1 step forward, 2 steps back

did not have a good round of golf today at Northern Dunes with Blaine and Dale. I may have drank too much beer but even before that I was terrible. My irons and my hybrid are back in the doghouse. I got the sh*nks on hole 3 and they basically didn't go away. Live and learn! We had a good time but I definitely didn't play very well. They gave us a sleeve of 3 balls each but i bet we each lost that in the first 4 holes :)

Holes : 84
Yards : 26267
Par : 2
Birdies : 1

16 holes and a birdie...

Went to the Mix 106 tour tonight at Scenic City with a couple of people from work. I played very well if i may say so. I drove as well as I have all year. I have never shot as well with my hybrid. I shot consistently well with my irons. I was not a great chipper or a putter, but i did okay for me. I even got a birdie on a par 4. It was the 15th hole, where I got my first ever par for the record. I blasted off the tee, was about 100 yards from the pin. Got my 9 iron out and shot it less than 4 feet from the pin. I tapped it in. No other pars...we didn't keep score but i don't think i had any other holes more than 6, except maybe #6 where i chipped it back and forth. A good effort all in all and i had a great time. good conversation too!


Holes : 71
Yards : 22386
Pars : 2
Birdies : 1

Like holding a dead bird

before i go any further...thank you Alice Cooper. I was reading his book that my brother got me for my birthday and he advised when hitting the irons to hold the club with your right hand like you were holding a bird (when i told this to dad i said "dead bird" hence the title). i tried it today and i'll be damned i hit better with the irons. we did 10 holes in 2 hours, so Jane, if you're reading this, technically i could change the twins' diapers and feed them, play 10 holes, and be back in time for the next feeding. i hit a 60 over 10 holes which wasn't so bad...works out to a 108 over 18 which is pretty good if you think about it. mostly 5s and a couple of 9s. dad played pretty good (got a par on a par 5) but did a lot of three putts. my drives were a little more all over the place than in the past, but my iron play (which a couple of exceptions) was much, much better. i used my driver, my 5 iron and my pitching wedge, basically the whole game. my putting was okay. my pitching wedge and my 5 iron were my best clubs. i consistently hit it good with the little irons...didn't have to do a quarter swing and pray that it didn't go through the green into the bush. didn't hit one sandtrap all day. took dad out for father's day and had a lot of fun

Total Holes : 55
Yards : 17670
Pars : 2
Birdies : 0