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3 NTP is a very good feeling
It was a very mediocre field.
And.
They were drinking heavily, despite the 8.30am tee off.
Merely getting GIR was enough to get 2 of the NTP.
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If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
Success is the ability to go from one failure to the next without any loss of enthusiasm.
Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Meditation makes doing nothing quite respectable.
Trying to find a swing that doesn’t destroy my lower back, yet produce playable distance and consistency is alluding me ATM.
Broken range session of 10 balls at a time, then collect to stop the over use of my lower back was inter mixed with providing locals knowledge to Weeti and his crew.
I just need to ‘know’ ‘how to power the swing without lower back strain. Going to book in for a lesson and might then follow up on the TGI assessment.
I’ve also been reading a bit of Bradley Hughes swing philosophy and mechanics online. Tried a but if it today, but find any time I think about my hands or forearm rotation i end up with ugly results.
For me, ATM, relaxed, non active wrists and hands with a full shoulder turn seems to give me better results. Powering the downswing then becomes an issue is I start with hips as that crunches my back.
By the time you realise this part of my signature doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it.
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
Success is the ability to go from one failure to the next without any loss of enthusiasm.
Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Meditation makes doing nothing quite respectable.
Trying to find a swing that doesn’t destroy my lower back, yet produce playable distance and consistency is alluding me ATM.
Broken range session of 10 balls at a time, then collect to stop the over use of my lower back was inter mixed with providing locals knowledge to Weeti and his crew.
I just need to ‘know’ ‘how to power the swing without lower back strain. Going to book in for a lesson and might then follow up on the TGI assessment.
I’ve also been reading a bit of Bradley Hughes swing philosophy and mechanics online. Tried a but if it today, but find any time I think about my hands or forearm rotation i end up with ugly results.
For me, ATM, relaxed, non active wrists and hands with a full shoulder turn seems to give me better results. Powering the downswing then becomes an issue is I start with hips as that crunches my back.
Similar problems and I’m over trying to find the solution.. Let me know when you solve the riddle and what the answer is, because after 5 years of trying to find it, the back gets worse as does the swing. Sometimes I just find that, just let it happen and accept what is about to happen, rather than think about it is more beneficial to the game. Doesn’t help the post game ouches, but the score is often more reflective of not letting it bother me.
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Trying to find a swing that doesn’t destroy my lower back, yet produce playable distance and consistency is alluding me ATM.
Broken range session of 10 balls at a time, then collect to stop the over use of my lower back was inter mixed with providing locals knowledge to Weeti and his crew.
I just need to ‘know’ ‘how to power the swing without lower back strain. Going to book in for a lesson and might then follow up on the TGI assessment.
I’ve also been reading a bit of Bradley Hughes swing philosophy and mechanics online. Tried a but if it today, but find any time I think about my hands or forearm rotation i end up with ugly results.
For me, ATM, relaxed, non active wrists and hands with a full shoulder turn seems to give me better results. Powering the downswing then becomes an issue is I start with hips as that crunches my back.
Similar problems and I’m over trying to find the solution.. Let me know when you solve the riddle and what the answer is, because after 5 years of trying to find it, the back gets worse as does the swing. Sometimes I just find that, just let it happen and accept what is about to happen, rather than think about it is more beneficial to the game. Doesn’t help the post game ouches, but the score is often more reflective of not letting it bother me.
Yeah, it’s bloody frustrating. Wanting to improve but being limited by lower back restrict is a PITA.
On reflection, my back was never as bad before I started using my lower body to drive the swing (focus on hips turning to start the downswing), but, it would go ‘out’ if I tried to get any distance or swing power / speed.
I think I’m better when I restrict my backswng to what feels like a 3/4 swing. I also think I’m better when I let the arms power the swing by coming off the chest and being more relaxed overall, but especially in the wrists and hands.
This article is a good read, and the links in it to the functional testing good for self diagnosis:
http://www.mytpi.com/articles/health/the_golfer’s_guide_to_lower_back_pain_part_1
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Success is the ability to go from one failure to the next without any loss of enthusiasm.
Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Meditation makes doing nothing quite respectable.
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Fuck it.
I’m going to give myself a new year energy boost.
First, I’ve decided to eat better. Plan is salad or fruit with every meal. Drink water only and only 2 beers a day which will be consumed from a chilled glass to enjoy the consumption (rather than necking a stubby as I do my chores)
Second, is golf lessons and an improvement plan. After I see my coach we’ll decide on the TPI assessment. Lesson is booked for 7th.
Third, new surfboards. I need the motivation to get me in the water. More time in water = better fitness, weight loss and cross training for golf.
Bring on 2020!
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Meditation makes doing nothing quite respectable.
Sounds like a good plan
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Sounds like a good plan
And, like all good plans, highly likely to go off track.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy to see you (or anyone posting in here) but, don’t you have an analysis of your round at Ocean Shores to write up? I’m keen to read how the back nine treated you.
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Success is the ability to go from one failure to the next without any loss of enthusiasm.
Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Meditation makes doing nothing quite respectable.
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Wasn’t really going to bother – it’s all ugliness especially the short game
47 front 48 back – tried 2 attempted to draw driver ofd the tee on 16 and 18 and both cost me 2 shots – otherwise wouldn’t have been too bad on the back – still only had 1 par same as the front
Only GIR the whole round was the 1st – which was followed by a 3 putt including my first ever knee high bounce putt
Was just a bit off and paid the price because my up and downs were not good enough – only made 3
4 3 putts
Not much good news really
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Wasn’t really going to bother – it’s all ugliness especially the short game
47 front 48 back – tried 2 attempted to draw driver ofd the tee on 16 and 18 and both cost me 2 shots – otherwise wouldn’t have been too bad on the back – still only had 1 par same as the front
Only GIR the whole round was the 1st – which was followed by a 3 putt including my first ever knee high bounce putt
Was just a bit off and paid the price because my up and downs were not good enough – only made 3
4 3 putts
Not much good news really
I see the DSR came it at its Scratch Rating too.
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Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Meditation makes doing nothing quite respectable.
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For those following along at home, Ocean Shores off the blue (back markers) is rated a slope of 138 with Scratch Rating of 74 (par 72).
The Blues are my benchmark for measuring my performance. Goal is to play to a daily of 9, but, in my mind it’s a round based off Par, so wanting to break 80.
Then doing it consistently.
Short game is OK for it.
Driver and long irons need work.
I also need consistent ball striking for getting GIR where possible to give me buffer for the longer holes.
The new clubs, 718 AP2 I picked up off a mate for a good price are showing me a few things:
– my left miss has gone,
– I can get good distance,
– I’m very inconsistent with strike pattern.So, need a lesson to get a repeatable strike.
Example. 7 iron.
Miss hits, toe or thin carry about 135m. Solid contact centre strike, carry 140m. An odd solid flyer is 150m.
Dispersion can be left it right. Left is close miss at 5-20m, right can be 40m off at times.
I also still get chunky fat shots.
Lesson time!
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Dropping this here for my own future reference.
Oh, yeah, and some others around here (@Commish I’m looking at you.) may benefit from it too!
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If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
Success is the ability to go from one failure to the next without any loss of enthusiasm.
Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Meditation makes doing nothing quite respectable.
I went back over some old lesson notes in preparation for my upcoming lesson on Tuesday. Why haven’t I done this sooner?
I went to the range to try a few things. Mixed results.
The course was empty so I thought why not wander a few holes. I got around 9 holes with multiple shots from various, approach shot, locations as that’s what I was working on…
FMD. I have an ability to ruin a good drive. Or even a well placed 2nd shot on a par 5. WTF is with this?
I suspect it’s mental. Like I get too anxious or tense or focus on the outcome too much, or something. I need to figure this out. It’s bloody frustrating!
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If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
Success is the ability to go from one failure to the next without any loss of enthusiasm.
Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Meditation makes doing nothing quite respectable.
Hmmmm, I’m laying down here at home feeling pretty fucking despondent about golf, and well life generally too ATM.
I had a golf lesson yesterday and the reality of my lower back and its impact across all aspects of my life has well and truly lifted it’s ugly head.
At the lesson, it was quickly diagnosed that my set up posture had changed and the recommended posture not good for my back. I have somehow changed my set up and posture to compensate for my lower back and had, along the way developed a semi functional swing, but the reality is with the starting position wrong and lower back restrictions the entire swing is basically a disaster waiting to happen. It does explain a lot of my misses and the “why” of an inconsistent swing outcome…
We spent a lot of time working on my posture and set up into a no lower back pain alignment. It turns out a huge part of it links with my shoulders being too rounded. Once straight, holy fuck my lower back hurts!
So, after doing a lot of drill work and testing out posture aligned to a functional swing and no lower back pain, I am in pain today from upper to lower back. That’s meant no surfing and likely none for a few weeks now either….
I’ve been down this path before, where golf impacts me negatively and have had to bench the golf goals and clubs entirely. In the past, a return to surfing focus and with it building fitness, strength and overall health has been the solution. I think I’m back there again now.
My golf coach has suggested a full TPI assessment to figure out the functional movement issues. Great in theory, but I know it will come with recommendations for stretches and exercises, which quite frankly I won’t do … I know from past experience I stop because they cause issues for me as my body gets out of balance. I’ve learnt my body is a functional beast and balances itself with doing an activity or activities. Stretching or going to the gym do no give me that functional aspect. I need to be out doing, like surfing or golf… It’s a process I’ve found I need to trust otherwise my mental health deterioration is quickly evident.
So, folks, this may well be the end of the golf improvement path for me. The reality of that is in itself quite disheartening. I function best when working toward a goal, and I though I was getting close to cracking it. But, alas no.
PS: I walked 9 holes and shot 8 over OTS on Monday afternoon. I used it to test and record my misses, which upon reflection were short game not full swing related. I missed 3 birdie putts, 1 a genuine 1m chance. The other 2 highly likely chances but miss reads. I also had another 3 holes where my chip recovery left me too far for a highly likely 1 putt. So, having looked at that, my OTS result was 6 shots impacted by short game. I did play off the white tees though so not a blue tee benchmark.
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If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
Success is the ability to go from one failure to the next without any loss of enthusiasm.
Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement.
Meditation makes doing nothing quite respectable.
There’s no point in destroying your back for a few points lower in handicap.
Just accept that the best has been and gone and now it’s time to just enjoy the game with whatever you feel like doing on the day. With WHS at the end of the month, your GA handicap will go up 7% anyway.
By all means work on perfecting your short game. That only strains the brain.People say that nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
No championships worth mentioning in recent years.
Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.
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