Bang on target for the Tournament..

30/1/12 Monday. Four weeks of practise have passed since the beginning of the month and many changes to my game has been further evidence in the effectiveness of professional coaching received. The resultant changes in stance and simplifying the whole process of hitting the ball forward into the hole from tee to green did take some adjustment.

When playing rounds it was difficult to be consistent with my stroke play. Accepting that I had increased the distances with my shorter irons was not easy. In the past I occasionally hit the odd shot longer, never so often and with the accurate landing of the balls on target and in a tight grouping. This was all achieved with less effort due to the improved stance and posture which directed more energy in powering the ball, which previously was wasted in keeping the club on target just to hit the ball. That is my translation of one effect that the coaching had. From three session, the first week had the two which worked on tee fairway shots and around the green short game, pitching and chipping. After two weeks of practising the advice given, on Friday taking the final coaching session, Putting.



In a nutshell to describe the ease in making the changes it was all possible because now I take the same stance to play every shot. The clubs do all of the golf stuff, I am the brain which selects the balls target and power supply unit. To finish the coaching with putting could be taken as a recipe for more struggle in getting everything working in unison. Yet as the following results show this was not the case, as the next day I played in the Kingston SE competition backing up with Robe on Sunday. Saturday was a tough day weather wise it was hot and the wind was not a gentle cooling zephyr but a gusty beast that coupled with the litres of sweat gushing into my eyes made concentration a battle.



A front nine of 20 points and dropping putts from all over the green I was surprised to say the least at the consistency of my game across the whole gamut of shots being played. I was also carrying the 460cc Driver in the bag with a 400cc driver in there as well. Alternating between the two depending on the shot required off the tee. The back nine was dragged down in a large part to the effect of the harsh weather conditions. Two wipes with ragged tee shots and missing three putts inside 2m that I was dropping in the cup with ease on the front nine had a total of 12 points on the card. Each of the three missed putts were for 3 pointers as well, they were not hole saving must get putts but those invaluable handicap breaking boosters.



End result off the day at Kingston was confirmation that the practise and changes were all worthwhile. With the Southern Ports Tournament four weeks away the preparations had all been comparable with the past two events preparation for me. Sunday was dependent on the weather I was not going to through myself into another battle with the elements of heat and winds inside 24 hours. Whilst it was still warm the breeze was that and not a lurking gusty gale and a cool change predicted for late afternoon conditions were fine. After the junior coaching clinic at 9.30am and restocking the bar for the golf club I decided to play.



Not one for a shot by shot description of a round and that will not change here. A front nine of 43 (with a double bogie 7) and 15 putts, the back nine was a 38 (including a 4 over 8) and 12 putts. Grand total of 81 Gross for a Nett 68 and 27 putts. Apart from the two blowout holes the rest were birdies, pars and bogies, I was in total control of my game alternating again between the two drivers depending on the hole layouts. Hitting the greens in regulation on 5 holes, 11 fairways and with the putting on target all day it was a round that delivered all of the results that the coaching and practise were done for.



One of my playing partners also had coaching from the same professional recently and his driving was stupendous at times and the accuracy and consistency that came with it was exactly what I am working towards. It was a good thing to be able to watch him drive from the tee and imprint that action in my mind for my own use later. The coming four weeks of training appeal even more after this round, I can sense the nearness of breaking 80 and importantly being good form for the 3 round tournament. Thankyou for your time and attention. “Hit ‘em straight all”  Geoff

Proof the distance gained is here to stay...

24/1/12 Tuesday. Back on the driving range this morning with the p/w and the 5 iron from the AP2 set and the old 4 iron from the cavity back set I used last season. It had been something considered for a couple of weeks and after the round on Sunday I wanted to get out and put the idea that distance has been gained. The old 4 iron was something that had been eclipsed distance wise previously with the new AP2 5 iron. I am a believer that the your golf technique, is more effective than having the newest equipment, when it comes to playing good golf in general.

The tale that has been said before by me in my writing and many have heard various variations of it. Where a club pro has a golfer say he must get the latest driver touted to be able to fix all woes and send the ball 20 metres further to play better. The Pro gets an old persimmon wood out and cracks the ball straight and 250m down the fairway in response, then says to the golfer that no matter what new equipment you get that is still not going to have you hitting the ball like that.

Today the 5 iron was sending the ball longer that before and straight, after 20 balls I changed to the old 4 iron after another 20 balls the ball was going 5-10m further than the new 5 iron. After 7 holes this morning the weather cooled down a bit and after a quick repack of the bag I went out for 9 holes with the old irons. Scored five bogies and four pars in the trial once again the short irons were significantly longer. That was one of the reasons behind this experiment, it had been a noticeable with this set that hitting distances were very restricted with the 7-PW. Now with the corrected and much improved stance the short irons have gained in distance during a round after the driving range experience this morning.

Once again the Driver off the tee has been the standout even cracked a couple of 250m shots off the tee and a couple of 230m drives as well. Those results are confirmation that this club has also benefited significantly from the coaching. A lot of work to be put in yet though, the accuraccy is going to need a dedicated series of practise sessions to reach an acceptable standard. To have flirted and been teased by the distance possible with clubs for so long there is finally some credibility in my claim of being able to hit longer.

23/1/12 Monday. This year there has been a significant difference with the 7-PW irons gaining distance following the coaching changes and the usual exercise routines in the training program. Having long distance from these clubs is not a usual feature of my game. The 9 and PW are irons which I rarely use outside of 80m are now working at 120m. This was not a good thing for yesterday as I was belting the balls from inside 80m way past the greens and that was the cause of three wipes. Would not have been so bad except this threw my short game chipping and I ended up hitting these shots short all day. Nothing more than a confidence issue on the day and not of any import with the overall progress.

It is a common thread to read and hear when golfers get a new club or have a coaching session that they have gained significant distance with shots. With me as an average hitter of the ball when it comes to distance to make the observation is no small matter for my game. Each year since 2010 at this time I have been dedicated to my pre-Tournament training and the results never become apparent until the last couple of weeks. So scoring 29 points with 16 (2 wipes) on the front 9 and 13 (2 wipes) on the back nine was not a concern.

What did matter was the influence that the coaching and practise had upon the way I played. The overshooting of three greens was the crux of the poor score. The chipping fell apart as my confidence was non existent after the shock of seeing PW and 9 iron shots fly over the green. This was in tandem with adding a SW to my bag and practising with this as my go to club for chipping instead of a 60 degree Wedge all week. There is a very good reason why I am not concerned about the result considering the amount of practise and coaching of late. Checking back to my results at the same time while doing the Southern ports preparation in 2010 and 2011 the golf scores were on par with last Sunday.

Off the tee the driver was a delight to hit and use, even so there was a couple of poor shots played. The sweetness of the impact on the ball made all the recent practise worth every minute and the distance was consistent at the 220 metre mark minimum.

Thankyou for your time and attention. “Hit ‘em straight all.” Geoff

Good results from practise make it all worthwhile...

 18/1/12 Wednesday. With an electricity outage this morning it was not possible to do anything work wise so I headed out on the golf course for a casual 9 holes. Following yesterdays extended time on the range hitting a bucket of balls with the 6 iron and driver into the wind there was some definite progress. This was not a gentle breeze but a gusting wind that took some improved concentration to play strokes into. Apart from five big lofted slices towards the end of the session with the driver the results were very satisfying. The five slices at the end of hitting 90 balls were a result of tiredness affecting the strokes and an aberration for the days practise. The 6 iron as with all my irons is still needing some work to prevent the pull/hook that crops up. During the coaching session it was recognised and in part may be caused by having sticks too short in the shaft, even so the improvement to my stance has minimised the effect of the error when it creeps into my shot play.

The short game is not acceptable at the minute. This is not a major problem as the cause is simply the result of increased strength from the exercise routines. Also using the 60 degree lob wedge again which is not my preferred choice is the cause of many chipping errors. That is still no reason to not work on getting better with this club and adding it to the bag. The benefit of having this lob wedge to use on the hard and fast greens of summer is a bonus that cannot be ignored to improve my shot options.



The Driver is the shining light of success from the current practise program. Accuracy and distance have became a feature that I can rely upon with this club again. Having moved up in club size to a 420cc driver head has lost some of the ability to work the ball which was apparent when using the 380cc and 400cc drivers. Given my game standard though I prefer the ability to hit the ball straighter with diminished ability to work the ball. Does surprise me that I utilise this characteristic of the clubhead affect on the ball, it is still an exciting experience ‘feeling’ my hands affecting the ball flight while playing shots.



With the cooler weather, today I am planning practise sessions today with the driver and 6 iron again s well as the wedges. To sit back and wallow in the current progress is not a good thing. The end result is still 6 weeks away, persisting with the established practise routine continues. In fact I am considering upping the ante if the time is available in the coming weeks. Playing a competition of 3 rounds in a week is not usual for us club golfers. There are benefits, game wise playing with existing form and not having week long or greater breaks between rounds is one. If you have a consistent game the format is very compatible to these golfers, which has been one of the major reasons for my success in the past two Southern Ports events. At the minute this is starting to become a feature of my golf again which is the point of doing the practise, it is really enjoyable to be hitting the ball to the target and knowing it is not a fluke.
Thankyou for your time and attention. “Hit ‘em straight all.”Geoff

Practise and Patience, you need them both...

17/1/12 Tuesday. After the 9 hole Chicken Run on Friday I did not pick a golf club up again until Monday afternoon. No specific golf reason, a combination of having to do other things and golf is something I do for fun as a sport. A lazy 10 points after the Friday hit enjoying the camaraderie and not trying too hard. Was motivated to play on Sunday but after doing the Junior Golf Clinic and starting the competition had a choice between a swim at the beach and golf, the cooling dip won.




Three weeks has not yet passed since starting the Tournament preparations on the 2nd of January and the improvements are gradually becoming a consistent factor in my golf. The short game has to be reconfigured this week from the results of the chest expander and hand grip exercises. These are exercise routines to develop stamina and maintain a consistent swing through out three days of golf. Each time I do this the first week requires a return to chipping practise, as the strength increase creates havoc with the short game. That also includes my putting as well which benefits with improved club control, needs a tune up to get the roll distance right again.



Unlike previous seasons the improvement to my game is not as obvious, initially. Realistically this practise is expected to deliver a 3-4 stroke improvement over 18 holes. Being able to break 80 consistently will be a major step forward in my golfing. After the weekend break I have been able to get out Monday afternoon and early this morning and have a dedicated practise on the course playing the front nine. Not being a big hitter of the ball the summer weather with the increased ball flight and fairway roll has me a hesitant to accept the results as what to expect all of the time. What is accepted is the improved accuracy off the tee beginning to establish itself as a reliable game facet. The irons have became a much improved part of my game also, whilst still coming to terms with this the benefits will be more obvious in time.



The changes in my stance have freed up my swing and the simple technique of playing strokes feels so much easier. No longer having parts of the swing action working in opposition to each other saves energy and applies this to the ball being hit forward. It is taking an extra effort in concentration during the set up and not accepting the impulse to swing the clubs as previously. Which is why the practise rounds are so beneficial. At times I get lazy and play the stroke as before and instead of accepting the flawed result it is easy to hit another one and see the improved result straight away. I also hit a second ball after playing a correct stroke and more often than not repeat the result. Best example was yesterday hitting two drives within 5 m of each other and then a 100m PW to the green and both balls finished 20cm apart! This morning on two holes I doubled up off the tee, hitting 220m drives that finished within 5m of each other and the following shots were on the green also.



Patience is a very valuable part of this Tournament preparation, sticking to the same schedule as the past two seasons is not as easy as is seems. The desire to get results fast is always a mental battle that is fought on the practise track. Once February comes up on the calendar I will be able to get out and play golf with the improvements from coaching and the current practise established. Thankyou for your time and attention. “Hit ‘em straight all”
 Geoff

Ho hum...practise, practise,practise.

13/1/12 Friday. Right now is one of those moments when I am pleased to have made the effort. It is now two weeks since the coaching sessions and putting my head down and committing to the task of getting my game in tune for the Southern Ports Tournament in March. This year is noticeably more difficult than the previous two, in part because the rate of improvement is less now that I am in A grade on a 12 hcp. Whilst the improvement is happening, the range sessions are based upon making slight adjustments to get the accuracy to the pin. Not to ignore the accuracy for all tee and fairway shots to minimise the need to create recovery shots. It is not possible to make up time once the moment has passed, golf practise is not something that can be rushed. The current 2 hours per day put in, could not be made up with cramming sessions to catch up 28 hours. Not with my ability level and the time I have available for golf, in any case.




The next two weeks of January will see an increase in the daily time spent practising. Mixing it up between short game, irons/hybrid then putting and driver. To say that hours of practise is boring is not correct, once the clubs start to swing and hit balls the boredom aspect is gone. The thought does flit through my mind before starting and after finishing a session, ‘More of this tomorrow and the day after.’ Which is why acknowledging that two weeks have been completed and results have been delivered is important. I have mixed it up with several early morning 9 hole rounds to break the repetition of hitting balls to targets. The rounds also show the benefit of practise that my game receives with improved accuracy, consistency and playing better shots.



The other improvement is coming from the regular excercise routines with the hand grips and chest expander after this first week of doing them each day. The only downside is that my right fore arm is still not 100% and there is still residual soreness and restriction from the Golfers Elbow injury. This is being put to good use by not overdoing practise, making sure that I do not waste time blazing away just hitting balls without treating every one as the ‘must be on target’ shot. Importantly it is not getting worse and does feel to be decreasing in discomfort. The discomfort is at it’s most noticeable when putting. Taking the correct grip and putting accurately was disastrous for me when this injury was at its peak. As soon as the stiffness and soreness abated the putter was back on target and there was major improvement.

The driver has not been hit much this week, this afternoon I will be out having 9 holes in the Chicken Run and may not even use it off the tee. The goal is in the beginning of March and the off-season summer rounds are being used totally to establish the consistency and improved game. Hence I will have no hesitation in restricting club use in favour of getting a good score. With a personal objective of success that is not about winning the competition alone. In February I want to be able to head out and get sub 80 scores in 18 holes without needing a lot of luck. Being able to rely upon my golf playing ability is all that I want to do and score the sub 80 rounds. Thankyou for your time and attention. “Hit ‘em straight all”Geoff

Easing faults out of the game

10/1/12 Tuesday. Out and into the practise regime today, working on the iron fault that was so effective in crushing any chance of success during Sunday's competition. Yesterday was a light workout with the sand wedge and chipping to the hole. Today started out in front of the driving net getting the stance and swing correct before heading out to hit 20 balls on the range. All to good effect no big hooks or slices, the ball flying relatively straight from powerful hitting to the target. The chipping has settled down as well getting one ball in the hole from each 15 to the target at 10 to 15m. Started the stamina exercises using the hand grips and chest expander on Monday. This has been a particular assistance in my improvement on the golf course, not after strength with this equipment. The goal and result as delivered in 2009 and 2010 is it to increase the stamina of arms, upper body and hands to reduce mistakes made by tiredness.


You may think that this is overkill for a person who has been playing golf since 2009, on a regular basis. The factor which makes this a must is the Southern Ports Tournament is 3 x 18 hole Competition rounds in a week. Each one counts so there is no let up on the need to play the best golf possible. My entire golf approach is to make a few errors as possible to get the best result. Nothing unique about that, many golfers have the same game plan. That is why I have done the three months of pre-Tournament preparation each year. The results are testament to how effective this is, runner up in both years, C Grade in 2010 and B Grade in 2011. This season I am in A Grade (14hcp or less) and having a crack at the handicap section. Even with my optimism the gross is nowhere within my reach.



All is progressing well at the minute and there has been a noticeable improvement after beginning training last Monday. With two coaching sessions, one on the short game and the other on my stance and set up getting rid of various faults which all detract from the capability top play efficient shots. Still have one more session to go and that was going to be on putting. Yet since last week that part of my game has got back to the standard I expect when not carrying injury. So that coaching session can go into reserve for the end of January. By then I will be firing on all cylinders and will have a coaching session to check that there is no faults starting to creep into the shot play. At the minute it is now a comfortable stance after the awkwardness for the first couple of days after the correction. Very simple to stick to it as is. Stand up, straight legs, push backside out, head up, chin not buried in chest, shoulders back not hunched, backswing straight and hit the ball to target.



Looking forward to interviewing an Australian Touring Professional with a 15 year career playing on the One Asia Tour and in Australia on Wednesday. It has taken a year to get this done and well worth the time. For us average club golfers we do get to play and chat with the professionals. To be able to sit done with a touring professional and film the experience first hand is a bonus. We all know it is not easy to get there and whilst the top players are trotted out in front of the cameras with cliche’ answers during and post tournament. rarely if ever do we get to hear much from the 100’s of other players who make up the bulk of professional ranks. It will be good to sit down without any rush and hear a professional talk about playing the game for a living. Covering recent rounds in the JB Were Masters and Australian Open in 2011 and all the way through the One Asia years is going to be interesting.

Thankyou for your time and attention, “Hit ‘em straight all” Geoff

Week One - Pre Tournament Training

9/1/12 Monday. Fronted up and had a hit in the club round on Sunday, my first competition event for 2012. Following the two coaching sessions on last Monday and Tuesday, a lot of time had been put into hitting balls on the driving range. Have put the Sand Wedge from the iron set used in 2010 into the bag replacing the 60 degree wedge. Play more consistently in getting the distance with this iron than the 60 degree at the minute. Would prefer to be more adept with the higher lofted club given the amount of run on greens during the summer, will persist with it in practise and see if I get to a level that is satisfactory.




Extremely happy with a return to good form when putting, restriction from the golfers elbow is no longer affecting the grip comfort and striking motion when putting. Hitting the ball with good touch distance and accuracy wise. Short game chipping with the sand wedge was acceptable, pitching wedge is now a distance club for me following the coaching sessions. It is a point that needs to be highlighted that my stance has significantly changed as a result of the coaching. The question may be there that having gone from 36 to 12 my stance, grip and swing must be reasonably effective? Yes and No, when I started in 2009 my body was not flexible enough to take up the stance and effect the correct swing that the professional was teaching. In the intervening years that has been changed, so once again the coach worked on the same stance to base my swing from and after a week of dedicated practise it is now the one which comes naturally.



What is the result of this change? I now have a swing which is ‘simple’. With less faults that direct energy away from hitting the ball forward as efficiently and effectively as possible. The most noticeable change has been the return to hitting tee shots which are accurate and have good distance. The consistency is not yet established as well as I want that will come with practise.



Sundays round was a Stableford and I played it as a social game, knowing full well that my game was not up to handicap standard yet. With a very strong wind included in the mix the conditions were challenging. Scoring 12 points on both front and back nines the total of 24 was not even a concern. There was 8 shots which were the cause of the score, all second shots to the green. The result of the changed stance which had in conjunction with the wind totally thrown my club selection choices into disarray. Three iron shots 2x 6 iron 1 x 9 iron flew 20 m over the green! Another 6 and 2 x 8 irons which sliced sharply off the fairway and finally two huge hooks with a 5 and 6 iron off the fairway. Even so there is no concern on my part with these mistakes. One week into the 8 week preparation with such a major change it is going to take practise, practise and more practise to come to grips with my game again.



The increased efficiency of power in my swing has been a revelation and at the same time created the problem with my game. Put yourself in my shoes for the moment no matter what your golf standard is, how would you play if in a 5 day period your irons gained 10-15 metres? When I began to play in 2009, 150m was a 5 iron, yesterday it was a 7 with the wind and a 6 into the wind. The mind really struggled with playing these shots and I did not feel comfortable when setting up for many of the shots to greens. I have not included three Pitching Wedge shots from 100m out, after hitting 250-260m drives that also failed. I have gone from the expected 200-220m off the tee as well, so mentally I had no idea what was going to happen when taking a swing with any club except the sand wedge when chipping and the putter.



Today it has been time to reflect upon the progress. All is progressing well given that only a week has passed since starting the dedicated training preparation for Southern Ports. I can see that making a transition to playing attacking golf is a definite possibility on early analysis. Not going to discount this problem with the 5 and 6 irons as that was also an issue during 2011. Patience will return the correction of this towards the end of January 2012. It is not so much the clubs but the distance of 150 to 170 metres that I need to get control of is my current view. Previously it was a major effort to hit the distance given the inherent faults within the stance. Now with improved efficiency it will not take as much effort to hit the distances. Hence it is reasonable to expect that errors caused from trying too hard from a poor stance will be improved upon in coming weeks. Thankyou for your time and attention, “Hit ‘em straight all”Geoff

The game is simple...

2/1/12 Monday The pre-Tournament training kicked off this morning with an 11 am coaching session. This year is coming up to 3 years of becoming a better informed golfer and improving the physical capability to play the game. It has been a continuing period of improvement in this time, moving from 36 to a 12 handicap. The game itself has grabbed me like many golfers and besides the enjoyment of playing the game there is the pleasure of being a student of golf. Even the dedicated atheist can become a religious fanatic of the game. The human mind is not limited to the pursuits of the other carbon based life forms on the planet. Thinking about more than eating and breeding for us can cause throbbing brain ache and golf is the perfect cure. Enough philosophy, lets get back to important golf stuff.

With a body that is a car crash, the physical improvement that has occurred since 2009 was brought home with resounding effect in yesterday’s coaching session. The original coach and the same practical coaching to establish the correct base for my golf game. There, a very simple summary, to encapsulate the simplicity of golf and that the onus is upon the player not some “Magical Secret”. In September 2011, taking lessons with another professional coach, he coached exactly the same things. I am certain that many golfers have had the same epiphany during the development of their game. For me there is no frustration that it has taken almost three years to be physically capable to be able to actually achieve the golf model the professionals have coached. Not to forget the voracious ‘student’ of the game in me which has read countless books now has the knowledge to understand the theory that was behind the coaching.

Having dropped 24 strokes using a golf swing and stance which has been gradually improving towards the proven correct style, now I am about to take a large leap to bridge the gap. There are two choices available, stay the same and fiddle with peripheral influences on the ball flight. Or make the change to the correct stance, removing the cause of the faults. People who have been regular readers of my golfing journey will be aware that since 2009 there has been several months being incapacitated. Recuperating from torn scar tissue. Doing more exercise than my body could sustain and not being able to do the basics, enduring the repair of my body again from doing simple things. The leap is not inspired by impatience, it is from the unquenchable desire to win.
3/1/12 Tuesday. Golfers have a fluency with words when talking about the game, this comes a distant second to the number one interest, Playing the Game. After yesterday’s coaching session there was no desire to get out and practise, the heat was part of the lack of interest on my part, I needed time to absorb the changes mentally and the body was feeling the strain from the new stance.
Today it was up at 4.30am into the days work and out on the golf course by 6am. Can’t beat living a 3 minute walk from the 7th fairway if you have a golfing obsession. With another coaching session at 11 am today on short game and putting, all I was out to do this morning was practise the correct stance while having a walk and a hit. After a good nights sleep the stiffness from yesterdays session was gone and I surprised myself how quickly easing into the changes happened. The achievements of the past 3 seasons established one crucial element to make the transition, I have a credible golf standard. Like a pyramid or any construction the base has to be there to build upon.
What the coaching session has done is change the base which my game was played from, the stance. With that came a consistent swing plane and the resulting hitting of the ball forward to the target with improved accuracy. This is not a small change, now I have a straight back, stand upright, shoulders back, head upright. Gone are the bent knees and bowed stance, shoulders curled forward with chin in my chest. After nine holes this morning the changes were noticable, the ball striking was effortless compared to previously with so many parts of my body working during a swing. I am sure the professional coaches can better describe what I term the “simplicity of straight lines” in this correct stance. Like a capital letter “I” that is my legs, at the top of that is a backslash “/” bending at the hips and pushing my backside out. My head is an orb “o” looking down at the ball with my eyes not burying the chin in my chest to do this.
Set up with the club behind the ball the backswing goes straight back, no longer bending the front knee in various directions. The hips rotate and once the club has reached it peak in the backswing, released forward through the swing. No longer cutting across the ball slicing or pulling to the left, hitting the ball crisply and sweet. Hitting the ball along the same trajectory with each club straight with a slight draw. Consistency with each shot has never been a regular part of my game, I could play shots well then for no reason I understood, suddenly slice or pull the ball with any club. Having removed the myriad of faults that are a result of having an inefficient stance is the benefit of persisting with coaching and practise. A golfer pivots on that front leg, bending that knee to varying degrees changes the entire swing tragectory. So a golfer makes automatic adjustments to counter the effect of the change. There you have a simple explanation of one way to destroy a swing and a golfer has lost control over where the ball is going.
I took the 400cc driver with me this morning it is easier to control, no other reason. The need for more distance has became a must in my game now that I am into A grade. The 200m drives have been no great problem previously, being on the fairway was important. but GIRs were not possible with any certainty with the former stance. The reliance on having an above average short game and putting was far too much for me to be able to maintain without blowouts when not on song. PGA players at the top are averaging 28-29 putts per round in a season, and these players are well above my standard. I need GIR’s to be reliable possibilities in rounds now, so accurate shots are a must some extra distance is needed also.
Today I got two glaringly obvious returns from the coaching, I could rely upon the ball to go on the same flight path. The surprise bonus was hitting the ball was so crisp and effortless, there was nothing else interfering with the swing as was happening previously. It seems to add power to the ball striking that was previously being taken to keep the club on target to just hit the ball. I am not saying it has added distance, a handful of driver hits is nowhere near enough to establish any statistic. There is a hint of more carry in the air though. The inspiration from this coaching session has been enormous. The carrot on the stick has been the instant results, it has me champing at the bit to get onto the practise fairways and hit balls to get in form for the Southern Ports Tournament in March. Thankyou for your time and attention, “Hit ‘em straight all.”


Thankyou for your time and attention, “Hit ‘em straight all”  Geoff