Lesson 2 & 3 - Practice

This past Friday was our Zappos.com Golf Event.  Our sponsor for the month was Oakley and we played at Reflection Bay Golf Club at Lake Las Vegas.

Last week I got my new irons (Mizuno MP57) and the event last Friday was the first time I had a chance to use them.  It was kind of funny.  Every time I had an iron shot during the event, I would determine what iron I would need to use, then peel the plastic wrap off the head of the new iron, and hit the ball.  This has got to be the biggest no-no in golf... LOL.  New swing, new clubs, new bag, new ball (I was testing out the Top Flite Gamers based on reviews I read online), and all of this at a golf tournament.

Things didn't go as bad as I thought.  I didn't particularly play that great, but I didn't play that bad as well considering the circumstances.  I'm really feeling more consistency in my swing, particularly with keeping my shoulders level.  This is great!

Today, I went out to the range for about 45mins to practice on my swing some more.  I struggled a little at the start since I hadn't swung a club since Friday.  After 5 mins though, I was back in the groove of things.  I was striking the ball really well.  I felt my shoulders staying level and in sync with my hips.  The only time I didn't strike the ball well was when I tried to crush the ball because I was using my arms and hands to do it.  I have to keep reminding myself to just SWING THE FRIGGIN' CLUB and not to KILL THE BALL!

By the way, yes... I do love my new irons.  They feel great when I make good contact and they make sure to let me know when I don't.

Oh yeah... I just got my new Scotty Cameron putter in yesterday.  I practiced with it today for a few minutes too.  It's not quite as soft as my Odyssey Black Series, but it does have a nice feel.  I found that I had to make sure to keep the face of the club more upright with the Scotty than with my Odyssey.  If I didn't, impact wasn't very soft.  I'm going to keep practicing with it.  On a side note, I think I'm going to send it to Scotty Cameron Custom Shop to make it a little more... me.