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First Golf Game of 2009

brdweb — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:42:26 +0000

Well today was the last day at my current job. Tomorrow I start my new contract position. Should be an exciting change of pace even though it’s still within the same organization. Anyway, it being my last day I was able to get out of the office early and it’s in the mid-60s outside. What else was I going to do but hit the links!

I went to the closest course to home, which is Pinecrest Golf Club. It’s a little 9 hole muni course run by Fairfax County. I had heard good things about it’s value and layout so I wanted to give it a shot. The good: decent layout, nice mature trees, opportunities to use the driver, cheap green fees. The bad: they had just aerated the greens this morning, poor shape of the fairways and tee boxes. I realize that they haven’t fully been able to work on course conditions and it IS a muni anyway, but I was a bit disappointed in that.

Since the beginning of the year I had only gotten to TopGolf twice and hit in our full-swing simulator upstairs once as well. This meant I wasn’t too worried about results today and just wanted to enjoy myself. Overall I played better than expected, especially with my putting and the times I used my 3 wood off the tee. I was able to drive the green on a 240 yard par 4 and it felt good! Anyway, check the results on my online scorecard on this website. It updates every time I input a round into my scorecard software on our Mac.

First 2008 Golf Round

brdweb — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:05:19 +0000

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.

Not Dead Yet

brdweb — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 09:53:17 +0000

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That’s right. I still live and breathe each and every day. Just been busy with work and other exciting projects. We’ve had a few warm days here and I’m becoming very excited at the prospect of hitting the links for some golf very soon. I’ve been to the driving range once in Jan and might head there this evening. Reading and thinking about the game has apparently provided me a little bit of insight as to what was wrong with my completely incompetent swing. I was making very good contact the last time out.

The secret? Concentrating on just that. Contact. I found that I was swinging like a home-run hitting for the fences and so just was very inconsistent. Take a little bit off and suddenly my accuracy and predictability of range were vastly increased. I can’t wait to take my game to the course this spring/summer and track my progress.

Fastest Golf Swing

brdweb — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:35:17 +0000

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research This is an amazing video of what you can do if you’ve got proper form when hitting a golf ball. Related posts:Golf Scoring Program First 2008 Golf Round Boo on rain Related posts:

Nike Cranberry Golf

brdweb — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:53:00 +0000

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Boo on rain

brdweb — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:56:46 +0000

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.

Golf Scoring Program

brdweb — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:19:35 +0000

I’ve gotten a program for my Mac to track my golf progress and calculate my handicap. It’s called Scorecard and one of the lead guys involved in the project is the owner of TheSandTrap, which is a very popular golf blog / review site / forum.One nice feature is that it lets you export all [...] Related posts:

Men in Dresses

brdweb — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 02:53:50 +0000

It’s always a blast when you see men running around in skirts on your way to breakfast early in the morning. This is what was waiting for me Saturday morning in the lobby of the Hershey Lodge: a groom and his best man in kilts! I took a quick picture and went on my way so that I could fuel up before heading to the driving range.

Speaking of the driving range, if you have the opportunity to stay at either the Hershey Lodge or the Hotel Hershey, make sure to bring a club or two along with you even if you don’t think you’ll have enough time to fit an entire round of golf in. You get access to the Hershey Country Club as well. For the bargain price of $10, you get full-day access to the driving range, chipping green, and putting green. This includes unlimited balls.

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Golfing for Dollars

brdweb — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 10:33:04 +0000

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Well, not exactly. Although I did in fact golf on Friday. That was the day that this years’ annual G1 (personnel section) golf tournament. They do it as a fund raiser every year. In addition to the golf there was also a silent auction of various pictures, guitars, and football goodies signed by famous people. [...] Related posts:

What? Me Golfing?

brdweb — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 17:06:11 +0000

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research Yep, that’s right. When Becky and I went to the pocono mountains during a mini-vacation over the 4th of July I decided to drag her out to the links with me. She was a trooper and although was challenged just to hit the ball, overall did much better than expected. It was a very fun [...] Related posts: