A Couple Pics

At our event in May, one of my friends volunteered to hang out and take pictures of the event. She had just got a new Digital SLR camera and took a lesson with a professional photographer on how to use it. Anyway, she took a lot of pictures with what she learned. Here are a couple pics of me that I liked. :)







Ok... so the last picture isn't really me... it's my idol, Tiger Woods. If only I could get the rest of my swing to look similar to his. :)

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.

Lesson 3 - Lessons Learned

NOTE: The information below is specific to my golf swing and is not intended to be a lesson plan for you.

Yesterday, I had my 3rd lesson with Tim at GolfTEC. The focus from the previous week was to focus on my shoulder turn and keeping them level. According to Tim, he was amazed at the progress I had made. He felt that this particular change was going to be my "Mt. Everest" and that it would take a few months to really nail it. He told me that I accomplished this within 1 week. This definitely put a smile on my face.

For my 3rd lesson, we decided not to change anything this time around. Since the shoulder turn is so important, Tim wanted me to continue working on it to develop consistency. This is completely fine by me as consistency was exactly what I was looking to gain. My swing is looking a lot better and the bad habits are going away. I'm now feeling more confident about my swing. I'm looking forward to developing consistency this week.

Here is a picture of my backswing when I first started at GolfTEC alongside my swing from yesterday. Drastically different:


Also, here is a video of my swing in motion: