This week was the last week of October and I am pretty excited with the progress that has been made. This summer I was at my peak performance practicing every single day and playing in multiple tournaments every week. But when you do something like that for so long it’s easy to get a little burnt out. That is exactly what happened to me. After the summer I took a mental and physical break from golf. After thousands and thousands of swings over the summer my back was in bad shape so I was somewhat forced into a break, but I also wanted one. This break lasted most of August and school had started so my mind was on something else. After taking basically a month off it was hard to get back to where I was over the summer but I think I am now very close if not there.
I started the week off after school on Monday. I went to the range and worked on everything I could. My practice consisted of shot shaping with my ions along with putting and chipping. Then I had to get home because it started to get cold and late. On Tuesday I did almost the exact same thing but threw in a little bit of chipping practice along with the other things. After practicing for 2 days in a row I got out to the course on Wednesday and played well. I was hitting the shots I wanted and when I wanted. However I shot 38. Putting was a struggle. Nothing was going in and I 3 putted twice. It’s crazy how good I was putting last week and how horrible it was on Wednesday, I just don’t understand. On Thursday I could only practice because I had to do something with my family. On Friday I took a day off cause my back and arms were getting tired, and the day off felt amazing. Saturday and Sunday I mainly spent time with my family. We went up to the mountains to see my grandparents and cousins and it was very fun I hope to get back out onto the course next week and try to practice as much as I can until the temperatures start getting too cold.
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Golf has gotten a lot more fun lately. My dad had back surgery back in the summer and he's finally recovering enough to pick the clubs back up. I'm very excited to start playing with him again. He was the one that taught me how to play and he started me at such a young age. He is always pushing me to be the best I can.
I started the week off with playing and practicing golf with my dad. He was very excited to get back out there and hit some. However that excitement didn't last for long, he was very rusty and it was going to take a while for him to get back to where he was but that is okay because I will have fun playing with him. I practiced with my dad for the beginning of the week (Monday and Tuesday) and then on Wednesday I played with a friend and I played well. I didn't even go to the range because it was getting late. So we went straight to the first hole and I was very stiff. The first hole was all over the place but I made a par, and after that hole I felt fine. I birdied holes 2, 5, and 9. On holes 5 and 9 I almost holed out. On 5 I had a 50 yard wedge shot as my approach shot and knocked it to about a foot. On 9 I had a blind shot to the green, I couldn't even see the hole. But when I walked up there I realized I has inches away from hitting one of the best shots of my life. Unfortunately it didn't go in, but I was still happy to play so well. Weather and course conditions this week were absolutely perfect. I couldn't have asked for a better week to get out there and start practicing.
Monday and Tuesday were about identical. I got home from school at a decent time and went straight to the course even though I was loaded with homework. The only time I can really go to the golf course is right after school because now it gets dark and cold earlier than it used to. So when I got there I really worked on dialing in my irons and putting. Putting practice is hands down the most boring thing ever but I have to do it because putting is the most important thing that every golfer does. It's the difference between a good round and a bad round. Instead of just practicing like I did on Monday and Tuesday, I actually got out to play on Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday's round was a bit shaky, I was hitting the ball so good but just wasn't finding the right spots. I didn't get to down on myself though. Thursday was a different story. I got out and there and shot a 35 with 3 birdies. I was hitting the flag out every hole and absolutely bombing my drives. However, I did have one drive that cost me 2 shots. I found OB late in the round which hurt really bad. Nonetheless I still shot under par and we will take that any day of the week. I used the long weekend to knock out a lot of school work and be with family and friends. I still got out there when I could but that wasn't much considering everywhere I went. I'm excited about this weeks work and can't wait for next week. This week was not the best week for golf. There was a lot of rain which made playing and practicing very hard. Regardless of the horrible conditions I still had to get to work. I didn't have a lot of schoolwork until Thursday which was good because on Thursday it was pouring rain. I like practicing in the wet conditions though. There's many reasons, one being that not many people like to go whenever it's soaked. Another reason is I just like the way the dirt flies whenever it's wet compared to when it's dry. I'm sure a lot of people would disagree but i've always liked it.
It all started on Monday when I got out there and just hit a couple balls on the range before going and playing. I played decent, but this time I had 2 birdies. This was a big change from the previous times I played where I had none. I had to skip playing on Tuesday because of an award banquet that my sister was in but I still practiced at the range. My hand started feeling very weird towards the end which caused me to have to end my practice early. It was this really weird ticklish feeling every time that my club struck the ground. I didn't really care for it that much thought because the next day it was fine. I could still tell that it was there but it was not nearly as bad as it was on Tuesday. I got back out onto the course on Wednesday and had a pretty good round. I shot a 34 which was really good because of the conditions. My back still isn't fully recovered either, therefore my clubs aren't going the distance they should. Playing when there is a lot of wind makes golf a lot harder, regardless I was super excited to get back on track after everything that has happened. I couldn't play any for the rest of the days this week because of family and other things but I still got out to practice. I can't wait to get back out there again next week. After recovering last week, this week felt a lot better. I got to the range when I could and my back was feeling good. I got a lot more practice in this week and could finally hit my longer clubs. Even though I was hitting my driver and long irons again, I was still keeping my short game sharp. I got to play on Thursday and it was not my best. But for not being able to practice for a while I thought it was pretty good. I shot a 38 with no birdies. Having no birdies was a clear indicator that I haven't been practicing like I should be. As soon as I can get used to hitting my irons again, I think I will be fine. Next week I will push myself until I can see some good results.
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