Ed broke his weekend competition duck this past weekend, and when I say he broke it, I really mean he picked it up, turned it on its head, and smashed the living fuck out of it. And I dont say that lightly.
He drove well, approached brilliantly and made so many putts on the way to his 43 point haul. Numerous birdies littered his card and for his efforts he has been cut 2.2 shots to his new playing handicap of 18. He would tell you himself that he hasnt played well of late and it all came together for him but realistically it could have been more, which is frightening.
I myself didnt fare too badly, although at the time you may have thought otherwise. Doing stupid things that I thought I had expelled from my game - duffing shots, missing gimmes, wild swings at the ball and a shit attitude about it too. You could be forgiven for me trying to be a bit of a perfectionist, after all its been nearly 2 months since the last time I scratched 2 holes in stableford - let alone 2 consecutive holes.
Anyway I ended up with 35 and was dissapointed(cant believe I am saying that) as I 3 putted on no less than 10 occassions, including an Eagle attempt on 3 and birdie attempts on 4 and on 5. Thinking I was way down the order was wrong though, as I finished 3rd overall to stay in the prizes for a 3rd week running.
The practice element of my game is coming together - hitting the green and driving bay prior to round is really helping get the head straight and the arms loose prior to tee-time. I am scheduled to play 3 times this week so hopefully I can take some positives from it and maybe get down to a 19 handicap in time for next weeks Vice Presidents Prize. I may need to invest in a new putter between now and then, at least as a back-up for when I throw my current one into the trees.......
He drove well, approached brilliantly and made so many putts on the way to his 43 point haul. Numerous birdies littered his card and for his efforts he has been cut 2.2 shots to his new playing handicap of 18. He would tell you himself that he hasnt played well of late and it all came together for him but realistically it could have been more, which is frightening.
I myself didnt fare too badly, although at the time you may have thought otherwise. Doing stupid things that I thought I had expelled from my game - duffing shots, missing gimmes, wild swings at the ball and a shit attitude about it too. You could be forgiven for me trying to be a bit of a perfectionist, after all its been nearly 2 months since the last time I scratched 2 holes in stableford - let alone 2 consecutive holes.
Anyway I ended up with 35 and was dissapointed(cant believe I am saying that) as I 3 putted on no less than 10 occassions, including an Eagle attempt on 3 and birdie attempts on 4 and on 5. Thinking I was way down the order was wrong though, as I finished 3rd overall to stay in the prizes for a 3rd week running.
The practice element of my game is coming together - hitting the green and driving bay prior to round is really helping get the head straight and the arms loose prior to tee-time. I am scheduled to play 3 times this week so hopefully I can take some positives from it and maybe get down to a 19 handicap in time for next weeks Vice Presidents Prize. I may need to invest in a new putter between now and then, at least as a back-up for when I throw my current one into the trees.......
