Updates from the Green
The Hole ViewAugust 2008
11/17/08No Peeking!
Looking at a piece of grass behind the ball while putting has been a big help to me this week - NO PEEKING is my goal.... just listening for the kerplunk. To do this same focus on a blade with chipping and pitching has made my shots go strighter there too. Now I am watching the blade of grass behind the ball after iron and resue shots with the same result - straighter, cleaner shots, few "rights" and "slices" and in some cases longer distance in ball flight. having just come to Florida and playing on different grasses the latter part of the week my scoring has been much better "watching the blade of grass!" Shadows are big this time of year and seeing my shadow move less as a result of this goal is telling! Posted at 12:00 AM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
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10/16/08Girls Weekend in Steamboat Springs, CO
Just returned from a Steamboat trip and the autumn golds and reds were breathtaking! Enjoyed the challenges laid out by Robert Trent Jones at Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club and the healthy fairways & greens. Too bad the rough was so hearty..... The course winds through the mountain offering sweeping vistas of the valley, complete with trains, fresh cut hay baled in the meadow, mountains, the flattops, elegant homes and beathtaking golden trees. The lake on par 3 number 8 not only inspired me to keep my drive to the left side of the green, but the refection of the huge stand of aspens all turning yellow and orange held our eyes competely. Like sentinels guarding the water, these trees made a wall of moving color with just a whisper of wind. Rollingstone... Posted at 10:59 PM | Permalink | Comments: 3 |
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10/02/08Margy Whitaker
Had a ball playing both the Sun Up and Sun Down courses at Las Campanas in Santa Fe, NM. Two of the better Jack Nicklaus courses I’ve played and the clever way they used the natural arroyos made for both challenge and beauty throughout. Having a Bushnell Pinseeker really helped so you could put the distance circle on the end wall of an arroyo and know how far you had to land the ball. Las Campanas has true greens – putts followed the plumb line very well. Because Santa Fe is high desert, the vistas were dramatic and you could launch the ball high in the air without hitting tall trees like in the Midwest. We were there for the Men’s Member Guest and heard a very funny “golf comedian” who had the crowd belly laughing! Las Campanas - Very posh,... Posted at 05:59 PM | Permalink | Comments: 0 |
