OK the other part of this site is about my personal journey to golfing greatness. Well, at least golfing greatness for the weekend player. That is, a single digit handicap.Currently I'm playing off 14.7, which is probably what I deserve. I've been on 14 for a while, and recently ticked over to the 15 mark (rounding to 15).
The problem at the moment is a simple one - my driver is not working. Or rather, I am not working my driver properly. Playing your second shot on most holes from the rough, behind a tree, or worse, losing the ball does not give you many opportunities at birdie, and makes par a struggle. My iron play, short game and putting are ok, so for now the priority is the driver.
My major problem is slicing the ball, with an out to in swing path. This is something I am working on. Also I tend to have a steep swing path and tend to hit down on the ball, as such my 9.5 degree loft may be a little less than I need. I have a Callaway FT5 Tour version with a draw bias. My good shot with this club is low, and can run out to about 250m. My average shot is a fade and about 230m, and my bad shot is a slice or a pull. The bad shot is happening a lot recently.
My immediate focus is on slowing the swing down and seeing how I go. After that, I may have to go pick up a driver with more loft. It will hurt the bank account, but with the amount of money I will make when the sharemarket recovers, that should be a drop in the ocean!
Next competition round is this Saturday, will see how it goes.
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