Clueless Wonder

Well it’s been awhile since I’ve actually posted anything here so I figured that it was about time. This morning I was finally able to go and get a round of golf in for the first time this year. I played in a scramble tournament less than two weeks ago but when you’re playing best ball you get to just try and nail every shot and you don’t get a true reading of how well you played. Today I played a round at the 9 hole executive course at Hilltop Golf Club in Alexandria. It’s a nice little par 3 and par 4 course set up in a semi-links style.

Overall I’m pleased with my round. It’s always different playing on a course vs. on a range or in a simulator and it showed. I was VERY inconsistent and did not hit my driver well at all on the 4 holes I brought it out. I still have an inside-out swing with that club so it starts right and then slices even further out. That’s really my biggest leak and I should start teeing off with a 3 or 5 wood instead until I fix it.

Anyway, I’m about a 30 handicapper so scoring 50 on the 9 holes I played was actually not bad. My goal for this summer is to start scoring consistently in the low 90′s. I think my short game is getting pretty darn good and I only 3-putted twice today so that is coming along as well. Here’s a link to my scorecard from today, courtesy of the Scorecard software for Mac OSX, made by Cynical Peak Software. I highly recommend it.

Today was supposed to be the last northernly golf game for me of the season. With a forecast of 58 degrees and mostly sunny, it seemed like an ideal tuneup before heading south to Florida for 3 rounds in 7 days. Unfortunately I woke up this morning to overcast skies and wet ground.

So it looks like I’ll be heading to Top Golf for some work on the range. I really enjoy this facility as it provides a little excitement if I want to go with friends that don’t take golf seriously. The only downsides are that it’s more expensive than a normal range and they only have mats to hit off of.

My short game was much improved last round so I’ll just be hitting a few short irons and working mostly on my driver and hybrids. Off the tee I’m getting good distance but still slice probably 2 out of 3 shots. I need to work on keeping the clubface closed. With my 2nd shot, I’m topping the ball far too often with the hybrids. Three putts were also way down last round. I attribute that to getting a Boomerang and actually lagging some putts 3 or 4 nights a week.