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Late Summer Update

It has been a while since I last posted a slice, therefore I want to try to sum it up if I can remember all the things that has happened.

Chicago and New York

In August my girlfriend and I spend two weeks in the US. We started out in Chicago “the windy city” for a few beatifull days which included good food, sightseeing on segway and shopping. I want a segway for my golf clubs, that could be nice :-) Next we went to New York which is bigger and a new experience for me, the architecture is great and the diversity of the different areas of Manhatten is great to explore. We had a great time, again good food and got a ride in a limo ;-)

Fakkelgården & Benniksgaard Golf Club

At my birthday I was so lucky of receiving a “golf package” present from my girlfriend. :-) It was a two day trip to the southern Jutland including a three course dinner on Fakkelgården which was just perfect. The service and the food is really great. Not just an ordinary danish kitchen, but gourmet food made with a twist of passion. The next day we had a great breakfast served before we headed towards the golf club.

We had rented a golf buggy for the 18 holes of play. The weather was windy but that is just part of the game as they say – none of us managed to battle the wind and play to our handicap. The course is beautifull placed at the hillside towards the sea, I think that on a sunny day, we could conquer the course and get back to the 19th. with a good score.

Comwell Kellers Park Golf Club

As you can see we are quite busy playing golf and we had a couple of free tickets for Kellers Park hanging on the board which we decided to cash in some weeks ago. The course is located a few kilometers from Vejle and has a great view towards the fjord. The old part of the course which curb its way through the forest is the most beautifull part, but also has som tricky passages where it is good to know the course to be able to play it well. The opposite part of the course which is the first 9 holes are in the open landscape but still fun to play.

We had to rent a buggy again, which we did not regret because some parts of the course is quite hilly. I recommend that you try it.

Lübker Golf Club

A week ago my girlfriend and I went to try out the Lübker course which is in the top 2 of golf courses in Denmark. What a sight, everything is just looking so good, even the tee boxes are kept perfect by the many greenkeepers. The course has 3 times 9 holes which are named Sky, Sand and Forest. We played the Forest-Sky combination and got puzzled from the start on the first tee to the very end of the 18 holes about how to play every stroke on the course – there are good places to land the ball but next to that you might find a bunker, hazzard or wasteland (sand, but without the sandbunker rules and no rakes) . I find it fasinating to play a course like this although it is very challanging. I played from the black tee which is close to the yellow tee in AAGC – I did 19 points on Forest and 9 on sky. Next time I want to do better on the last nine, that could be fun to beat the Sky-layout. :-)

AAGC - Local Craftsmen Year-End Tournament

Yesterday the local craftsmen sponsored the Year End Tournament in AAGC. The weather was almost perfect for this time of the year for golf, just a bit too cold, but none of us froze to death, so it was a good day although my toes was a bit icy at the end.

I started out on hole 4 – the thoughest one on the course and made a par – great start! :-) I made another par on hole 6 but it was not enough to even out the missing points on some of the other holes. I made a couple of double boggies and three holes without points but to sum it all up it was the best round of golf in months. I managed to become 9th of the 23 participants in the A group. :-)

My girlfriend took the second prize in the C group – congratulations to her – well done :-) My brother managed to get a bottle of wine but never mind how many points he made ;-)

My game analysis:

  • Driving is great, only 5 % of the shots are either left or just off the tee.
  • On Fairway is acceptable, some shots are duffed.
  • Approach shots can be improved a lot – I loose points on the lack of precision in length.
  • Chipping is acceptable, some chips are either too short or too long.
  • Putting is great, only a few puts are short.
  • Bunker shots are acceptable, mostly I get out except for one time at Lübker :-)

Spring Video Lesson

Spring is here and the weather is perfect for golf. A few days ago I had a video lesson as you can see below, it really paid off doing that. The pro-trainer recommends all to take at least 5 lessons every year in order to gain progress and to fine tune the swing. My plan is to participate in a program with a video lesson on the golf course followed by 6 lessons. This should give me a good start of the year without to many slice balls.

So what went wrong with the swing, well in general it is pretty good but I’m moving the whole body sideways putting too much weight on the right foot which is wrong. The result of it is a downswing which in some cases hit the ball a bit thin – actually it hits the ball after the bottom of the swing in the up-going part of the swing.

Then how to fix it. Instead of moving sideways I have to rotate my hips within a “barrel” visually, which means that I don’t move all the weight on the right foot, instead I keep a good balance for the swing and hit the ball like “butter”. This has given me more stability and length.

If you haven’t received any training this year yet – go do it! :-)

EasterEgg

The snow is gone now! Yehaaa! So what are we waiting for, lets play some golf. :-)

It’s Easter holidays in Denmark and one of the days I’m going to punish a few golf balls on the driving range. Looking forward to doing that, to loosen up the muscles and get my head cleared because of the bad news the easter-bunny presented regarding my job situation.

Well life goes on and spring is at the door, but where is that glowing sun? My goal for the year is still to get under handicap 15 which should be reachable within reasonable time if everything goes according to plan. I still have a video lesson left from last years training program and I’m planning to use that to kick start the season.

I’m still playing Mizuno golf clubs which fits me perfect at the current level. I’m planning to start of with the 3-wood and later on bring in the heavy stuff – which is the driver MX-700, which has to be handled with care.

Enjoy your golf season :-) Hope to see you on my blog another time.

Regards

myslice