One of the hardest things to practice on a driving range is straightness for longer shots. It’s easy to see how far a ball goes (especially with my Flightscope Mevo), but (especially with my mediocre distance vision), it’s hard to tell how left, right, or straight a ball goes. It probably doesn’t help that my …
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Measuring Progress With Flightscope Mevo
As I’ve mentioned ad-nauseum, at the end of August I bought a Flightscope Mevo launch monitor, and I love it. The one major thing the Mevo lacks is a display of long-term trend data. The only data view available is for each individual “session”. This makes the Mevo a great tactical tool on the range, …
Thanksgiving Golf
This week I’m down in Florida for Thanksgiving, and thankfully, that means it’s time for golf. I’ve played 54 holes since I got down here. I started off playing the back nine of the course near our family house. I played the day I flew in, and there was definitely some rust to my game. …
18 Holes at Banyan Cay
This afternoon I played Banyan Cay, in West Palm Beach Florida, with my dad. The course is newly renovated by Jack Nicklaus, an odd layout that was in very nice shape. I had played the course once before the renovation, and it’s an order of magnitude nicer. My warmup on their grass range, with my …
Professional help
My irons have improved this year, but my swing hasn’t felt quite right (especially on drives), so today I sought some professional help in Virginia. I learned that I was doing a few nasty things Hitting the ball off the heel (or near it). Hitting down on the ball (not good for drives), and tilting …
Nine holes under Marine One
Yesterday I played nine on the blue course at East Potomac. It was deathly slow. Two hours plus. Still, it was nice to get out and practice a little My highlight was the par-4 6th. I smoked a driver, but it drew left of the tree line. About 50 yards from the flag, I pitched …
My Apartment putting practice setup
I don’t know whether I’ve mentioned it before but as soon as I moved into my apartment I purchased a small practice putting green. It’s not very fast or very long (about 8 feet), but it is perfect for working on making nice, consistent putting strokes. The cup liner prevents all but perfectly on-center and …
Langston Golf Course
After a busy few weeks at work, I finally got back onto the golf course today. I played (part of) DC’s Langston golf course at Twilight. How was it? Well, the condition of the course is not good. Dead grass and dirt everywhere. The layout is flat, but interesting. The landscape is beautiful. Langston is …
TPC Potomac
Today I knocked an item off my golf bucket list: Play a course you’ve attended a tournament at. I’ve played lots of courses I’ve seen, but never a course I’ve watched the pros play in person. Playing TPC Potomac was a treat, despite carding a rough 101. The last time I visited the course, I …
Getting “golf fit”
I write a lot on here about the swing work I’m doing (in the two weeks this has been public), but that’s not all I’m doing to get better. I’m also working on my general fitness. I’m 22 years old, 162-ish pounds, and reasonably fit. Golf isn’t exactly a game restricted to top, six-pack-wielding athletes. …
Michael Golfs 