Today my objective was two-fold: (1) focus on my rhythm, timing and tempo at the range and see if I could not greatly improve my accuracy, and (2) sand wedge myself to death at various distances and targets.
After such a good day at the range yesterday, I give this entry a title of 'Crankin' 2 - Electric Boogaloo'. Please enjoy Turbo's gravity-defying solo from Breakin' 2.
One thing that I have talked with my pal about is dialing in the sand wedge from 25 to 85 yards (about my max distance with the SW). If I look back on my statistics, I see about 1 chip almost every hole (of those holes that I am not on in regulation) and I know for a fact that chip comes from within 85 yards. The thought is that if I can get good at these shots, then I will be able to score a lot lower.
I had flags at about 75 yards, 60 yards, 50 yards and 40 yards. I just kept hitting at each of those targets. Rotating every two balls to a new target. I found that the 60-yard target was the toughest to have the ball land in front of. Nonetheless, I enjoyed my little swings and focused on having good tempo. One fun moment I had was that I hit the stick on the 75-yard flag and it hit the ground at what looked like a couple inches from the hole - that was fun. I tried to do it again, but was a few feet to the right - still a quality shot.
With my last 10 or so balls, I pulled out the driver and tried to recapture that same swing that I finished with yesterday. I couldn't find it - as I was hooking the ball a bit. I was pretty inconsistent with the direction of the shot, but making solid contact and putting the ball out there about 250+ yards. When I make good contact, my driver makes a fun sound. It's not too loud and ping-y - it's a good sound. My last ball was not great, so I snuck over the edge of the mat and grabbed another ball. That ball I hit well and I was able to finish on a good note.
I am playing tomorrow at Balboa and should take a moment to think about what I want to accomplish. I will put my thoughts in a new post.
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