South Riding - "We In Here Talkin' Bout Practice"
In the immortal words of Allen Iverson, "We're sitting here..., and we're talking about practice. I mean listen, we're sitting here talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we're talking about practice."
You guessed it, this was a practice round for the GolfWeek AM tour event to take place on 4/19/2014.
Date: Saturday 4/12/2014
Location: South Riding Golfers Club, Chantilly, VA
Score: 89
Excuses: "Practice! Practice!"
Course Conditions: Very good. Greens rolled well and were not aerated, course was a beautiful shade of green, and fairways were well kept.
The Good: Good strategy building
The Bad: 4 over on Par 5's
The Ugly: Four very ugly doubles
With every hole, if I played it well, I would write down the good and the bad of how I played it and to see if the strategy was sound. If I didn't play the hole well, what could I have done differently. For example:
Good: The only par 5 I parred was #3. I hit an excellent driver down the left side of the fairway, layed up with an 8 iron to 80 yards, and hit a knockdown wedge just above the hole, two putts. Now, was there value to hitting a driver on this hole if I wasn't going for it in two? Not really, I could have hit a three wood and not have to worry about hitting the fairway, then layed up with a 7 iron, then wedged it in. Just a thought if my driver decided not to cooperate with me next Saturday.
Bad: #12, relatively short par 4 (370 yards) with a water hazard that cuts the fairway off at around 140 yards. So a 230+ yard drive could debate-ably put you in the water. My average drive is around 240 yards and there was a headwind, so I decided to be aggressive and put myself in a good spot. Unfortunately, I push my drive right and land in the rough and am blocked by a tree. Instead of punching it out over the water, I decide to go for the hero shot and try to work a 5 hybrid left to right to try to make the green. Sadly, the shot doesn't go far enough right and ends up in the trees. I magically find my ball but it is unplayable. After the drop I chip it on the green but don't sink the put and earn a 6. My new strategy, playing from the middle of the fairway is a lot easier, even if I have to put a 7-iron, 6-iron, or 5-hybrid on it.
Suffice to say there were a lot more opportunities for improvement than holes I played well. Only time will tell (one week) whether the practice and strategy session helped.
BACK TO THE RANGE (and the Putting Green)!
Next Stop: Virginia Oaks
You guessed it, this was a practice round for the GolfWeek AM tour event to take place on 4/19/2014.
Date: Saturday 4/12/2014
Location: South Riding Golfers Club, Chantilly, VA
Score: 89
Excuses: "Practice! Practice!"
Course Conditions: Very good. Greens rolled well and were not aerated, course was a beautiful shade of green, and fairways were well kept.
The Good: Good strategy building
The Bad: 4 over on Par 5's
The Ugly: Four very ugly doubles
With every hole, if I played it well, I would write down the good and the bad of how I played it and to see if the strategy was sound. If I didn't play the hole well, what could I have done differently. For example:
Good: The only par 5 I parred was #3. I hit an excellent driver down the left side of the fairway, layed up with an 8 iron to 80 yards, and hit a knockdown wedge just above the hole, two putts. Now, was there value to hitting a driver on this hole if I wasn't going for it in two? Not really, I could have hit a three wood and not have to worry about hitting the fairway, then layed up with a 7 iron, then wedged it in. Just a thought if my driver decided not to cooperate with me next Saturday.
Bad: #12, relatively short par 4 (370 yards) with a water hazard that cuts the fairway off at around 140 yards. So a 230+ yard drive could debate-ably put you in the water. My average drive is around 240 yards and there was a headwind, so I decided to be aggressive and put myself in a good spot. Unfortunately, I push my drive right and land in the rough and am blocked by a tree. Instead of punching it out over the water, I decide to go for the hero shot and try to work a 5 hybrid left to right to try to make the green. Sadly, the shot doesn't go far enough right and ends up in the trees. I magically find my ball but it is unplayable. After the drop I chip it on the green but don't sink the put and earn a 6. My new strategy, playing from the middle of the fairway is a lot easier, even if I have to put a 7-iron, 6-iron, or 5-hybrid on it.
Suffice to say there were a lot more opportunities for improvement than holes I played well. Only time will tell (one week) whether the practice and strategy session helped.
BACK TO THE RANGE (and the Putting Green)!
Next Stop: Virginia Oaks
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