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Still Struggling with new GripWednesday, October 19, 2005After posting a 98, my worst score ever, 2 weeks ago at Cypress Ridge, I haven't played or practiced since. So far, that has been my only round of golf after taking my first lesson ever which resulted in a grip change.Today I ventured out to Blacklake to see if I can whittle my score back down and make progress with this new grip. I made some progress, but still had too many blow-up holes to post a good score. I shot a 90, with a 45 on Lakes and 45 on Oaks. I was shooting 5 over after 8 holes on the Lakes (3 pars, 5 bogies, hitting 4 greens), but managed to quadruple bogie par-5 9 after clobbering my drive, but duffing my 2nd shot, hitting the 3rd shot out-of-bounds, and ending with 3 putts. My consistency faltered further on the Oaks. The highlight on the back was making a 36 ft. birdie putt on the par-4 3rd after hitting a 290 yd. drive and 110 yd. wedge to the green. I also ended with a par on both 8 and 9. However, lost balls on par-5 6 helped add another quadruple bogie. 3 putts on the 2nd and an OB on the 4th added 2 double bogies. Overall, I was striking the ball well, but let the short finess course get the best of me when getting aggresive with my driver and 3-wood. I also struggled with my wedge within 100 yards and my putting (35 putts, including 3 3-putts) still needs a lot of improvement. Nevertheless, I think my new grip and resulting swing are improvements over the old. It's just going to take time to regain confidence and consistency with my aim and touch. |
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