Guest Finn Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Casey played as the #1 golfer for his HS team yesterday. Nerves hit him the first 2 holes, but then he settled down for the rest of the round. They have a nice team, and he will be playing as #2 the rest of the year. Was fun watching him play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Congrats to Casey, That is great to hear. Keep grinding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Go get 'em, Casey. I've been getting out as often as I can. My game has been the better for it. I've shot two rounds of 41 and my putting is already about 20x better than it ever has been. I hope to be shooting high 30s in my league (which starts in a week:cool:) consistently by season's end. I think I can do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Thanks guys. He shot pretty well Thurs and Friday...should be ready for their match Monday. I hit a 37 yesterday and 35 today. Par is only 34, so happy with my game so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Hoped to get out today but its not looking good right now.....wet and foggy outside......see what the next few hours bring....man I want to play so bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Anyone been out lately? I haven't been, the weather's been crap lately. Casey was the top of the #2 players at their 4 school match yesterday. he's got another one today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Should have been out this weekend but did some big time spring cleaning in the garage and the basement....glad that over with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Gonig to take my cart out to the club today. Its cool and rainy today so still no golf for me yet this year:( Our league starts thursday and my clubs are still buried in the shed! Oh well, can't wait to get out there:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Casey shot an 85 and was low man on his team yesterday. He's been struggling, so it's great to see him have his best ever round in a HS match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY_Bowhunter14 Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Going to be hitting the course @ 1:30 for my first time out this year, I changed my swing A LOT this year so hopefully I will be able to shoot decent as the year progresses... I was amazed at how wrong I was holding the club and how my back swing wasn't what it was supposed to be, now with that all changed I look forward to seeing what happens... If I can shoot anywhere near a 60 today through 9 holes I would be happy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted May 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 We have gotten about 6 inches of rain this week so far and its still raining......to say the course is soaked is an understatement......:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 We played yesterday....it was a cold, damp 50 degrees and windy as all get out....shot 6 over, so I'm blaming the weather Wanna thank Casey and my uncle for their bogeys on 8 and 9 to allow me to win by 1 stroke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted May 2, 2009 Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 Great day here to be out golfing.....but I am at work for the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted May 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Got to play a bit over the weekend.....wow did that 2 weeks off hurt my game.....still managed to score a 41....luckily the short game was on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Played like crap yesterday...driver all over, no touch with my wedge. UGLY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 I had a great range session last night. I made some changes to how I setup and take away the club and I really added some consistency and club head speed. Now if the rain stays away, I'll see if I can carry this over to league night tonight. Gonna be video taping my swing soon, I'll post it so you guys can tear it apart when I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted May 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 I had a great range session last night. I made some changes to how I setup and take away the club and I really added some consistency and club head speed. Now if the rain stays away, I'll see if I can carry this over to league night tonight. Gonna be video taping my swing soon, I'll post it so you guys can tear it apart when I do. Just out of curiosity what did you do differently...if you can explain? Looking forward to the video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 (edited) Yeah, for sure. I was putting way too much weight on the balls/toes of my feet so I'm making sure I have the weight evenly distributed and over the arches of my feet now. I also widened my stance to make gain more balance and to help promote more body turn to get some head speed. Here's a pic that shows what I was doing (at left) and what I'm donig now on the right. The thought I use is keeping my rear out about 4 inches past my heels. You should be able to wiggle your toes if you're properly addressing the ball. As for the takeway, I have a tendancy to take the club away inside which cause my main driver flaw which is anything from a push left to a bad slice at it's worst. So now I'm trying to make sure the shaft is parallel to the target line and ground about 1/4 into the start of my backswing. I'm also making sure my hands are on my toe line- hard to explain, but if I were to lay a club across my toes my hands would be over the shaft. Before my hands were way outside of that (if you look at the pic on the left, his hands are hanging to the right of his toes or "outside" of that line). btw- realized I needed to make these changes after reading "The Picture-Perfect Golf Swing" by Michael Breed- a Golf Digest Top 100 Pro. The book discusses how to properly videotape your swing and analyze it, which I'm going to use it for, but what I liked about it is that he goes through, step-by-step what each element of the swing should be like. I hadn't been driving the ball as far as I was last year and I had been really pushing a lot of my iron shots and last night I was able to add distance and straighten myself out...for now at least... Edited May 6, 2009 by muggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted May 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Good stuff muggs..... Guess I am going to have to check out that book I think I am going to have to give that set up a try.... I know I too have most/all my weight on the balls of my feet/toes..... As for the take away..... When I was a kid I took some lessons and one of the things I remember the guy telling me was my take away is to far inside.....So he told me to take my club away wide.....as if there was a baseball catcher behind me and I should try and make my club head hit him in the mask.....It helps me stay wide which helps me stay away from the dreaded slice with the driver.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 we are headed out in the morning after work...BUT...the weather mans says its going to be raining....dang it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 As for the take away..... When I was a kid I took some lessons and one of the things I remember the guy telling me was my take away is to far inside.....So he told me to take my club away wide.....as if there was a baseball catcher behind me and I should try and make my club head hit him in the mask.....It helps me stay wide which helps me stay away from the dreaded slice with the driver.... Yeah, that's basically what I'm talking about. And when you take it away like that, the club will be parallel to your target line. That's huge for me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Casey made All-Conference for the golf team. He's #6 in the conference and just missed first team by 1 stroke. In the last conference match, he needed to win by 2 strokes and beat the kids 87-88. Looking forward to his Jr and Sr years! Proud of my boy!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted May 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 WTG Casey!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 Congrats to casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Thanks guys. Casey's regional match is Tuesday. Shot 2 over for my first night of league. Won 7 of 10 points. Game is feeling much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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