Lately I’ve been doing a lot of chess puzzles before bed. I was really into them a year or two ago, and watching the Queen’s Gambit re-energized me to add them back into my day. One thing that chess puzzles teach you is to assess the board you’re playing and think a few moves ahead …
Category Archives: Round summaries
Nine in the bag
After landing in Florida, I played nine today for the first time in weeks (on three hours of sleep). There were some definite high points and some definite low points: A decent drive, a little right (but in the fairway). Approach wood just over the green. OK chip and two putts for bogey. I may …
The World’s Weirdest Par
Yesterday I played eighteen holes with my sister. My swing was OK, but my scrambling was great, including the world’s weirdest par. We started on 10. I hit a nice drive out of the gate, finding the fairway on the right. I hit a mediocre second shot, then hit a 7-iron all of 40 yards. …
A Quick 9
On Friday, I hit around 200 balls on the range, and worked on putting until the sun set. With the swing changes I made the prior week and the data showing I was weakest from 150-200 yards, I practiced some things I rarely practice, including my 5-iron, 3 wood, and hybrid. I also hit a …
Fall Approaches
Yesterday I felt 59-degree chill for the first time since last year. Leaves are starting to fall, Autumn definitely approaches, and my golf game is still nowhere near where I want it to be. But over the last two weeks there has been progress. I switched to a baseball grip after an unsuccessful (read: painful) …
Raising The Floor
I was listening to “Get a Grip” today, Max Homa and Shane Bacon’s podcast, and Homa had an excellent phrase for my top golf goal: Raising the floor. The ceiling of my golf game, at the moment, is pretty decent. On a good day (month?) I drive it nicely, hit smooth irons, and have lots …
Hole in 3
On Tuesday I had a disappointing range session. I didn’t hit the ball well at all. Yesterday, I flew to Florida for some appointments. Today, at Old Palm Golf Club, I had a hole in three. What’s a hole in 3, you might ask? Well, on the par 3 2nd hole, I hit my tee …
First 18 Since Covid
After weeks of practice, I finally played a full 18-hole round today for the first time in months. Before the round, I warmed up with some 10-30yard pitches with my 60-degree wedge, and some putts. When I teed off, I was a little rusty. My first drive was dead left. My next was alive, but …
Golf Never Felt So Good
After a near-two-month government-imposed golf hiatus, I finally went to the range and played 9 socially distanced holes today at TPC Potomac. It was glorious, and I am sore everywehre. I certainly didn’t factor a two month hold into my improvement plan, but I was pleasantly surprised at what elements of my game survived the …
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. …
Michael Golfs 