Putting practice required.
Golf today at the rum. Was not entirely bad. Not bad at all. I went round in 97 – 6 more than someone off about 9, and all six shots really came from penalties. One in the water, one out of bounds and one as a penalty shot when I had to crawl under the bushes to retrieve my ball. Better than a lost ball, but it would have been nice if had even trickled from the bush out into the other fairway.
Short game was much much better. Not so much the putting, although I think it was significantly better than the last game I played, but I chipped with a lot more confidence, and think I’ve started to have a bit more faith in hitting my cute little 60 degree wedge. I was using a pro V for a while there, and it was awesome – it really was like the ball stopped a lot quicker.
Driving was ok, but I’ve started to pull them towards the end – perhaps just a little of playing around with my swing… On the 18th I’d hit a fair drive, up the middle, but I didn’t really feel as though it went all that well. We got up there and I took my 3 wood and hit it – long and straight baby! We got to the green and my ball’s sat, pin high, about 5 foot from the hole, in two, on a par 5. I think probably the best (and maybe only) eagle chance I’ll ever have. Missed the putt – on the amateur side, although it wasn’t an easy putt.
Was much happier with golfing today, however I still think there’s plenty of room for improvement. At least I’m back to playing off 25. Now I’ve just got to stay there.
My FT set me a pretty rediculous goal for this week – 6:40 of training, burning 4050 cal. I never thought I could do it while working, but I’ve surprised myself this week. Although I’m not going to make the target this week (even though I was well on track the whole week and extremely motivated to get there) I think it’s a positive thing. I was fatigued at the end of the week, but I don’t think that I was to the point that I couldn’t have done one more training session if it had been necessary. I chose to do nothing on Saturday, and to train relatively easily on Friday in the manner of keeping healthy. I know that I did some exercise today, with the golf, and although I didn’t make the goal set by my heart rate monitor I’m sure that I’ve achieved more than enough this week.
Even if it’s just having a tune up when I need one!
