I had a pre-vacation tune-up lesson today. The pro said: Looks like you’re doing everything we worked on last week. I don’t want to mess with anything. How about that? The main thing I’m doing now is getting my hands out in front better and releasing hard with my top hand. Now if I can…

Hole 18 at the Homestead at Fox Hollow is a 199 yard par three with an elevated tee box and a slightly elevated green. With the in the back, it was playing 217 yards (a guy in our group had a rangefinder). We had moderate wind at our back, and after factoring in a the…

I was about 15 yards from Rod Pampling when he made eagle on #17 to win The International this afternoon. It was my first PGA tour event, made a little more fun by the fact that I actually played Castle Pines earlier this year. That course is tough!

I made my first eagle on a par 5 this afternoon. The hole is a 512 yard dogleg right, today the pin was in the back. I hit driver 300 into the right rough, then nuked a 4-iron 225+ yards out of the light rough, into the wind, and onto the green. I made the…

I went out this afternoon to play 9 holes and shot 39, the best 9-hole score (on a full course) I’ve ever shot. I played from the tips too. Here is the scorecard.

Here is a video clip of my swing with a 7-iron. There are a number of improvements since I posted the video last month, but there is still a lot still to be done. 7-iron, regular speed (52 k) 7-iron, slow motion (157 k) I’m not taking the club back as far, but I’m still…

Here are video clips of my swing with a 7-iron and a driver. There is a version at regular speed and a version in slow motion of each. 7-iron, regular speed (240 k) 7-iron, slow motion (361 k) Driver, regular speed (317 k) Driver, slow motion (563 k) There are some things I like and…

One of the great things about moving close to the golf course is that it is really convenient to get out for lessons. I took my first last week and focused on making a better weight shift behind the ball, then turning through it on my drives. I’m getting much higher ball flight and generally…

I set a new personal best today, shooting 10 over (81) at Park Hill Golf Course. I was out in 42 and back in 39. That includes a double bogey on 14 after I drove it in the fairway with 135 yards left to the hole. If I’d made par on that hole, I’d have…

I went to the driving range yesterday for the first time in weeks. With about 10 balls left, I ripped a blister on my right ring finger. I think the reason I haven’t been covering the ball with my top hand properly is because I was gripping to club too tightly and restricting the free…

Shot 2 over today at Sunken Gardens. Started with 3 bogeys, then 5 pars, then a birdie at the last.

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