It’s quite the time to be alive. Just as we were starting to emerge from the shadow cast by coronavirus, we were driven back indoors by rioting and looting. In DC, we’re under a 7PM curfew. That meant that this Tuesday I had to go to the golf course a little earlier and experience more …
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Weekend practice
Yesterday was painful. I went to the range late in the day, after the successful Spacex launch, and struggled, and struggled, and struggled to hit long irons. I hit 150+ balls in the hot, muggy, buggy dusk, but all I managed to do was hurt my forearms. I was utterly defeated, and I knew I …
Smash factor
It’s a travel day, so I’m doing some reading on smash factor. This number is basically the ratio of ball speed to clubhead speed, so it’s a key indicator of how well you translate power into distance. My average is around 1.38, with the ideal for a driver being just under 1.5 First lesson: “The …
Practice: Swing speed and pitches
Despite nagging pain in both hands from yesterday, I went to the range today for an extended practice session, hitting 200+ balls. Hitting this many balls in an hour and a half will either kill me or increase my endurance on the course, which is lacking. Hoping it does the latter. Most of my practice …
A painful 98
Ouch. Today I played 18 in four hours and 24 minutes, thanks to a backup in front of us. Starting on 7 my left elbow started hurting, and it only got worse. I finished the front in 48 strokes, but the easier back nine took 50. Most of my struggles derived from my tee shots. …
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