Those balmy days of Autumn and 40/50 degree weather sure came by quick. With temperatures around 33 degrees, wind, and snow, today’s practice was tough. In order to battle the cold, I wore extra layers, a winter hat, and also tried some of my old hand warmers (a little too old, those hand warmers expired back in 2001). They worked for about 10 minutes, and then died.

Tips for next practice:

-Wear an extra layer.

-Bring extra hand warmers.

-Remember that the balls travels less distance in the cold, and compensate.

What an awesome way to win a new ride!

Tiger Trap!

I Finally broke 90 today!

Last week was very frustrating. I had a feeling a score in the 80’s was within reach, but with almost every shot hooking to the left, I actually did worse. This week after a few small changes to the grip and downswing, shots started straightening out. The result: 88.

Even without a pitching wedge, which I lost during practice last week, I recorded 2 birdies and 5 pars. Oh yeah, and a gigantic 9 on a par 5. I guess I need more practice with bunker shots. Next goal: 85.

Since I can’t get the video to work on this blog, here is the link to a couple of swings.

Andy 1

Andy 2

Justin 1

Here are some pictures from the round at Royce Brook East my friend Justin and I played at 2 weeks ago.

Justin hitting from the rough back to the fairway. Love the socks.

Walking up to to a 60 yard shot that I probably messed up.

Trying to hold a balanced follow through.

Justin taking a practice swing for his tee shot.

Setting up for a big drive down that wide open fairway.

This was the last hole where our drives landed just a few feet apart.

Justin also sent me some videos of our swings. They will be up as soon as I figure out how to upload them.