffed chip, so +2 was a nice result. I felt nervy over the new swing I'd been working on at the range but I stuck with it. I've been hitting so good on the range, I knew it was just a case of letting it happen.

To be fair, at ESN, I think I played pretty well on the whole!! I was +1 through 8 holes and then had a shocker down the 9th for a triple bogey. I 'duffed' my drive and then hit a 3 wood in a ditch. Then on 10 (a par 5), I hit a cracking drive and then hit my 2 iron into a spot right of the green in which I was in thick grass having to play a chip under a tree. I made a stupid bogey. Then I had 3 3-putts from there and ended up with 79. This was the absolute worst it could have been and my back 9 tee to green play was extremely solid and comfortable. I feel really assured that I have found the swing keys I need to play well and hit some great shots. We'll just have to see how it goes going forward. I do not feel good with my putter at all, this is a huge worry actually. I am pushing putts big time and as for my speed control, terrible!!

As an aside, I have a tournament coming up in 3 or so weeks at The Drift, a tight golf course near Guildford. I will try and practise as much as I can for this but I am having problems finding anywhere in Tunny Wells to play. It's frustrating as I am spending a fortune at the driving range just so I can hit balls and I am seeking measures to sort this out.

Anyways I better leave it there for tonight. Although the scoring wasn't great I felt like it was a good start with my swing changes. Let's see what happens...