Posts Tagged ‘Golf’
November 11th, 2007
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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.
October 23rd, 2007
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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 of your scores to a web page. Check mine out HERE.
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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